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Over eons, tropical plants have learnt how to cope with a range of conditions. It is worth noting these strategies. Wherever possible, I like to try and replicate the ways and wherefores of Mother Nature. For example in tropical rainforests, and there were hectares of pristine jungle in Phuket once upon a time, there are distinct micro-climates: all the way up from the understorey level where ground-hugging, moisture-loving and sun-deprived plants clamber amid the organic detritus of leaves and humus, to the canopy where the loftiest trees are bathed in ultra-violet light and the direct caress of rain. There are natural layers in between these domains, but tropical fauna, like tropical flora, find them less important: most creatures are adapted to inhabit either the canopy (monkeys, birds) or the forest floor (deer, shrews, snakes).

Green Thoughts: Tales from the undergrowth

What better way to see Spain than a 900-kilometre walk right across it in one go, covering five exotic provinces, starting from St Jean in France and finishing at Finesterre on the Atlantic by way of Santiago? I am referring to the Camino de Frances, The Way of St James or the Camino de Santiago, as it is variously referred to. Camino is Spanish for path.

The Long Road: Reflections on walking Spain’s historic Camino de Santiago

Today I would like to introduce you to Vipassana meditation (or Buddhist insight meditation) in the tradition of Ajarn Tong Sirimangalo, which I discovered for myself a few months ago. In the past, I had not been great at meditation and the techniques that I tried before had not really captured or convinced me. However, since practising Vipassana, I meditate daily for some hours at home – doing both sitting and walking meditation.

Vipassana meditation: Experience reality as it truly is

SATUN: Unesco has dedicated a huge area of Satun province, south of Phuket on the Andaman coast, as a “Global Geopark”. The Geopark covers four districts – Thungwa, La-ngu, Manang and part of Muang Satun – and includes two national parks and one wildlife sanctuary.

Unesco dedicates huge Satun area as ‘Global Geopark’

	Arts
	Arts

Sculptor Arnaud Nazare-Aga talks about his quest to spread happiness

Artist in residence at Kata Rocks, Arnaud Nazare-Aga, has extended the extraordinary exhibition of his captivating handmade sculptures.

A writer's life in the island fast lane

Expat author Patrick Campbell to launch his Phuket memoirs

The Language of Art || The Pavilions

[VIDEO] From Trash To Treasure

Film brings Native influence on US music out of shadows

	Community
	Community

Soi Dog mobile clinic in full swing at Nai Harn Lake

PHUKET: Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos visited Soi Dog’s Phuket mobile clinic at Nai Harn Lake Park today (April 18) to observe the work and progress of sterilization and vaccination.

Unleashed: It’s ok, my dog is friendly!

Phuket’s sailing community says farewell to Tom Howard

Phuket International Women’s Club elects new committee at AGM

Asean law makers join NGO to target human traffickers

How Papaya got her name

	Culture
	Culture

All About Buddhism: Songkran then and now

In All About Buddhism last week, we discussed the Prince of Charity as well as a man who antagonised him named Chuchok. The Buddha lived as the Prince of Charity in a past life just prior to the life in which he would reign as Buddha. The Prince of Charity is celebrated for giving away all of his possessions to the poor. Mr Chuchok bought the prince’s children but mistreated them, which makes him a bad person.

All About Buddhism: A look back at the history of Thai New Year celebrations

All About Buddhism: It’s in every one of us

World Wai Khru Muay Thai Ceremony 2018 to bring 1,800 disciples to Ayutthaya

Phuket History: An execution observed

All About Buddhism: Buddhism to go

	Dining
	Dining

Banyan Tree to host star Chef Peter Kuruvita amid Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival

PHUKET: Award-winning Australian chef and restaurateur Peter Kuruvita will host a weekend of fine cuisine at Banyan Tree Phuket from April 27-29 under the resorts “Guest Chef Series” and coinciding with the Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival.

Thanyapura’s DiVine Restaurant receives award from Anti-Additive Association

[VIDEO] Phuket's Best Burger 4

Banyan Tree’s Saffron restaurant to welcome Thailand’s own Michelin-Star chef

Taihei seeks to take on the mantle of Phuket’s most authentic Japanese restaurant

‘Phuket’s Best Burger’ competition 2018: ‘Showcase of the Immortals’

	Education
	Education

Gateway to success: BISP attracts admissions officers from leading global universities

It’s not just tourists coming to Phuket in record numbers each year, so are university admission officers. In this academic year British International School, Phuket has welcomed admission officers from over 150 institutions from 18 different countries. This is the highest number of admission officers to come to BISP in the history of the school.

Satree IPC students have some hands on learning in Chiang Mai

BCIS’s vision of maintaining excellence is visible in all its endeavours

QSI Director Rob Peters’ focus is firmly on quality over quantity

BISP students to represent Asia-Pacific at MIT LaunchX Global finals

Education Corner: Early Years education essentials

	Phuket Entertainment
	Phuket Entertainment

Big prizes up for grabs at 7th annual PAPA Youth Talent Competition

The seventh edition of Phuket Academy of Performing Arts’ (PAPA) annual Youth Talent Competition will be held on Sunday, April 29 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Patong.

Big names confirmed for Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival

Phuket Hotels Association Benefit: A night of 'Glam, Glitz and Glitter'

Local acts to shine at Stargazer

Mr Saxman, Pui Duangpon to jazz up Laguna Phuket Food & Music Festival

Rotary fundraiser set to be one big conga line of fun, food and frivolity

	Environment
	Environment

Thailand's monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters

Wild macaque monkeys have learned to use tools to crack open nuts and even shuck oysters, researchers said last Wednesday (Mar 21), identifying a rare skill-set long thought to be the exclusive party trick of humans and chimps. Scientists from Britain and Thailand, where the native long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) feeds on sea almonds, oil palm nuts and the occasional bivalve, observed the monkeys using stones for two distinct tasks. Larger rocks, some weighing up to two kilograms, were used as a hammer to smash open nuts, while sharper stones formed knife-like levers to jimmy open prey such as oysters. Before the study, conducted on Thailand's Piak Nam Yai island, it was thought that only chimpanzees and bearded capuchins used stones to break open food in the wild. Professor Tomos Proffitt, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at University College London, who wrote the study, said it could have wide relevance to primate studies. "It contributes to our increasing understanding that not only apes and humans use tools for different tasks," he told AFP. "We should view macaques as highly intelligent problem solvers, in the same way that chimpanzees, capuchin monkeys are and early humans were also." Scientists in Brazil in 2016 observed wild-bearded capuchin monkeys hammering away at stones to create rough flakes similar to the tools first used by human forerunners. But one of the macaques' food sources, the oil palm, was only introduced to their island in the past few decades, meaning that the monkeys have learned to use tools to access its fruit for food extremely quickly, evolutionarily speaking. "What we see is that they are adapting this stone tool use to other food sources away from the coast," Proffitt said. "In many cases of primate tool use these behaviours are learnt by youngsters through many years of observation and is not something that is genetically coded into them." The study was published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.

Species in decline worldwide, humans at risk

McDonald’s first restaurant chain to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Green Thoughts: Monsieur de Bougainville’s brilliant bounty

Top bottled water brands contaminated with plastic particles: report

The Nai Harn Phuket receives Green Hotel Award

	Health
	Health

Thanyapura appoints new International Medical Advisor

PHUKET: Thanyapura Health and Sports Resort is looking forward to welcoming its newest International Medical Advisor, Dr Colleen Galvin replacing Professor Dr Michael Klentze, who has been instrumental in the setting up and development of Thanyapura’s Integrative Health Centre in Phuket.

Thanyapura appoints Sujeet Gupta as Ayurveda Medical Consultant and Wellness Director

Start the New Year right with a fun and friendly yoga retreat in Phuket

Kim's Yoga: Taking life at a snail’s pace

Buddhist author to teach free English-Language meditation workshop in Phuket

Keep an eye on your vision health

	People
	People

Inspired Phuketian: A legacy of sustainability

The late King’s given name, Bhumibol Adulyadej, translates in English as “Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power” and it was his dedication and commitment to supporting those who toiled on the land – the country’s farmers and rural communities – that secured the monarch’s place in the hearts of Thai people.

Phuket’s Mr Bean plays jails for laughs

Able Wanamakok's new life-coaching collaboration seeks to create confident communicators

Phuket's Sipatrada ‘Winnie’ Phiutong wins Miss Teen Thailand

IT guru looks to deliver freedom via crypto-investment

Phuket's Winnie one of the youngest entrants in Miss Teen Thailand

	Technology
	Technology

Apps to help you create charming vintage videos for your social media

If you are an avid user of social media, especially the Instagram platform, chances are that lately you have noticed vintage video apps seem to be all the rage.

Facebook to verify identities, require labels for political ads

Facebook crisis prompts Silicon Valley soul-searching

Tech Tidbits: Track your daily water intake with these handy hydration apps

Google begins blocking annoying ads on its browser

Snapchat redesign sparks backlash among some users

	Travel
	Travel

Take a bow Mai Khao! Northwest Phuket delivers natural charm, serene cycling scenery

The Mai Khao region in Phuket’s northwest has long been home to breeding Andaman sea turtles, plus an abundance of other species of flora and fauna, although “Homo Touristicus” remained noticeable by its absence until just a few years ago.

Just minutes from Phuket, Koh Maphrao feels a million miles away

Moving abroad: An expat guide to Thailand

Bali boasts ancient temples, volcanic landscape, unique cuisine and friendly people

Jamie's Phuket: In search of the dragon’s cave

Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago is a step back in time to a peacful island existence

	World Entertainment
	World Entertainment

Hollywood stars declare war on sexual misconduct at Globes

Hollywood spoke with one voice at the Golden Globes on Sunday to declare war on the film industry's culture of sexual harassment and abuse, as it kicked off its annual awards season on a rare serious note.

Liam Gallagher: I'm definitely maybe misunderstood

Clooney puts poison in Anywhere USA's peanut butter

Victoria and Abdul: a 130-year-old story for our times

Ai Weiwei showcases refugee epic in Venice

Love, wrinkles and all, conquers Venice Film Festival

China (Shanghai) International Boat Show 2018

International Law office of Ake and Associates

The Blue Horizon World Corporate Golf Challenge Thailand

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