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Jane Goodall and the chimp wars
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/10/2025
» Jane Goodall died last week, still on the road at the age of 91 and still advocating for biodiversity in general and the welfare of chimpanzees in particular. She was a hero to me and millions of others for her courage, her wisdom and her compassion. She was also one of the greatest self-taught scientists in history.
Moo Deng zoo invites people to name capybara triplets
News, Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2025
» Khao Kheow Open Zoo is inviting animal fans to help choose the names of three new capybara pups, with three lucky voters each winning one of the zoo’s licensed capybara dolls.
Dear DOGE, it's high time to tear down those dams!
News, Tom Zoellner, Published on 12/07/2025
» No big government infrastructure project made an imprint on the landscape and economy of the West more than the US Bureau of Reclamation's 20th century dam-building spree, which peppered 490 dams across the country, created an agricultural civilisation dependent on federal hydrology civil engineering, and brought about a welter of environmental difficulties after drying up dozens of once-healthy rivers.
Global business leaders to join Forbes CEO meet
News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Forbes Media will hold the 22nd Forbes Global CEO Conference in Bangkok on Nov 20-21.
Young scientists take stage
News, Wisawaporn Jukgoljun, Published on 23/11/2023
» The Hong Kong Laureate Forum (HKLF) is promoting a "Young Scientist" programme to support networking among academics.
Moment of truth
News, Published on 23/05/2023
» Re: "Lese majeste stance could sink Dems' PM vote", (BP, May 18).
Shaking off the laundromat blues
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/03/2023
» In last week's item concerning boutiques I wondered whether their influence could extend as far as the world of laundromats. My thanks to reader Jenifer Divine in Hamburg for informing me that in the German city's St Pauli district there is a laundromat dedicated to Jimi Hendrix which just about gives it boutique status.
PM keen on bolstering Australia ties
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/10/2022
» Thailand and Australia yesterday pledged to create more trade opportunities, promote multilateral cooperation and combat human trafficking as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha met new Australian ambassador Angela Jane Macdonald at Government House yesterday.
Once upon a time there were no mobiles
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/08/2022
» The other day in a restaurant I watched some Thai youngsters who appeared much more interested in their smartphones than what they were eating. Their obvious phone skills made me quite envious but also just a little melancholy -- a reminder of how much things have changed since my early days, otherwise known as the Stone Age.
The green green grassing over of home
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/06/2022
» I am probably not alone in being a little surprised by the speed at which Thai authorities have performed a remarkable U-turn in their attitude to what is referred to variously as cannabis, marijuana, grass or, as it is most commonly known in Thailand, ganja. It wasn't long ago that the merest whiff of the weed would result in people being hauled off to the slammer.