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Going nuts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/07/2024
» There are several reasons plant-based milk is gaining popularity worldwide. Food trends, of course. Health, definitely. Environmental concerns also count.
A looming threat
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/10/2023
» Last month, thousands of dead fish were reported to have washed ashore on Bang Saen beach in Chon Buri. An environmental academician declared that the fish died due to a lack of oxygen caused by a plankton bloom.
Art comes to the park
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/07/2023
» Art is everywhere in Bangkok -- in galleries, malls, cafes and even temples -- and now also in Benjakitti Park, an urban green area with biodiverse ecosystems. "Greeting Benjakitti", part of Unfold Bangkok organised by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, is now open to the public. Unfold Bangkok aims to introduce tourists to the charm of the capital which they may have never seen before.
Reclaiming the oceans
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong and Somchai Poomlard, Published on 23/01/2023
» Coral reefs provide a habitat for marine life. Unfortunately, they are being damaged by climate change and pollution, and their numbers are declining. Many organisations attempt to restore corals by using artificial reefs such as used car tyres, PVC pipes and cement blocks. However, the appearance of these artificial reefs does not blend with the marine environment and causes visual pollution.
Doc film festival offers insights into US society
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 18/05/2022
» The US embassy in partnership with American Film Showcase (AFS) and Documentary Club Thailand presents "American Documentary Film Festival 2022" from May 26 to June 1.
Can a righteous resistance ever cross the line?
Life, Sawarin Suwichakornpong, Published on 22/01/2021
» Sabotage, in French and in English, indicates the act of deliberately destroying or damaging property. It's an apparatus that aims at weakening an enemy or oppressor through means such as subversion and obstruction. It is a tool that, we are told, has been adopted by French workers as a substitute for strikes, but sabotage doesn't limit itself only to workplaces. Its literature survey connotes that it occurs within a variety of contexts -- in wars, political and social campaigns, or socio-economic programmes that effect someone's livelihood. In all cases, however, the intent of sabotage is analogous -- to use extreme civil disobedience to inflict damage upon goods or properties in order to serve a particular purpose or higher goal. The end justifies the means, according to the saboteurs.
Convenient amnesia
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/05/2018
» When the government didn't interfere as protesters read poetry in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) to rally against Premchai Karnasuta's killing of a protected black panther, it was a pleasant surprise. When they didn't obstruct Thai artist Vassan Sittiket's retrospective that included artworks criticising Thai society, things started to look even more hopeful. The BACC, about to celebrate its 10th anniversary, kept pushing the envelope, and the government didn't react like it normally would.