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A non-native threat to Thai waters
News, Pimpavadee Phaholyothin & Michael Roy, Published on 31/07/2024
» Thailand boasts some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. From the lush forests of the North to the mangroves of the South, this country is a sanctuary for a plethora of wildlife species. These natural systems have evolved over millennia, during which time plant and animal species have slowly moved across the landscape as climatic and ecological conditions changed. These species adapted to their new environments, and the systems adapted to them. But times have changed, and species now move from their native environments across the globe at the speed of shipping, air transport, and rail. This results in the rapid invasion of new species into environments that have few natural mechanisms to keep them in balance with native species or the built environment.
Recover Mekong's forgotten fish
News, Lan Mercado, Published on 04/03/2024
» Fish that walk, and even ones that talk, stingrays the size of cars, minnows smaller than your fingernail, snail-eating pufferfish and ghostly salmon carp. These are just some of the 1,148 extraordinary fish species hidden beneath the surface of the Mekong river's murky waters for millennia.
Scout's dishonour
News, Postbag, Published on 03/07/2022
» Re: "Scouts take oath, parade to celebrate National Scout Day," (Online, July 1).
In Britain it helps to be a little eccentric
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/01/2022
» Last week's column concerning traditional British food unfortunately failed to mention one of the highlights of the year, the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships, held every September in Ramsbottom, near Manchester. It dates back to the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century between the House of Lancaster (red rose) and the House of York (white rose).
Thailand becoming even more amazing
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/11/2021
» With the kingdom opening up again the Tourist Authority of Thailand have announced that they are primarily interested in "quality tourists". What exactly constitutes a quality tourist is not entirely clear, but one suspects it's a polite way of saying anyone with lots of money. No riff-raff or hoi polloi please.
Chula boffins unearth ancient microsnail fossil
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2021
» A fossil belonging to a new species of microsnail has been recovered from the sea in Samut Sakhon, a team of researchers say.
An unlikely place to have a good laugh
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/09/2021
» The news has been so gloomy lately I have spent some time scouring newspapers for something remotely cheerful to write about … and failing miserably. I would even settle for silly news which is usually abundant in Thailand, but even that is in scarce supply these days.
Prayut courts PR disaster as floods devastate Ubon
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/09/2019
» Does Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha have communications strategists? If so, they should be fired after a week of non-stop miscommunications.
Costly justice is justice denied to poor
News, Nonarit Bisonyabut & Siranan Dechakupt, Published on 10/04/2019
» The greater the damage done, the easier the justice system should be to help the afflicted, right? Sorry, that's not how the Thai judicial system operates.
Look beyond cheap paddy markets
News, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 26/02/2019
» This week is a crucial time for the controversial rice bill as the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), which was hand-picked by the military regime, is expected to have a second reading amid pressing concerns the legislation will have an enormous impact on rice farmers.