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Quick-to-build floodwalls
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2012
» Geotextile big-bag walls used in the US & Iraq are a proven technology that may protect Thailand's industrial estates in the future.
As doors open, businesses face a formidable frontier
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 29/01/2012
» As Myanmar trades political reforms in return for an end to economic sanctions, businesses big and small are queuing for access to the region's last closed economy. Entry will be dictated by political connections, financial clout, further reforms and necessity.
High dam water levels: Flood risk
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2012
» With rainy season arriving in May, high dam water levels could lead to flood repeat.
Water levels in dams 'scary'
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 23/01/2012
» Water should be released from major dams in the North to prepare for new inflows, a Chulalongkorn University's expert said.
Going organic
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/01/2012
» Thongbai Leknamnarong, a committee member of the Ban Mae Jo Micro Hydro Project, is enthusiastic and always ready to encourage her village members to implement chemical-free or organic farming.
All in a day's work
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 16/01/2012
» On his own or with a co-writer, James Patterson pens more crime thrillers than any two or three other authors combined. Nary has a year passed in which a couple or three of his latest books doesn't cross my desk. A number of homicide detectives and private eyes are his literary creations. The most popular is Alex Cross of the Metro Police Department (Washington, DC).
Make Over Medicine
Guru, Published on 13/01/2012
» As the ambient natural sounds drifted away and my eyes slowly opened to the world, I felt a lightness and calmness within. I have been floating around ever since imagining myself as a tree and talking to birds. Have I gone mad you may ask? Or did I go overboard on the LSD this New Year? Neither! I have simply had a "Kati Basti" make over.
Small blessings
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2012
» Only a five-minute ride by speed boat from Phuket, Koh Naka is an utterly different world. It is quiet and does not have any nocturnal entertainment because the island is home to a Muslim community.
History loses out to nature
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/12/2011
» Teacher Ken May has explored just about every square kilometre of Ayutthaya related to old and nearly forgotten historical sites, many of which, he sadly relates, have now been lost to the flood.
Flood-related vocabulary (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» Fully updated with vocabulary from latest flooding reports and links to many flood stories covered previously.