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Online trade fuels killing of hornbills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2019
» Hornbills are being killed in large numbers due to demand from online traders in Thailand, according to a study prepared by Traffic, an international wildlife trade monitoring group.
#NoFreePlastic
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/08/2019
» Campaigns to raise awareness about single-use plastics and the overuse of plastic bags have been created constantly in corporate sectors. But after the death of baby dugong Marium earlier this month, when eight plastic bags were found inside her stomach, it seems consumers and retailers have become much more active in managing their plastic use.
Cites agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
AFP, Published on 27/08/2019
» GENEVA: The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to zoos after a final vote on the issue on Tuesday.
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 mn in opioids trial
AFP, Published on 27/08/2019
» WASHINGTON - An Oklahoma judge ordered US health care giant Johnson & Johnson on Monday to pay $572 million in damages for its role in fostering the state's opioid addiction crisis.
Conservationists urge Mexico trade sanctions over near-extinct porpoise
AFP, Published on 24/08/2019
» GENEVA - Conservationists are urging countries to slap trade sanctions on Mexico over its failure to rein in illegal fishing that could doom the vaquita marina porpoise to extinction within months.
Demand for cute selfies puts animals at risk
AFP, Published on 23/08/2019
» GENEVA: Social media users are fuelling a burgeoning appetite for acquiring wild otters and other endangered animals as pets, conservationists say, warning the trend could push species towards extinction.
Beam me up!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/08/2019
» Interest in extraterrestrial things (and beings) make a comeback to the Thai collective consciousness, thanks to asteroid 2006 QQ23 flying by and a viral video in which a local man, who claims to be a medium of Pluto God, warns humanity of 2020 doomsday in an alien tongue. This got us thinking about the local interest in UFOs and aliens, and how Thailand is linked to alien stories in a way that you may not be aware of. We aren't saying we believe in Pluto God or trying to convince you one way or another but there are many pieces of evidence (of varying degrees of credibility) of alleged alien visits to the Land Of Smiles and they are too fascinating not to share.
Tel Aviv beaches fall foul in Israel's passion for plastic
AFP, Published on 22/08/2019
» TEL AVIV - In the early morning, when the only sound on Tel Aviv beach is the waves, Yosef Salman and his team pick up plastic debris left by bathers or cast up by the sea.
2019 Kia Soul EV: Thai price and specs
Richard Leu, Published on 19/08/2019
» Thai importer is once again selling the funky-looking MPV with an improved electric drivetrain.
Cambodia to ban online gambling, cites threat to social order
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia said on Sunday it is banning online gambling, which helped propel a wave of Chinese investment in casinos in the country, saying that the industry had been used by foreign criminals to extort money.