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Ancient ecosystem laid bare
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/12/2022
» In the permafrost at the northern edge of Greenland, scientists have discovered the oldest known fragments of DNA, offering an extraordinary look at an extraordinary ancient ecosystem.
The home makeover from hell
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/06/2022
» Millions of viewers, eager for a Cinderella story with real estate as the central character, watch televised home renovation shows to see troubled houses transformed into showstoppers.
Reckless development sows seeds of disaster
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/08/2018
» As monsoon rains have struck the Mekong region recently, some countries have been hit hard by flooding. These disasters reflect the fact that the region's development projects have not fully recognised climate change impacts and so lack plans to deal with them.
Persecution of Rohingya is Asean's disgrace
News, Published on 14/11/2014
» With Barack Obama gracing the halls of Nay Pyi Taw this week, the world has quite rightly been calling loudly for the President of the United States of America to raise concerns regarding the backslide in human rights and democracy in Myanmar, not least of which being the institutionalised persecution and ethnic cleansing of the country's Rohingya minority.
Facing off with Mr Mott
Life, Published on 06/10/2014
» Last year, Justin Mott took a photo that garnered lots of praise, but also stirred up suspicious questions in some quarters. It shows a young woman swimming underwater, her diaphanous white top billowing around her torso. In the background is a mahout sitting on an elephant which is standing thigh-deep in what may, or may not, be the same body of water.