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Daring to be different
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/02/2021
» Seven years ago, Nongluck Asavasakulchai, now 53, left her job as a nurse in the capital to become a farmer in her hometown in Nakhon Phanom, about 715km northeast of Bangkok. There, in 2014, she founded Community Enterprise Rice Processing Tambon Ban Phueng (Khaowsook) after the price of rice hit record lows. Her goal was to find alternative options and the solution she turned to was organic rice.
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Helping Nature help itself
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 21/12/2020
» Decades of rapid economic growth and urbanisation have been marked by excessive exploitation of natural resources, particularly fossil fuels and forests, across the planet. The environmental and social consequences of such development are more evident than ever, especially in Asia.
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Chocolate Makers Are Having a Hard Time Cutting Down on Sugar
Business, Published on 24/11/2020
» A longstanding push to slash sugar in chocolate has stalled, leaving confectionery makers in a sticky situation amid the threat of regulation that could hit sales.
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Epidemics, economics and inevitable externalities
Oped, Published on 29/08/2020
» Covid-19 and its collateral damage continue to leave a trail of devastation around the world. Millions of businesses have closed, with many having no realistic prospect of reopening. Millions of people have lost their jobs. Millions are without health care. Some families are suffering from food insecurity for the first time. While the well-to-do can manage by using their savings, those who live from paycheque to paycheque, or hand to mouth, are suffering unfathomable hardships.
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Delivery platforms face rights pressure
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/09/2020
» Calls have intensified for owners of app-based delivery platforms to offer welfare protection to those who make the delivery rounds, according to an online seminar.
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French to wear masks in workplaces as other countries tighten curbs
AFP, Published on 18/08/2020
» PARIS - The French government warned on Tuesday that mask-wearing would soon be compulsory in all workplaces to keep the coronavirus under control, as countries across the world ramped up localised restrictions on nightlife and socialising.
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Turning crisis into art
Life, Published on 23/07/2020
» After experiencing the coronavirus lockdown for three months, two artists and friends -- Thanachot Ketburom and Theerapong Kamolpus, who are studying their masters at the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University -- turned the Covid-19 situation into their first duo art exhibition titled "Now Normal".
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Leveraging advanced technology to combat epidemics and prepare for the post Covid-19 world
Published on 19/06/2020
» DKSH Thailand presents the latest integrated solutions to fight against Covid-19 and offers insights into how businesses can benefit from the rise of infectious disease prevention technology
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'New normal' of eating must be practical
Oped, Published on 24/06/2020
» Eating out with friends and families, once a happy occasion, has now become like an adventure as the joy is laced by constant health safety concerns, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic that refuses to go away.
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Climate change forces Sami reindeer herders to adapt
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» ÖRNSKöLDSVIK, Sweden: Once, the lynx, wolverines and eagles that preyed on their animals were the main concern for reindeer herders as they moved them to find food in the winter.
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