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The forgotten kingdom
Learningpost, David Canavan, Published on 05/10/2010
» Fungi are a separate kingdom to plants and animals. They have unique features that are as complex and diverse as those of any plant or animal.
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.
Samui hotelier thrives on green strategy
Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 16/08/2010
» Going green can help small hotels survive in a tough market, says Suparerk Thongsuk, deputy managing director of Fair House Villas & Spa on Koh Samui.
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.
Dysfunctional campaign
Database, Published on 03/02/2010
» Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced that he expects third generation phone service before New Year's Eve; he then announced why there probably won't be any; in a speech to mark the fifth anniversary of the Magnificent Seven National Telecommunications Commission, Mr Abhisit set out the conflicting criteria he expects to see in Asia's last, most dysfunctional 3G campaign: service before the end of the year after fair bandwidth auctions that favour small Thai telecom operators; on one hand, "3G services can no longer be postponed," he insisted, but on the other, the NTC must bias bidding to favour a more competitive structure; the English translation of this speech: DTac of Norway and AIS of Shingapore have way too much market power now and 3G contracts must show that.