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Tongue-Thai’ed!: Of protester ‘garbage’, ancient kings and deputy PMs

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, May 15, 2013 10:00AM UTC

This is part XX of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. Chiang Mai will host the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Hope for Indonesia’s tigers and orangutans?

By Graham Land Mon, May 13, 2013 7:00AM UTC

Indonesia, home to one third of the world’s remaining tropical forests, is set to extend a ban on forest clearing. Extending the ban is crucial for the survival of severely threatened species such as the Sumatran tiger and orangutan. A two-year moratorium on deforestation is set to expire and you

Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

By AP News Sat, May 11, 2013 11:04AM UTC

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It’s time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. The move won’t be permanent, however, thanks to a deal hammered out between the two countries that will cost Thailand $1 million a

China is exporting lead poisoning

By Graham Land Fri, May 10, 2013 8:16PM UTC

Lead pollution is a major problem in China. In 2009 a serious scandal revealed that lead smelting plants in Shaanxi and Henan provinces had poisoned some hundreds of children from surrounding villages (850 reported cases near the Dongling Lead and Zinc Smelting Company in Changqing township alone). Four years on

Rhino crisis: If they’re gone, they’re gone forever

By Asian Correspondent Fri, May 10, 2013 11:59AM UTC

By Richard Benyon MP Rhinos, orangutans and tigers are on the brink of extinction. Last year 668 rhinos were poached in South Africa alone, rising from only 13 in 2007. Elephants are also increasingly being hunted and killed for their ivory with levels at their highest since records began. If