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Cute posts, cruel trade
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2025
» For years, CITES -- the United Nations' multilateral treaty aimed at protecting endangered plants and animals from threats posed by international trade -- has focused on combating wildlife trafficking networks that smuggle exotic animals from forests and breeding centres to meet demand from private zoos and the traditional medicine trade.
Valuable forum
Postbag, Published on 05/10/2025
» Re: "Peace in Deep south demands more than guns", (Opinion, Oct 4).
Zoo death a stark warning
News, Editorial, Published on 13/09/2025
» The gruesome death of a zookeeper mauled by lions should not be dismissed as a rare fatal accident. What happened on Wednesday morning at Safari World -- a well-known commercial zoo in Bangkok -- serves as a stark warning at a time when lions are becoming increasingly popular pets in Thailand.
Cage fight
Published on 29/01/2024
» Re: "2 more lion cubs seized in Chon Buri province", (BP, Jan 27) & "Wild animals are not pets", (Editorial, Jan 27).
Licence mystery
Postbag, Published on 24/09/2023
» Re: "Small hotels urged to get a licence", (BP, Sept 11).
Panda woe Number One
News, Postbag, Published on 23/04/2023
» Re: "Giant panda Lin Hui dies in Chiang Mai", (BP, April 20).
Same wavelength
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2022
» Re: "Transistor radio sales soar after PM's comment", (Online, Oct 5).
There's no excuse to be lost for words
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/06/2021
» It is always nice to come across new words and last week I discovered a tiny treasure trove of fancy locution thanks to the Grandiloquent website which specialises in flowery, but genuine language. Grandiloquent means a "pompous or extravagant style of language" and there is plenty of that about.
Shocking hypocrisy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/03/2021
» Re: "Free detainees, govt tells junta," (BP, March 12).
Cages are not for tigers
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/12/2020
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Protection (DNP) deserves lavish praise for its actions taken against the illegal tiger trade. On Nov 30, DNP officials impounded five tiger cubs from Suan Sua Mukda in Mukdahan. The young tigers are believed to have been smuggled in as DNA tests showed that they are not related to any in captivity.