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    The populist climate threat

    Oped, Published on 04/10/2022

    » Reactionary populism is now the biggest obstacle to tackling climate change. With outright climate denial no longer an option, populist politicians have increasingly positioned themselves as climate doubters and delayers, and this new approach is proving to be quite insidious. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that global greenhouse-gas emissions must peak within three years to keep the Paris agreement's 1.5° Celsius target in reach; by slowing effective action, the tactics of today's populists are becoming an existential threat.

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    Cactus feels the heat of climate change

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 08/05/2022

    » The hardy cactus -- fond of heat and aridity, adapted to rough soils -- might not seem like the picture of a climate change victim.

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    Somtow's Symphony Of Terror to premiere at German Sundance

    Life, Published on 02/08/2021

    » The Maestro: A Symphony Of Terror, a new Thai film, is scheduled to make its gala premiere at the prestigious Oldenburg International Film Festival in Lower Saxony, Germany, on Sept 19.

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    Asia's century, China's year

    Asia focus, Published on 30/12/2019

    » Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.

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    Right and wrong of giving

    Life, Published on 13/12/2019

    » Paul Simon, world famous singer-songwriter, isn't only inspired by fellow musicians.

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    What If?

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/10/2019

    » What if the government decides to allocate budgets for weaponry and freebies and spend them on other causes? Let's entertain that thought. Shall we?

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    The trade war could be fuelling the Amazon fires

    News, David Fickling, Published on 26/08/2019

    » The fires currently consuming Brazil's Amazon rainforest seem a world away from the tense diplomacy in the US trade war with China. In truth, they're more closely connected than you might suspect.

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    Café Amazon Greenscape Photo Contest

    By prnews, Created on: 09/07/2018, Last updated on: 09/07/2018

    » [b:lyryjke1]Café Amazon goes green with ‘Café Amazon Greenscape Photo Contest’[/b:lyryjke1] [b:lyryjke1]PTT PCL, led by Jiraporn Khaosawas, Executive Vice President, Oil Business Unit,[/b:lyryjke1] on 27 June 2018 presided over Café Amazon Greenscape Photo Contest and congratulated the winners....

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    Retelling a great Lao-Thai tale

    Life, Chris Baker, Published on 22/02/2016

    » Sinxay is a story which appears in slightly different versions with slightly different names in Mon, Thai, Lao and Khmer. The plot is a classic quest in which a hero prince is banished by the machinations of evil siblings, travels long through forest and mountain, defeats many fearsome enemies, and is eventually celebrated in a great homecoming. Old versions were written in verse for recitation at festivals. Key scenes were popular with artists painting temple murals. During the nationalist era in the 1940s, the great littérateur of Laos, Maha Sila Viravong, began a prose version in a conscious attempt to create a Lao national literature. More recently, Sinxay has been celebrated as a kind of national hero in Laos. In 2005, Khon Kaen municipality adopted Sinxay as symbol of the city, and characters from the tale sprouted on the peaks of the city's lamp posts.

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    Bang Saray Estate for Sale

    By Notsame, Created on: 11/02/2015, Last updated on: 11/02/2015

    » [img:2uajxc35]http://www.bangsarayhouseforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Main-House-from-Lower-Garden-225x150.jpg[/img:2uajxc35] [img:2uajxc35]http://www.bangsarayhouseforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/First-Floor-Bedroom-225x150.jpg[/img:2uajxc35] [img:2uajxc35]http://www.bangsarayhouseforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Swimming-Pool-225x150.jpg[/img:2uajxc35]...

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