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  • SPORTS

    Rapturous welcome for Nepal's T20 heroes

    AFP, Published on 04/12/2013

    » Hundreds of cricket fans packed the streets of Nepal's capital Kathmandu Wednesday, hailing the Himalayan nation's newest heroes at a victory rally after their shock qualification for the Twenty20 World Cup finals.

  • LIFE

    Eat, sleep, cricket

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2014

    » Roi Et rice farmer Sawai Promkot, 56, was all ears when he heard his neighbours had started earning an extra income from selling field crickets, three years ago.

  • THAILAND

    Edible insects a boon for farmers

    Published on 25/08/2014

    » THANON NANG KLARN — Depending solely on the rains to either yield a good rice crop or leave their fields dry and barren, farmers in this village in northeastern Thailand led a precarious and back-breaking existence. Then they discovered bugs.

  • LIFE

    Down the rabbit hole

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/10/2014

    » <b>THE SET-UP:</b> A foodie's adventure involves drinking, eating and changing in size much like that of the famous Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (well, minus all the peculiar creatures and the fantasy world, unless you're eating at a late-night food stall).

  • SPORTS

    All Blacks treading water admits Hansen

    AFP, Published on 05/10/2015

    » NEWCASTLE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Steve Hansen says his All Blacks are holding back on their A game but the players haven't held back on their disappointment in not yet being at their best this World Cup.

  • THAILAND

    Crunch time for the insect industry

    Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/06/2016

    » 'Have you tried cricket yet?"The question pops up at the top of the New York-based Exo company's website. It sounds uninviting for those who imagine the whole body of a bug. But don't judge. Scroll down.

  • BUSINESS

    Chirpy outlook for cricket farmers in US

    Business, Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2017

    » WILLISTON, Vermont - At Tomorrow's Harvest farm, you will not find acres of land on which animals graze, or rows of corn, or bales of hay. Just stacks of boxes in a basement and the summery song of thousands of chirping crickets.

  • BUSINESS

    Cleaning up on crispy critters

    Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 15/08/2017

    » Crickets and silkworms have long proved good sources of protein for those in rural areas. But now the edible insects have been neatly packaged and are being marketed as scrumptious snacks at retail outlets nationwide.

  • BUSINESS

    Bug bonanza

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/08/2017

    » The first time I ate an insect was when I was young and playing in Roi Et, the northeastern province where my mother grew up. It was a fried grasshopper. I recall the taste was not bad, but after many bug-free years in Bangkok, I wasn't sure I wanted to get back on the insect wagon.

  • LIFE

    Love bugs!

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/09/2017

    » Edible insects have long been a part of Thailand's delicacies, though mostly in an exotic, daring fanfare of streetside vendors for Bangkokians and tourists. But the launch of a certain restaurant is about to change that. Within ChangChui creative hub, a fine-dining restaurant's menu is dedicated to bugs.

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