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Wanted activist is extradited to Vietnam
News, Published on 02/12/2025
» A Vietnamese activist granted refugee status by the UN has been extradited to Vietnam, where he faces a decade in prison, his lawyer said on Monday.
Another day, another massacre
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/11/2025
» The ceasefire in Gaza, however shaky, is freeing up some bandwidth for the world's media to fret about other ongoing massacres, and UN Secretary General António Guterres wasted no time in turning the spotlight on Sudan. "The horrifying crisis in Sudan … is spiralling out of control," he said on Monday -- but he didn't explain why.
India winning the poverty fight
News, Shamika Ravi, Published on 16/08/2025
» Contrary to popular belief, democracy is about far more than holding elections or ensuring the peaceful transfer of political power. At its core lies the duty of elected representatives to respond to the fundamental needs of all citizens -- especially the marginalised and vulnerable -- regardless of their political or religious affiliations. Reducing poverty and fostering inclusive development are critical to fulfilling this democratic responsibility.
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.
Police seize millions of pills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2025
» The "Seal Stop Safe" anti-drug operation has resulted in the arrests of over a dozen suspects and the seizure of millions of methamphetamine pills and large quantities of crystal meth, the Defence Ministry has reported.
Justice for ethnic communities
News, Editorial, Published on 02/02/2025
» Lawmakers have a historic opportunity this week to right a wrong by passing legislation to protect ethnic groups and their way of life. This is not just about justice -- it's about securing a future where cultural diversity thrives alongside environmental sustainability.
Phuket sees tourist influx for NY break
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran and Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 27/12/2024
» A huge influx of tourists is expected in many Thai destinations during the New Year holiday, with Phuket anticipating 230,000 visitors from Dec 28-Jan 1.
Bridging the needs of communities
News, Regan Pairojmahakij, Published on 30/10/2024
» The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of Parties (COP) in Cali, Colombia, COP16, provides an opportunity to move closer to achieving the world's biodiversity conservation goals. From Oct 21 to this Friday, this year's CBD COP follows both the UN Climate Change and Desertification COPs as the last in a triad of "super" COP events taking place in close succession. It follows from the watershed CBD COP15, where the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted.
Department of National Parks slams forest amnesty bills
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2024
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has voiced its disagreement with two bills which seek to protect indigenous people's rights to their land, saying the bills will erode the department's ability to preserve the nation's forests.
Abuses well-known
News, Postbag, Published on 12/03/2023
» Re: "Tools of terrorists,"(PostBag, March 11).