Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Tag: Thailand

Thailand places a ban on coral damaging sunscreens in marine national...

“As 80% to 90% of tourists visiting marine national parks on package tours usually go diving, marine national park staff will ask tour operators to explain to visitors the ban ahead of their visits.”

Thailand starts off new year with plastic bag ban

“It’s not going to be easy to change the way of thinking and behavior of those people.”

Elections in the era of charismatic politics

Authoritarian governments have tried to rig elections for ages. More dangerous are the far-right leaders concentrating their power by relatively fair elections.

8 world cities that could be underwater as oceans rise

"These global metropolises may look strong and stable, but it is a mirage. As sea levels rise, they are increasingly under threat and under water."

Seeking more power, Thailand’s new king is moving the country away...

As Vajiralongkorn transforms the nominal powers granted by the constitution into real powers to be exercised at his own discretion a restoration of a hybrid form of monarchical rule is now underway in the Land of Smiles.

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Demolition of the White House East Wing. Photo: Sizzlipedia / CC BY-SA 4.0

Trump conned by his own worst enemy: himself – and the fixated lunacy of...

Thus do clear MAGA victims of an unjust economic system make themselves double marks from an even worse, more costly betrayer.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Daderot

Supreme Court opens term with Boulder climate case against Exxon and Suncor

Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, which leaves open a 4-4 split that would let the Colorado ruling stand.
A community health center in Lytle, Texas. Photo: USDA

Refugees and asylum seekers lose Medicaid eligibility as 2025 law provision takes effect

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the immigrant eligibility limits will leave 100,000 more people uninsured by 2034.
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Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds

Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies, with it affecting the health of both women and infants.
A 19th-century Gray-Milne seismograph with recorder.

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more

There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.