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Monitors: Pprotected, Then Hunted
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/06/2012
» Who would have thought that the reptile most hated in Thai society, taken as a jinx bringing us bad luck, might end up as something useful in people's daily lives?Leather made from water monitor lizards is expected to be commercially manufactured over the next two years after the reptile is taken off the list of preserved species, according to the chairman of the Thai Leather Association.
A Myanmar I thought I would never see
News, Published on 26/06/2012
» It is not often that you get the chance to be part of a moment that is genuinely historic. But, after more than 20 years of working on human rights in Myanmar, I truly never believed I would get to sit in Oslo and personally witness Aung San Suu Kyi receiving her Nobel Peace Prize.
A life aquatic
Life, Smith Sutibut, Published on 25/06/2012
» Amid the vast azure body of water, some 10m in front of the boat, the massive grey bulk of a marine creature pushes itself out of the surface without any warning. It slowly opens its mouth until you can see the pink palate and the yellow baleen plates along the length of the jaw. Schools of small fish scatter out of the gaping hole, like water that is boiling over, and the creature's mouth closes as it sinks below the surface. The boat's prow just misses a direct collision.
Beware stealth tactics
News, Published on 23/06/2012
» Re: ''Academic sounds death knell for charter'' (BP, June 22).
Tired of being the butt of our own Gaga joke
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/06/2012
» Aren't you tired, sir? Because I am. Aren't you tired of becoming the butt of your own joke, of your strange demands, your occult charges, your fundamentalism? Because I am. Aren't you tired of repeating yourself? Because I am, as I'm sure a lot of people are, too.
Megabites of delight
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/06/2012
» With 100 restaurants, cafes and wine bars, Megabangna is a sophisticated gastronomic destination really worth a highway journey. Here are some of the culinary introductions you might want to check out.
Australia mulls crocodile safari hunts
AFP, Published on 14/06/2012
» Australia is mulling a plan to allow the trophy hunting of saltwater crocodiles, officials said Thursday, with the controversial idea being thrown open for public comment.
US man awarded $25 mn for workplace racial harassment
AFP, Published on 14/06/2012
» A US jury has awarded $25 million in damages to an employee of ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based steel company, who for years endured racial harassment at his workplace, his lawyer said.
A Journey through the weird and wonderful
Life, Steve Rhodes, Published on 11/06/2012
» Tales of crime, sex and black magic are on offer in Bizarre Thailand, a book by Jim Algie, which is a fascinating guide to places that many visitors to Thailand will probably never see or even hear about.
Reaching out to the people languishing in nowhere land
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 10/06/2012
» Fongchan Suksaneh says she was in a "quasi-stateless" situation for 25 years and applied numerous times for citizenship, before finally receiving it following promulgation of the fourth Nationality Act in 2008. "I was told many times, 'We don't need people like you. Go to a different country!' ... I wasn't considered a Thai person even though I couldn't tell the difference myself."