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Balinese beat goes on
B Magazine, Published on 12/02/2012
» Darting eyes. Flashing fingers. Shimmying shoulders. Fast footwork. Serene yet intense. A young and ornately attired female Balinese legong dancer mesmerises the audience, moving in sync to the tune created by about 20 male musicians in the Indian-inspired gamelan orchestra, a cousin of Thailand's piphat tradition. The performance takes place against the backdrop of an elaborate Balinese temple setting.
Still bobbing and weaving
Life, L. Bruce Kekulé, Published on 30/01/2012
» As the sun starts its daily ascent from the eastern horizon, the early morning air is crisp and cool. It's November and not a single cloud is to be seen in the clear blue sky. Heavy dew blankets everything in Mae Lao-Mae Sae, a wildlife sanctuary situated in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Mist rises from the forest as the morning heat builds. The scent from pine trees, some hundreds of years old, is refreshing. A sea of fog covers the lowland valleys and the view from the mountaintop is truly breathtaking.
Outrage over Indian islands 'human zoo' video
AFP, Published on 11/01/2012
» Rights campaigners and politicians Wednesday condemned a video showing women from a protected and primitive tribe dancing for tourists reportedly in exchange for food on India's Andaman Islands.
The wood that could
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 22/01/2012
» During a trip to the Philippines in November, I tried to find an old schoolmate I hadn't contacted since high school. I was told his family had moved, and that he now owned a furniture shop. As I had promised a mutual friend that I would find him, I looked for him where I was told he had moved, along a country road lined by gmelina trees. I did not find him, but I did learn something.
King says greed a factor in floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2012
» His Majesty the King has expressed his concern about deforestation and the resultant flooding in Thailand and has urged the government to take severe action against those responsible.
New Kid on the block
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 23/02/2012
» Nestled 715km northeast of Bangkok is Bung Kan _ Thailand's newest province. It was part of Nong Khai before being carved out and declared the country's 77th province on March 22, 2011. Covering around 4,300km2, this province comprising of eight districts is full of mountains and waterways and rich in Thai and Lao cultures since Bolikhamxay, a Laotian province nearest it, is just across the Mekong River.
Thai Rath Columnistmae Look Chan
News, Published on 06/01/2012
» Floods in the southern provinces reflect the Forestry Department's failure to prevent forest encroachment and illegal logging in the region.
Indonesia to conserve half of Borneo region
AFP, Published on 19/01/2012
» Indonesia's forestry ministry said Thursday it would conserve nearly half its share of Borneo island, which is covered with dense rainforest, so as to meet a presidential pledge to reduce gas emissions.
DSI claims illegal logging rampant
News, Published on 29/01/2012
» Wildlife officials, including a national park chief, have been accused of helping Cambodian gangs to fell phayung trees in protected forests for export to China.
Murder of our national beast
News, Published on 19/01/2012
» Two wild elephants were killed for their ivory by poachers who allegedly included some park officials in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi late last month. This is not an unusual incident, wild elephants have been murdered there before.