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Germany holds breath as stranded whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge
AFP, Published on 29/04/2026
» INSEL POEL (GERMANY) - A special boat carrying a stranded humpback whale whose weeks-long struggle to survive has captured hearts in Germany set off for the open seas on Tuesday evening in a last-ditch rescue attempt.
'Paris of the East' turns 'Concrete Oven'
Oped, Drew B Mallory, Published on 29/04/2026
» If you stand on the banks of the Khlong Saen Saep today, near the glossy high-rises of Wireless Road, you are witnessing a battle for the soul of Bangkok. On one hand, you see the future: concrete embankments and new walkways, part of a government push to connect the city in the vein of European capitals or our neighbour, Singapore. On the other hand, you see the ghosts of the past: fresh stumps of rain trees that stood for decades, severed to make way for the very cement intended to "beautify" the city. It is a paradox that defines modern Bangkok. We are a city desperate to be green, yet addicted to grey.
Russian oligarch’s superyacht clears Hormuz
The New York Times, Published on 28/04/2026
» A luxury superyacht linked to a Russian oligarch passed through the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, data showed Tuesday, despite the parallel blockades maintained there by the United States and Iran.
Nations gather for fossil-fuel exit talks
AFP, Published on 28/04/2026
» SANTA MARTA, Colombia - Representatives of about 50 governments meet in Colombia on Tuesday for the first international talks on phasing out planet-heating fossil fuels, against a backdrop of the Iran war and a global energy crunch.
In the land of milk and honey
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/04/2026
» There is something appealing about travelling to the last major habitable land to be populated by humans.
New super luxury landmark in Phuket: “ABOV Patong”
Published on 27/04/2026
» Phuket’s real estate and tourism industries are rebounding with renewed momentum, highlighted by the soft opening of “ABOV Patong”, developed under the concept “Modern Masterpiece – A New Era of Super Luxury Living.” The project reaffirms a new standard of ultra-luxury living, combining contemporary design with the natural beauty of Khao Patong, widely regarded as the last prime piece of land on this resort island province.
Orangutan uses Indonesia canopy bridge in 'world first'
AFP, Published on 27/04/2026
» JAKARTA - A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a man-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday.
Those BKK airport escalator blues
News, Evie Richardson, Published on 27/04/2026
» The escalator rising from the check-in hall to international departures at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport looks much like any other in the world -- a functional steel conveyor carrying travellers from one level to the next.
The lesson that was all over the map
Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/04/2026
» Last week's item regarding the wonderful world of maps and atlases sparked memories of how a map played a key cameo role during my early days in Bangkok. It was 1969 and I was teaching at a commercial college. One of the subjects I was assigned was geography. After the first lesson it was clear there was a language problem. None of the Thai class understood a word I was saying.
Kyrgyz kidnap-murder suspects arrested in Phuket
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/04/2026
» Two Kyrgyz men wanted on Interpol red notices for the abduction and murder of a fellow countryman in Kyrgyzstan have been arrested in the Patong area of Phuket.