Photos of the Week

[Muthukali]

Interesting images from around the kingdom

[Muthukali]

“Khun Chalerm never changes his mind,” sings Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung as he discusses retirement, soap operas... and driving the same car as Paris Hilton. Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong and Nattaya Chetchotiros.

[Muthukali]

From protests over the proposed Mae Wong dam to flooding in Sukhothai, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

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Although Thailand is among the signatories to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that meet in New York today, life for the disabled in its capital city remains a challenge. Photos by Toto Lozano.

[Muthukali]

From sniffer dogs at Mor Chit Bus Terminal to brightly coloured buses, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

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Rival supporters of the the red shirts and the yellow shirts were involved in violent clashes on Tuesday outside the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) offices on Phahon Yothin Road. The protesters from opposite ends of Thailand's political divide gathered after police summoned for questioning a former female teacher who publicly accused red-shirt key supporter Darunee Kritbunyalai of defaming the royal institution last month. Photos by Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn.

[Muthukali]

From heavy rains in Bangkok to the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

[Bartholomew]

Hi Muthukali,
Great photography threat and well carried by other members. Don't have photographs to share but will keep checking this threat to see more pictures and videos shared by other members.

[Leongsam]

Hi Muthukali,
Great photography threat and well carried by other members. Don't have photographs to share but will keep checking this threat to see more pictures and videos shared by other members.

It's "thread" you twit. "Threat" is something you're subjected to if you don't behave yourself.

[Muthukali]

Air traffic controllers at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport discuss the qualities needed for the job and why safety always comes first. Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong.

[Muthukali]

From arm-wrestlers to egg-farmers, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

[Muthukali]

From tropical storm Gaemi to ELLE Fashion Week, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

[Muthukali]

From protesting nurses to the potential site of a Formula One night race in Bangkok, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

[bertaka]

From protesting nurses to the potential site of a Formula One night race in Bangkok, enjoy these interesting images from around Thailand, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

That girl donating blood is so sweet.

Thanks bro, you make lonely nite good.

[bertaka]

Hi are you in Thailand?

Great pictures.

Thanks.

[Muthukali]

Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor (2:32)

Oct. 16 - Israeli entrepreneurs say they're about to take the cycling world by storm with their new bicycle - made of recycled cardboard. Each bike costs less than $US10 to produce which, the developers say, will make it an accessible, environmentally-friendly form of transportation all over the world. Jim Drury has more. ( Transcript )

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Baxter the robot readied for U.S. factory revival (2:50)

Oct. 17 - The revival of manufacturing in the U.S. has been a hot topic for debate in the run-up to the presidential election, but one company based in Boston believes the answer lies not in factory jobs for humans, but for robots. Rethink Robotics has developed a low cost automoton they say could re-energize factory floors and allow U.S. manufacturers to compete with low wage countries like China. Ben Gruber reports. ( Transcript )

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Trapped in amber, ancient insect shown hitching ride on a fly (1:18)

Oct. 18 - A researcher at the University of Manchester thinks he may have solved a riddle that has baffled scientists for years. How can a wingless insect just two millimetres long travel over water to colonise an island habitat where it now thrives ? Dr David Penney says the answer may lie inside a fossil, 16 million years old. Rob Muir has more. ( Transcript )

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World's oldest turtle fossil could bridge evolutionary gap (2:32)

Oct. 19 - Polish paleontologists have uncovered what they believe to be the world's oldest turtle fossil in the southern city of Poreba. They've also found what they suspect is a separate turtle species, previously unknown and hope that subsequent examination will help solve unanswered questions about the animals' evolution. Jim Drury reports. ( Transcript )

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Laser speed sensor promises safer air travel (3:14)

Oct. 17 - Australian engineers, motivated by the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, have come up with a laser speed sensor system for aircraft that they say will reduce the possibility of similar disasters. The Air France crash off the coast of Brazil was triggered by the icing of speed sensors on the exterior of the plane and, while the laser system is not designed as a replacement, its developers say it will greatly enhance flight safety. Elly Park reports. ( Transcript )