Bangkok has turned 240th years old. The government, via the Culture Ministry, recently celebrated this auspicious occasion, with cultural performances and fun-filled activities at several landmark spots.
Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.
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Call me blasphemous, but my first reaction to the desserts in the shape of Buddha amulets now a matter of public frenzy was: So what?
Personally, I don t like this style of dessert, called A-lua. Not that much. But I can t help but admire the craftsmanship of this local pâtissier, Madam Choops. Her creations are meticulous and each amulet-inspired item looks real, despite using more subtle colours than real ones.
I knew from the beginning that this dessert would be very controversial. I knew several people, who regard themselves as devout Buddhists, would not be happy. They would condemn the maker. Also, I suspected that the National Buddhism Office (NBO) would not tolerate it.
Old solutions no answer to dust menace
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published : 25 Jan 2021 at 04:30
17 The polluted morning skyline, as seen from Phra Pok Klao Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Klong San district. Levels of the health-hazardous PM2.5 microdust have exceeded safe limits in parts of the capital and its vicinity recently. Apichart Jinakul
When pressured by newshounds last week about another round of PM2.5 dust that has blanketed the capital city and some other provinces for several days in a row, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon answered, The government has tackled it all along. Really?
If he believes in what he said, the DPM should ask himself why we still have to battle this man-made pollution that has become an annual pest for so many years? And after many years, government agencies still deal with the problem as if it was their first time, as if they were inexperienced. Now I fear that this once-a-year problem will be permanent.