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Moo Deng leads Thailand's cultural promotion project
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2024
» The Ministry of Culture has announced a project to promote Thai culture to the world, featuring celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng as the presenter.
Scam ring victims return from Cambodia
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2022
» Seven Thais who appealed to be rescued from the hands of a scam ring in Cambodia through a livestreamed video session have safely returned to Thailand, according to the police yesterday.
Karen seek to delay Unesco forest listing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2019
» Ethnic Karen villagers living in the forest in Kaeng Krachan National Park are to petition the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), calling on it to delay listing the forest as a World Heritage Site.
Intangible heritage stands up to scrutiny
News, Montakarn Suvanatap, Published on 15/12/2018
» The recent 2018 inscriptions of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on Unesco Lists has raised again global awareness about variations of masked dance in Southeast Asia, which retell the story of Rama, the Vishnu-reincarnated king who defeats the demon king Ravana.
Tropical neighbours chase energy goals
News, Jake Brunner & Brian Eyler, Published on 24/02/2018
» Water management in the Mekong region is, in practice, dominated by energy objectives. In Cambodia, the priority is to substitute domestically produced hydropower for expensive diesel and electricity imports. In Laos, the priority is to generate revenue by drawing in foreign investment in dams and export excess electricity to its neighbours, with Thailand as its biggest market. In Vietnam, which has already built out most of its hydropower potential, the priority is to meet a projected tripling in energy demand by 2030 while protecting the economically vital Mekong Delta from the impacts of upstream dams.