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'Empower, Inspire, Transform'
News, Published on 14/03/2024
» Marking International Women's Day this month, 10 extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have empowered, inspired and transformed change in their communities through their pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year 2024.
The Soliloquy of Harold Callahan
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/07/2021
» My thanks to former colleague Alan Dawson for alerting me to a scene from the Clint Eastwood film Sudden Impact which may throw some light on the hot dog and ketchup debate which featured in last week's column.
Outlook still bleak
News, Postbag, Published on 15/12/2020
» Andy Cule's Dec 13 letter asks the reasonable question as to why vaccinated tourists would need to quarantine when coming to Thailand. Unfortunately, the vaccines have only been found to be effective in stopping symptoms of the virus, but have not been tested to see if they prevent infection and therefore the ability to infect others.
Discounted goods campaign continues
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/04/2020
» The Internal Trade Department has launched the second phase of its campaign to discount goods, this time with more than 3,000 basic items with prices cut to almost 70%.
Covid-19 pushes plastic waste rise
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2020
» Over the past year, Thais have become more aware of the impact of single-use plastics on the environment and joined hands to reduce its consumption. But as the country has been hit by the spread of Covid-19, forcing people to spend more time at home, the amount of plastic waste generated has surged by 15%.
Always look on the bright side of life
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/01/2020
» We have just scraped through the Year of the Porkers and are hurtling into the Year of the Rat, which admittedly doesn't sound too promising.
Bags of opportunities
News, Published on 01/10/2019
» A whale found in Songkhla last year and a baby dugong Mariam are among the victims. Two million tons of plastic debris is tossed away into the ocean each year, killing an uncountable number of marine creatures. Thailand ranks the world’s sixth-biggest generator of plastic waste into the sea but now the tragic deaths of marine life are alarming and waking us up to the need to protect and rehabilitate the environment - not only for animals, but for our own descendants.
We need to look after creepy-crawlies
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/02/2019
» There was a disturbing report this week that the world is running out of insects, primarily due to pesticide poisoning. Having just read an article in which a scientist warned "if insects were to disappear, the world would fall apart", I suspect this is not good news. However, the world already seems to be falling apart without any help from absent insects. Admittedly the declining insect population is difficult to appreciate in Thailand where it is hard to experience a day without an encounter with some kind of bug. In my small garden there are plenty of crawling things creeping about, ready to sneakily bite me at the first opportunity.