While international meetings to discuss climate change and policies that affect the world can seem rather distant to us as individuals, on a local level there are many exciting and creative initiatives all over the world where people are developing practical solutions to the environmental problems they see. The Earthshot prize highlights many of these…
Thailand is home to many incredible destinations, here we are looking into 5 Things to Do in Phuket on a Sunny Day. Nothing can compare with the beauty of Phuket. Tropical beaches line the island’s shores, while lush jungles cover its mountainous regions. The island is also dotted with Buddhist temples and shrines rich in…
Public Service Broadcasting are not your usual band. Since their debut, they have released a number of albums tackling subjects like Irish shipbuilding, Welsh coal mining and space transmissions. They are back with a new album, Bright Magic, focusing on Germany. This week they tell us all about it. You can see their Facebook and…
Since their discovery in the 1970s, artemisinin-based drugs have become the mainstay of treatment for malaria caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. Researchers have identified artemisinin-resistant malaria parasites in Southeast Asia since the early 2000s, but now, there is evidence of resistance in Rwanda and Uganda. Dr Betty Balikagala of Juntendo University tells us how…
Join Mark Stanley on Sunday at 8 pm when he lines up a very special Soundtraxx Private Reserve for the start of October. Welcome to a Special Reserve Soundtraxx from our good friend Mark Stanley who presents Soundtraxx every Sunday here on Phuket FM Radio 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and is available on-demand and…
Is Spyware threatening independent media Samuel Woodhams, the author of a report entitled “Spyware: An unregulated and escalating threat to independent media”, is live on this week Digital Planet show. His research shows that the current unchecked growth of the commercial spyware industry is allowing repressive governments to monitor, harass and attack independent journalists and…
October in Phuket is trailing towards the end of the rainy season. It is still, however, considered a relatively wet month following the monsoonal rains in September. The last rains of the season, combined with low season prices make October a great time to visit Phuket. As do the fewer crowds and lower airfares. See…
Covid 19 researchers studying bats in Northern Laos have found evidence that brings us closer than ever to understanding the origin of Sars-Covid-19. Since the beginning of the coronavirus, pandemic scientists have tried to pinpoint the exact origin of SARS-CoV-2. But recent evidence from the Institut Pasteur has identified several novel coronaviruses with similarities to…
Many people have struggled with their mental health during the pandemic but don’t always feel free to discuss it, especially at work. Mental health stigma remains a problem, and discussing your difficulties at all is off-limits. For many years in England, a campaign called Time To Change tried to change attitudes. The evidence from that…
Arctic AI Have you checked the ice-cap forecast? Melting sea ice might be a well-known symptom of global warming, but how do scientists predict how quickly ice will recede? Press PLAY and listen to this week’s show Can AI predict Arctic ice loss? A new Artificial Intelligence tool does a better job than traditional prediction…
President Xi Jinping is taking a Great Science Leap for China and investing seriously in his strategic vision of turning China into a nation of scientific pace-setters. China’s past contributions to modern science have been proportionally lacklustre, but with a reinvigorated focus over the past two decades, China is fast turning from imitator to innovator….
LATEST NEWS: Nick Cassidy stands in for Alex Albon (THA) at the wheel of the #23 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 in the colours of Red Bull’s premium fashion brand AlphaTauri. Albon will instead attend the Formula One Grand Prix in Turkey as the reserve and test driver for Red Bull Racing Honda. UPDATE: Lawson…
Since the debut of their first album in the early 1990s The Manic Street Preachers have only reached the top spot in the album chart on one occasion. They are back with their 14th studio album and it looks set to be this week’s highest new entry. The Welsh rock group won out by securing…
An international team of researchers has discovered that an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea in February this year was the result of the re-activated Ebola virus in someone who’d been infected at least five years ago during the earlier large Ebola epidemic that swept through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. This means the virus can…
In 2020 Vietnam ran a successful track and trace system Covid in Vietnam, with very few coronavirus infections and for a long time no deaths at all, while other countries had thousands. In 2021 things haven’t gone so well and since July strict stay at home, orders have been in place in some cities. Vietnam,…
Robert Yancy Cause of Death: How Did Natalie Cole’s Son Die? Updated 13th September 2021. Yancy’s aunt, Timolin Cole Augustus said: “It appears to be a sudden heart attack.” A drummer, he frequently toured with his mother. He also performed at his mother’s funeral in January 2016. At the time of his death, he was working…
Get 102.5 FM says the promotion and why? As a BBC broadcast partner, 102.5 has invested heavily in ensuring Phuket Central and South-West Phuket has decent FM radio reception. Why? Because we want Phuket to enjoy the best and continue to offer professionally produced radio programming. Get 102.5 FM on your dial. Great Music. Local…
For the world to have a decent chance of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, 90 per cent of remaining coal reserves and 60% of unexploited oil and gas have to stay in the ground. These are the stark findings of carbon budget research by scientists at University College London. Dan Welsby spells out…
How art and gardening have saved some people’s mental health and wellbeing during Covid the pandemic. Claudia visits the most wonderful allotment to find out how one community in the UK has benefited. Nightmares and how people with psychosis can be plagued and even traumatised by bad dreams, but that there is a way of…
The so-called Children Code has just come into force in the UK. The Age-appropriate design code aims to protect children online by making digital services accessed by children comply with standards that safeguard children from being tracked and profiled. This includes toys, games and edtech but also social media and video sharing platforms. Changes have…
The COVID19 pandemic and future vaccines. The Pandemic has revolutionised the way vaccines are made and underlined the inequalities in access to vaccines. But will it leave a legacy? Roland Pease explores the potential for mRNA and other revolutionary vaccines to make future health protection faster, safer and more flexible, whether ‘universal’ vaccines will give…
Emotional Breath this week on Science in Action we take a look at a study that focuses on how the exhalation of breath determines the emotional response. Cinema viewers, watching The Hunger Games, were monitored to see if researchers could tell the emotion of the crowd by measuring certain markers in their breath and looking…
When hurricane Ida struck the coast of Louisiana last weekend, almost to the day that Katrina did 16 years ago, comparisons between the two events were soon to follow. As the latest storm continues to wreak havoc and death further north in the US, Suzana Camargo of Columbia university talks to Roland Pease about the…
The band Chvrches are back with their fourth album – Screen Violence – which was released on 27 August. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry takes us through the recording of it. We catch up with newcomer Maisie Peters who is signed to Ed Sheeran’s record company and has just released her debut album, You Signed Up…
Certainty is comforting. Certainty is quick. But climate science is uncertain. And this is particularly true for people who are trying to understand climate change. Climate scientist, Tamsin Edwards tackles this uncertainty head-on. She quantifies the uncertainty inherent in all climate change predictions to try and understand which of many possible storylines about the future…
Indian authorities have approved the world’s first DNA Covid vaccine for emergency use. Not all the data that has led to the opening of the phase 3 trials is yet publicly available, but as public health policy expert Chandrakant Lahariya explains to Roland, it could be a real help in India’s, and the world’s, fight…
Electric Police and Phuket get ATV Police Patrols for Beaches. The ATVs are to be funded by the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation – along with 29 million baht for more security cameras around the island and an extra 32 million baht for 80 powerful light stands to illuminate the dark area at beaches and at…
Victims of crimes in Kata and Karon can now file reports with police by visiting any 7-Eleven convenience store in the area. Tourists in Kata-Karon now have an alternative and easy way to reach the police. Our hope is that this will boost tourist’s confidence in their safety during their stay on the island, Phuket…
This weekend, the British International School Phuket BIS Phuket held their thirteenth BISP Soccer 7s football tournament. With over 100 teams from more than 30 schools from all over the region, this year’s tournament continued the trend set in previous years for friendly but highly competitive weekends. The home team BISP took out the title…
Announcing Phuket Raceweek new dates of August 26th – 29th, 2021 The good news here in Phuket is a confident government plan to re-open Phuket from the 1st of July, known as the “Phuket Sandbox”, which some of you may have heard about. Subject to full confirmation from the Phuket Authorities, the event owner and…
Phuket is a beautiful tropical island that offers a great escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. We are not sure which beach Phuket will fit your plans when visiting Phuket, but what we will do is share a few, best beaches, quiet beaches, the most famous beach and what we think is…
Saturday, July 24th 2021 is Asalha Bucha day. Sunday, July 25th, is the start of Buddhist Lent. Monday, July 26th, is a public holiday as these days fall on a weekend. Only Saturday and Sunday are alcohol ban days, alcohol will be allowed on Monday, as it is a “makeup” day and not a religious…
Updated 11 July 2021. The Student Government of Chulalongkorn University (SGCU) has posted an open letter, requesting a review of the decision to grant an honorary doctorate of science degree to business tycoon Dhanin Chearavanont reports The Nation. The student club said the university’s regulations on granting an honorary doctorate degree, BE 2555 (2012) should…