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Clinic opens for Isan women planning to wed a foreigner
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/08/2018
» KHON KAEN: For women planning to tie the knot with a foreigner, a visit to a clinic in this northeastern province could be high on the list.
Public to decide fate of trouble-making monkeys
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/05/2018
» Phuket province will hold a public meeting next month to come up with ways to deal with a growing monkey population that has become menace to residents and tourists.
Betong Day
Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 13/05/2016
» Betong is a well-known district in Yala, southern Thailand. It has a population of about 60,000 people and a number of tourist attractions.
Agricultural price supports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Abhisit administration has put in place a true system of crop insurance and agricultural price supports. Payments to farmers used to be used as a system of "political booty" to gain voter support in elections.
Saint John's gives special care
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 18/05/2010
» 'Supakrit Ngamdeevilaisak has limited social skills. Sometimes he does not understand why people act and feel in a certain way. He cannot align to social rules and is verbally challenged," said Kidanan Ngamdeevilai-sak, his mother, as she explains how her child faces life with autism.
A gift to give
Mylife, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 01/04/2010
» Thailand has a large deaf population, and many are skilled in sign language, using it as their chief means of communication. Others are denied the opportunity to learn by their parents.
'Garbage Island': Lost at sea
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 23/03/2010
» Have you ever wondered where the litter you dispose of every day goes? Certainly much of it goes into waste sites and, sadly, precious little is recycled, but a large amount makes it to the oceans.
Thammasat optimises proactive education
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 09/03/2010
» Recently, over 1,600 students packed the ground floor of the Social Science Complex in the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University (TU). The students put up posters that described projects that they had designed on their own to help eliminate problems in Thai society. The posters were on display.
Trees are simply amazing
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 09/03/2010
» Many trees are sacred to Thais, and I can understand why. You may not give them a second thought, or you may admire their majesty with just a passing glance, but in reality, trees are extremely complex, diverse and very special living organisms.
Bayer hosts ecological 'bootcamp'
Learningpost, Published on 23/02/2010
» Once again, the Bayer Environmental Envoy Program, the organiser of worldwide Eco-Camps and a Germany-based intensive study tour - presented in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) since 2004 - is a smashing success!