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  • THAILAND

    Family suspicious of sudden death of hospitalised prisoner

    Published on 11/12/2018

    » NARATHIWAT: Relatives are seeking an investigation into the "suspicious death" of a young man at Narathiwat Hospital who was serving a jail sentence in a southern security case.

  • WORLD

    French PM to detail Macron's measures to appease 'yellow vests'

    AFP, Published on 11/12/2018

    » PARIS: The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron's speech met the demands of the "yellow vest" movement, even as many demonstrators said they were disappointed and vowed to press on with their protest.

  • THAILAND

    Ban on political activities lifted

    Published on 11/12/2018

    » The National Council for Peace and Order on Tuesday lifted its prohibition on political gatherings and support for political activities, but this will have no affect on the prosecution of earlier violators of the ban.

  • LIFE

    Celebrating the season of giving at So Sofitel Bangkok

    Published on 11/12/2018

    » A stellar constellation of festive events clustered on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year Day. Start your countdown this holiday season and buckle up as SO Sofitel Bangkok blasts off into the new year with the “SO Galactic Odyssey” festive program 2018.

  • LIFE

    Coming full circle

    Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/12/2018

    » At the moment, this very minute, over 30 million tonnes of garbage is scattered around the country -- untreated, leaking leachates, and stinking.

  • LIFE

    Rethinking sustainability -- while there's still time

    Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/12/2018

    » According to the United Nations Environmental Programme, every year 8-15 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped into the world's oceans, killing marine life and entering the human food chain. According to a study by Ocean Conservancy, a Washington-based environmental advocacy group, five Asian countries (China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand) account for some 60% of all that plastic waste swirling around the sea.

  • THAILAND

    Bride trafficking: Mekong women pressed into marriage in China

    AFP, Published on 11/12/2018

    » PHNOM PENH: Everyone did well from Nary's marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little prospect of seeing her son again.

  • LIFE

    Rules for a truly sustainable economy

    Published on 11/12/2018

    » Climate change, unfair labour practices, corruption and other sustainability issues are moving up the corporate agenda. Bain & Company recently surveyed 297 global companies, and 81% said that sustainability is more important to their business today than it was five years ago; 85% believe that it will be even more important five years from now.

  • LIFE

    Measure for measure

    Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/12/2018

    » Sustainability is everybody's problem. And while we encourage companies to adjust their corporate practices to suit circular economy practices, it's equally important to look at ourselves and ponder how our daily actions and choices are affecting the environment.

  • LIFE

    Plastic road leads the way

    Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 11/12/2018

    » The road is short, only 220 metres long, yet it holds a tremendous promise for a zero-waste future.

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