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Unpacking hidden seismic risks
Oped, Temily Baker & Sanjay Srivastava, Published on 04/04/2025
» A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay in Myanmar on 28 March, exposing more than 37.2 million people to violent shaking and resulting in more than 3,000 deaths, some 3,900 injuries and over 300 missing. Its shockwaves reverberated far beyond Myanmar's borders, extending over 1,000km to Bangkok.
Why Bua Noi needs a sanctuary
Oped, Jason Baker, Published on 17/07/2024
» Animals at Pata Zoo in Bangkok are condemned to prison for life. Among them is Bua Noi, a gorilla whose existence has been reduced to staring blankly at a television screen from her enclosure, as seen in a viral video. This isn't the life she deserves. Gorillas need freedom, not television.
The future of Thailand hangs in the balance
News, Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker, Published on 20/10/2020
» When General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his allies seized power in 2014, they promised to bring about national reconciliation, but the divisions in society have become worse. They promised to combat corruption, but nothing has really changed. They promised to eradicate any remaining poverty, but the number of people living below the poverty line actually increased for the first time in decades before the pandemic. They promised to drive economic growth, but Thailand continues to lag behind its neighbours. They promised to restore happiness to the Thai people but few are smiling now. The constitution they made is a national headache.
Lack of action guarantees coconut industry ruin
News, Jason Baker, Published on 09/07/2020
» The government and the coconut industry will do or say anything to avoid talking about the abuse of monkeys. Burying their heads in the sand or just plain lying about it isn't going to help the monkeys or the industry.
Demonopolise, decentralise to recover
Oped, Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker, Published on 17/06/2020
» Thailand is staggering back to life. The public health system has done a superb job. But the rest of the world is still in a mess. And that affects us.
It's time to test and track in earnest
News, Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker, Published on 21/04/2020
» In late January, Thailand was tipped to be worst hit by Covid-19 after China and Hong Kong. Today, Thailand accounts for only 0.03% of recorded deaths worldwide from the pandemic. New cases are on a declining trend.
Will our food bring new diseases?
Oped, Jason Baker, Published on 18/03/2020
» Seeing the current lockdown across Thailand makes me want to pull my hair out. Not just because it's disruptive, but because the signs that an outbreak like Covid-19 would happen have been so clear. Seventeen years ago, when Sars first made headlines, I locked myself in a cage in Hong Kong to illustrate the way our taste for animal flesh contributes to animal-borne diseases.
ON TOP of the world, and loving it
Holiday Time, Eric Baker, Published on 27/12/2018
» Vertigo is an apt name for the restaurant on the rooftop of Banyan Tree hotel; at 61 floors up it is a dizzying long way into the ether.