Showing 1 - 9 of 9
It’s easy being green, if there is a will
News, Published on 21/04/2019
» With the advent of Earth Day tomorrow, Bangkok’s shortage of green spaces will undoubtedly bring out environmentalists to voice their concerns and offer solutions to one of the world’s most air-polluted cities.
A new Klong Toey: the path of the pigs is no more
Spectrum, Published on 18/03/2018
» He got to the Slaughter House maybe a month before she did. She: Ms Teacher. Uncle (although he wasn't "Uncle-old," but with his thick glasses, just kinda looked like you should call him "Uncle") Teacher Gimp. Calling him Gimp didn't seem offensive, although maybe it was, but the kids he taught for months and years in the Slaughter House Slum accepted him for what he was: a gimp, with thick glasses, virtues, and warts and wrinkles, all wrapped up together.
Making the capital bicycle friendly is no easy feat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/06/2016
» City cycle lanes have become an issue again in recent weeks since an improved track around Chitralada Palace caused a furore on social media over it being supposedly impractical, with its construction damaging big tree roots.
When robots rule the world
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/11/2015
» Welcoming weary travellers to the Henn na Hotel in Sasebo, Nagasaki, demure robot receptionists that bow, smile, blink and converse are a sign of what’s to come. Fully staffed by a robotic concierge, cyber porters and automated cleaners, the Japanese hotel is a mechanised wonder.
Vegetative states
Spectrum, Published on 28/09/2014
» ‘I normally use sharp steel skewers or swords to stab my cheeks,” said Thitipong Saisutthikul. “It does not cause me any pain, as I am not conscious when this happens.”
Leader of the pack
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 20/10/2013
» For one month a year, a foreign man on a green bicycle can be seen carrying two large bags of dog treats through the small alleys of Rama IV Road and the Lumpini Park area. Those who don't know him and happen to zoom by on the way to work may think that he is a typical tourist who enjoys feeding the homeless animals. But for people who live in those areas, he is looked upon as a guardian angel for strays.
Little girl with a big heart up from under the expressway
Spectrum, Father Joe Maier, Published on 04/08/2013
» Demure Miss Tangmo (Watermelon) tries to be as good and loving as any mum on the planet, but she's only eight, and she worries a lot about her five-year-old brother and the twins. Not that there's really much to worry about there: he's happy and the twins are jolly three-year-old eating machines. Her mum, back in rehab? That's a worry, but it's nothing new.
Stuck in the middle with you
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/06/2013
» There are more than 7.5 million registered vehicles on the roads of Bangkok, almost one for every resident of a city of nine million people.
Their answer is blowing in the wind
Spectrum, Published on 15/01/2012
» Farmer Aiem Sompeng has just a rudimentary education, but curiosity and necessity drove him to design the energy-producing wind turbines that are now a landmark in his village of Dongyang, in Yasothon's Maha Chana Chai district. Like many rice farmers in the northeastern province, the 66-year-old Mr Aiem was trapped in debt incurred by the high costs of fertiliser, pesticide and electricity needed to run irrigation pumps, as well as uncertain prices for his crops.