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Campaign takes parrotfish off 3 supermarkets’ shelves
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/07/2014
» Three major supermarkets have removed parrotfish from their shelves in response to a campaign organised by a group of environmentalists.
Prapat has no option but to call it quits
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/07/2014
» Needless to say, the brutal rape and murder of Nong Kaem has dealt a heavy blow to a state-run organisation that has already been plagued with bad debts and scandals.
Nong Fai gives up beauty title after internet barrage
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/06/2014
» Former Miss Universe Thailand, Weluree Disayabut, who has relinquished her title, is a "victim" of social media, an expert said yesterday.
Fair trading
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 28/04/2014
» Does running a business always mean turning a profit and financial maximisation? Usually yes, but not always. What about the rice business with the current woes of the government and especially of Thai farmers — does it have to be driven by the logic of margins and profit? Yes, but not always. At least, Thamma Turakit — a project to sell naturally-grown (chemical-free) rice at an affordable price — isn’t maximising its balance sheet. The profit is measured by quality of life based on fairness and virtue.
Thai bus safety and infrastructure the incompatible match
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 08/04/2014
» Apart from the high death tolls, the above statistics have something else in common: all of the accidents took place in Thailand’s hilly areas and involved double-decker buses.
A rail-ly good idea for city cyclists
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 31/03/2014
» Thailand’s first bicycle-friendly train carriage, launched last Friday from Hua Lamphong Station, means that cyclists can now enjoy long-distance trips, without having to traverse outside the city to begin their adventure.
Ringing up high costs
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/03/2014
» When Jandee Pattani was told that her 1.3 million baht phone bill wasn’t a technical error, she was so shocked her hands began to feel weak.
Refreshing initiatives for world water
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/03/2014
» World Water Day 2014, which fell on Saturday, aimed to raise awareness of the increasing demand for water and energy around the globe.
Protests - heaven for cyclists
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/03/2014
» President of Thailand Cycling Club, Thongchai Panswad, has been walking and cycling and encouraging people to do the same for over two decades.
Historic Bangkok ’hood unearths its colourful past
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 17/03/2014
» Charoen Chai is an old Bangkok neighbourhood located between Charoen Krung and Plabpla Chai roads, from which names its own is believed to have been derived. In 2010, rumours that residents would be evicted to make way for the construction of a new underground train route (the MRT’s blue line) caused members of this century-old community to band together and form the Charoen Chai Conservation and Rehabilitation group in an effort to save their own homes.