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Phuket boat shows
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/01/2018
» Two international boat shows will be organised in Phuket.
Give wildlife right of way
News, Editorial, Published on 05/01/2018
» Record numbers of visitors at Khao Yai National Park, especially during the New Year holidays, would not be a reason for concern if tourists had not increased the hazards for wild animals. The most pressing danger comes with personal car use which has resulted in crashes which have killed and injured many wild animals over the past decade.
Long fight against a hidden killer
Spectrum, Caitlin Taylor, Published on 07/01/2018
» The conflict may be over, but the danger lives on. Landmines left by insurgents and government forces have contaminated Thailand for more than four decades. Buried just beneath the surface, these weapons are designed to kill and injure those who misstep. They hide just off of well-worn paths, in fields, forests and sometimes dangerously close to places people call home.
Man held in Phayao for smuggling deer carcass
News, Saiarun Pinaduang & Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/01/2018
» A man has been detained in Phayao province after being caught in possession of a muntjac carcass believed to have been smuggled in from neighbouring Laos, the local national park authorities said yesterday.
Poached ivory from Lagos seized at Suvarnabhumi
Bangkok Post and AP, Published on 12/01/2018
» Three cut up ivory tusks smuggled from Ethiopia were seized at Suvarnabhumi airport on Dec 20, a senior customs official announced on Friday after officers had waited in vain for someone to claim the packages.
B15m of ivory seized en route to China
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2018
» Customs officials have confiscated elephant ivory worth 15 million baht (US$469,200) believed to have been smuggled into Thailand by wildlife traders from Nigeria.
Hunt for killers of wild elephant
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 15/01/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Police are hunting down the gunmen who brutally killed a wild elephant in a national park in Kui Buri district.
Soundtrack to a troubled generation
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 16/01/2018
» Having already attended two Imagine Dragons concerts in Bangkok (one being Marriott Marquis' private event), expectations were sky-high for their Evolve World Tour gig which took place last Thursday at Impact Challenger Hall. The band's Smoke and Mirrors Tour back in 2015 was possibly one of the best performances of the year, so many questions arose. Would they be as energetic as the previous rounds? Would their set list be as long? Is frontman Dan Reynolds going to wear elephant patterned harem pants again? And although the set only lasted an hour-and-a-half and Reynolds only wore simple black trousers, the Grammy-winning Los Angeles-based alt-arena-rock band still soared through the night, giving an adrenaline-inducing yet heartfelt performance.
Prosecutors drop lese majeste charges against Sulak
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2018
» Military prosecutors on Wednesday dropped lese majeste charges against 85-year-old historian and social critic Sulak Sivarasa brought over a comment he made about king Naresuan the Great more than three years ago.
Court drops Sulak royal insult charge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2018
» Military prosecutors yesterday dropped lese majeste charges against 85-year-old historian and social critic Sulak Sivaraksa who questioned whether a Thai king had actually defeated a Burmese adversary in combat on elephant-back more than 400 years ago.