• News & article

  Crisis of tourist safety

  News, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 02/12/2012

  » On Tuesday in Australia, Channel Nine's A Current Affair programme called the actions of Koh Samui police "callous, calculated and evil" as they attempted to extort money last month from a man after his fiancee, 24-year-old dancer and sportscaster Nicole Fitzsimons, died in a motorcycle accident.

• News & article

  Manipulating nature for greed is a mistake

  News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 29/03/2013

  » Several years ago I was among a group of journalists invited to meet genetic engineering experts at the American embassy in Bangkok.

• News & article

  Cadmium case tests environmental justice

  News, Published on 01/09/2013

  » A decision by the National Environment Board (NEB) not to appeal a Phitsanulok Administrative Court order _which called for three tambons in Tak province to be declared environmental protection zones because of cadmium contamination _ looks to be a victory for environmental responsibility in Thailand. On closer inspection, however, it's clear there is probably a long way to go before the residents of tambons Prathad Pha Daeng, Mae Tao and Mae Ku in Mae Sot district _ which have been affected by cadmium contamination _ get the compensation and cleanup they are asking for and have every right to expect.

• News & article

  Weird science

  News, Postbag, Published on 23/12/2015

  » Re: “Slaves to irrationality”, (PostBag, Dec 22).

• News & article

  Choco-toxins

  Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/10/2017

  » Who doesn't love chocolate? It is a favourite snack for everyone, from kids to the elderly and even healthy eaters who opt for dark chocolate. I often buy chocolates as souvenirs for relatives and friends. So it was a shock to me when I learned from the Foundation for Consumers that most of the imported chocolates, even from Europe, contain heavy metals.

• News & article

  Older food trucks can take on Big C

  News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 29/03/2018

  » The launch of Big C Supercenter's mobile grocery trucks has caused a stir, with many voicing concerns over the adverse effect on the traditional mobile vehicles or food trucks run by small-scale operators.

• News & article

  Liberalisation voices grow

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2019

  » The marijuana expo that took place last weekend in Buri Ram proves that there is a rising demand for liberalisation of cannabis in Thailand.

• News & article

  Trust and toxicity

  News, Postbag, Published on 31/10/2019

  » In her opinion piece "Stand firm against US on toxins" on Oct 28, Paritta Wangkiat lays out the issues surrounding the government's decision to ban glyphosate in Thailand.

• News & article

  Stand firm on farm toxin ban

  News, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2019

  » In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to have a ban on three extremely toxic chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, revoked, the Agriculture Department has launched an online "hearing" process asking members of the public whether they agree or disagree with the ban. This should not be.

• News & article

  Toxic tea will not stamp out critics

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2020

  » Early Thursday morning, a routine flight from Siberia to the Russian capital Moscow made an emergency landing in Omsk after a passenger, Alexei Navalny, a fierce anti-corruption campaigner and Kremlin critic, fell violently ill after drinking a cup of tea.

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