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Shark-bite fame, or bust
Spectrum, Published on 29/04/2018
» Sai Noi Beach in southern Hua Hin is usually packed with tourists in the summer due to its powdery white sands and pristine blue waters, but over the past two weeks this normally bustling beach has been almost deserted. Beachgoers started avoiding the place after a foreign tourist was recently attacked by a bull shark.
An unloved conservation cause
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2018
» The threat posed to the world's declining shark population is underlined by the startling figure that 73 million sharks are killed each year for fin shark soup, according to the US-based international agency against then illegal wildlife trade, WildAid.
Death in the kitchen, where cruelty tastes sweet
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/03/2015
» Nang gets up early every morning and rushes to the nearby market. She likes to be first in line for the catch of the day and carefully picks out all her produce. Freshness is paramount, so some items on her shopping list must be living and breathing.
Cites wraps up in Bangkok to mixed reviews
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 17/03/2013
» The Cites conference wrapped up in Bangkok on Thursday with opinions sharply divided on what advances the meeting made to protect the planet's endangered species. What progress the host country has made in this regard was also a subject of intense debate.