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Thai national parks boss honoured at Cites
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/12/2025
» Atthapol Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, has received an award for his work in wildlife protection at the 20th Conference of the Parties to Cites, held in Uzbekistan.
Thais clamour to study in New Zealand despite high cost of living
News, Bella Craig, Published on 17/05/2024
» The number of Thai students choosing New Zealand for their secondary or tertiary education is expected to increase, with Thailand the Oceanic nation's fifth-largest source country of international students.
US carrier docks in Chon Buri for 'community service'
News, Bella Craig, Published on 26/04/2024
» CHON BURI: The USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, has docked at Laem Chabang to carry out community service in Thailand and tighten the relationship between the two countries.
A lovely lady with a fine sense of duty
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/09/2022
» Like many British people I am feeling a deep sense of loss with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She had been such a fixture in our lives for so long it felt she would somehow go on forever. She was always there, so calm and reassuring. That's why her death still came as shock even though she had reached the grand age of 96.
Back in the cinema again with 007
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/10/2021
» Just got back from watching No Time to Die, Daniel Craig's fifth and final appearance as James Bond and the 25th film in the franchise. It was quite a decent send-off for Craig and entertaining enough to sit back and enjoy my first visit to a cinema in a couple of years.
'Strategy' winning fight against virus, forum told
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/06/2020
» Public health measures and more than 1,000 epidemiological teams conducting contact-tracing nationwide have been hailed as key factors in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, a forum was told.
Cracking down on meth
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/10/2019
» The large hauls of drugs seized in Thailand, Australia and New Zealand earlier this year have renewed calls for crackdowns, which go beyond just those three countries.
In the Land of the Midnight Sun
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/08/2019
» Living in the tropics probably explains why I tend to enjoy reading books and watching films set in places where really cold weather prevails. It must be that perverse, but comforting, feeling that once you step outside the cinema or put down the book you are immediately back in the more friendly temperatures of the tropics again.
Wonderful world of walrus whiskers
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2019
» A couple of months ago PostScript carried an item about the late English comedian Richard Hearne, known as Mr Pastry, and how his walrus moustache gave him an uncanny resemblance to current White House national security adviser, John Bolton. I watched Mr Bolton giving a speech on TV this week and have to admit I could not shake off the image of the bumbling Mr Pastry. Despite reports that Mr Bolton's boss is not a huge fan of the moustache, Mr Bolton is said to be very proud of his distinctive bristle.
Why Hakeem al-Araibi matters
News, Themba Lewis, Published on 04/03/2019
» Only recently, Thailand became the focus of global attention when a decision was taken to release Hakeem al-Araibi from administrative detention and allow his return to Australia. The case galvanised the world and challenged Thailand's relationship with Australia, Bahrain, Fifa, and international law. It captured front-page headlines, innervated human rights advocates, and ignited a ground-up movement across the world of international football.