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'Panther' poaching the tip of iceberg
News, Regan Suzuki Pairojmahakij, Published on 01/03/2018
» Recent events in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary have opened a wellspring of outrage and concern among the public about the fate of Thailand's wilderness heritage. The rare black Indochinese leopard (aka black panther) that was hunted has become emblematic of injustice and a call to action, especially among the younger generation. It has led to a fierce repudiation of some elites who see Thailand's remaining wilderness as a personal playground to exploit without regard for the law.
Australia amnesty takes 57,000 guns off the streets
AFP, Published on 01/03/2018
» SYDNEY: More than 57,000 illegal firearms, many of them automatic or semi-automatic weapons, have been handed in under an Australian amnesty that authorities Thursday said had made the country safer.
50 shades of cheese
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/03/2018
» Blink and you'll miss it! The entrance to Ekamai 16 is rather small, narrow and the street sign is barely visible among Bangkok's iconic wire tangle. But what it leads to is a new restaurant serving good old American fare, complete with craft beers -- The Fat Tap. The casual setting in a townhouse is all wood, which is a step up from owner Matthew Fischer's very popular Fatty's Bar and Diner on Din Daeng. The Fat Tap has the cosy feel of a hip hostel, minus the backpackers, with long wooden benches softened by throw pillows. Classic tracks from yesteryear blast in the background and add more character compared to the other pricey craft beer places found in the area.
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - A thriving hotspot of some 1.5 million Adelie penguins has been discovered on the remote Danger Islands in the east Antarctic, surprised scientists announced Friday.
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
AFP, Published on 02/03/2018
» PARIS - A thriving "hotspot" of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said Friday.
Heritage focus is blurred
News, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2018
» Re: "300 protest over historic site ruling", (BP, March 3).
Liverpool and Tottenham wins turn up heat on Chelsea
AP, Published on 04/03/2018
» LONDON: Liverpool and Tottenham put the squeeze on Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification next season after chalking up 2-0 victories in the English Premier League on Saturday.
'Ethnic cleansing' of Myanmar's Rohingya continues: UN
AFP, Published on 06/03/2018
» YANGON - Myanmar is continuing its "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya with a "campaign of terror and forced starvation" in Rakhine state, a UN human rights envoy said on Tuesday, six months after a military crackdown sparked a mass exodus of the Muslim minority.
The five big trends from Paris fashion week
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» PARIS: Balaclavas, headscarves, feisty feminism and the warming glow of yellow and burnished gold... We pick out the biggest trends in the autumn-winter 2018-2019 collections as Paris fashion week finishes late Tuesday.
7.1 quake strikes near Papua New Guinea
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2018
» An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 135km east of the town of Rabaul, on the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea's island of New Britain, at 3.39am on Friday, local time (0.39 Thailand time), the US Geological Survey said.