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Art for bark's sake: stray dogs take up painting for UK charity
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - In their studio in Bristol, western England, rescue dogs Rosie and Alba are hard at work on their canvases, redefining the essence of abstract art -- one tail swish at a time.
Celebrate the magic of Loy Krathong
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 14/11/2023
» Thailand’s annual Festival Of Lights is renowned for illuminating the Chao Phraya River with an endless stream of floating krathongs and spectacular fireworks. Guru By Bangkok Post lists a few places to join in the celebrations.
Lonely sheep survives real cliffhanger
Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/11/2023
» Some rare good news last week was the rescue of the "world's loneliest sheep" from a rugged beach in northeastern Scotland. The sheep, a ewe named Fiona, had been stuck on the beach at the foot of a steep cliff in an isolated spot of the Moray Firth for the past two years without any woolly friends or non-woolly humans for company.
Firming it up
Postbag, Published on 12/11/2023
» Re: "Bankers allay app concerns", (Business, Nov 9).
Cabinet endorses B55bn rice support measures
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/11/2023
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved measures worth 55 billion baht to stabilise rice prices for the 2023/24 harvest.
Farm product price schemes planned
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 28/10/2023
» The Commerce Ministry is preparing measures to stabilise the prices of key agricultural products, including rice, cassava, maize for animal feed and palm oil, as these products are poised to enter the market.
Panther-slaying tycoon wins early release
Published on 17/10/2023
» Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was released from prison on Tuesday, seven weeks before the end of his sentence on Dec 7.
Pork smugglers facing crackdown
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2023
» Over the past three years, there has been a 20-fold increase in the number of arrests made for the smuggling of pig products.
The spiral of violence that led to Hamas
Oped, Peter Singer, Published on 13/10/2023
» Hamas' brazen and vicious attacks within Israel have rightly drawn condemnation around the world. If this is a war, as both sides agree it is, then Hamas' deliberate targeting of civilians counts as a major war crime.
Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» KALýVIA THORIKOú, Greece: In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires.