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Remaking a difference
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/06/2019
» Thailand's beaches and idyllic waters continue to attract visitors from far and wide. But with more and more debris washing up on its shores, the scale of the environmental crisis threatening Thailand's marine and coastal resources becomes ever more apparent. Urgent action is needed. Thankfully, some local groups are taking matters into their own hands, often in creative and surprising ways.
To catch a school of mullets
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/05/2019
» A new method to catch mullets has been widely circulated via YouTube. The person who invented this technique said it's for fun and he is planning to make this fishing tool for sale to fishing enthusiasts.
Tour boat zone set up to protect dugongs
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 17/05/2019
» TRANG: Marine officials and local residents have geared up to protect dugongs or <i>phayoon</i> by installing buoys off Koh Libong to demarcate the zone where tourists can safely view the rare sea mammals.
Economic news buoys Wall Street, SET up on week
Business, Published on 20/04/2019
» Recap: The US stock market edged up in response to better-than-expected economic data before the long Easter weekend, lifting many Asian indices as well. Still, US-China trade negotiations remain a concern that could rattle investor confidence going forward.
Egypt's rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» HURGHADA (EGYPT) - In serene turquoise waters off Egypt's Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral -- yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem.
Kobe leads way in fight against natural disasters
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/03/2019
» Located in the "Ring of Fire" -- a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity -- Japan has been hit by a number of earthquakes.
150 million Indonesians live in quake/tsunami-prone areas: official
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2018
» JAKARTA: Better, more sophisticated disaster mitigation is urgently needed in Indonesia as around 150 million of its 245 million people live in areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, while its early warning system does not work well sometimes because equipment gets stolen, vandalized or broken due to poor maintenance, a government official said Wednesday.
Indonesia says avoid coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami
Associated Press, Published on 26/12/2018
» CARITA BEACH, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities asked people to avoid the coast in areas where a tsunami killed more than 420 people last weekend in a fresh warning issued on the anniversary of the catastrophic 2004 Asian earthquake and tsunami.
Hakodate's lingering legacy
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/12/2018
» After seven hours on the plane and another three-and-a-half hours on the train, I finally found myself on a street of Hakodate, the southernmost city of Japan's northernmost prefecture.
Discovery of more WWII bombs delays plans for disposal
Saichol Ochkajon, Published on 24/12/2018
» RATCHABURI: Another four WWII bombs have been discovered in the Mae Klong River near Chulalongkorn railway bridge, raising the total to seven and necessitating a careful revision of the plan to dispose of them.