New campaign aims to reduce shark fin soup consumption bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Thai-Australian model who wowed her way to this year's Miss Universe Thailand title with an empowering message of "#realsizebeauty" has cast a spotlight on changing standards in a country where a smaller frame has long been seen as the ideal for women. Anchilee Scott-Kemmis impressed the beauty pageant judges early on with her video presentation for the selection round,.
Thais urged to pledge against buying and owning ivory and tiger amulets under new Mercy is Power campaign nationthailand.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationthailand.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Through Precious Plastic, environmentalist Dominic Puwasawat Chakrabongse hopes to foster a nation-wide circular economy
After earning a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy from the London School of Economics, Dominic Puwasawat Chakrabongse pursued his passion for environment conservation with several NGOs around the globe. On returning to Thailand he was shocked by Bangkok’s overwhelming abundance of trash and decided take action. “I wanted to do something that was community driven and emphasised the circular economy,” he says. “That’s how Precious Plastic Thailand came about. It was born out of this effort to inspire and empower ordinary people across the country to change their perception of plastic and understand that it can be turned into something new and valuable.”