The Daily Populous

Monday March 5th, 2018 evening edition

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Tycoon who ate Thai black leopard plans to build highway through 'pristine' habitat in Myanmar.

A Thai businessman caught poaching a rare black leopard plans to build a highway through a pristine forest in Myanmar that is home to endangered leopards and connects two tiger sanctuaries.

Conservationists, residents, and an armed ethnic group have all expressed concerns about the project.

Mr Premchai and three associates were caught camping in Thailand's Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary with guns, the skin of a black leopard and soup made from the female leopard's tail.

The case has outraged many Thais, with fresh protests on Sunday in central Bangkok featuring demonstrators wearing black leopard masks demanding justice despite the tycoon's wealth and connections.

The high-profile poaching scandal has also rung alarm bells for conservationists and those effected by a proposed highway between the Thai border and Myanmar's Dawei special economic zone.

said Thant Zin, director of the Dawei Development Association, an advocacy group in Myanmar. »

SpaceX confirms plan to activate South Texas launch site in late 2018

Authored by teslarati.com

“We are currently targeting late 2018 for the site in South Texas to be operational but we’re reviewing our progress and will turn the site online as soon as it’s ready.”.

SpaceX already operates an extensive rocket testing facility in Central Texas, tests that previously included flights of a Falcon 9 reuse demonstrator.

SpaceX confirms plan to activate South Texas launch site in late 2018. »

The creator of 'Super Mario' can't bike to work because his safety is too important

Authored by thisisinsider.com
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Biking to work is usually thought of as the healthier option, but one major video game company won't allow their best creative mind to cycle because they're afraid he might go the way of "Frogger.".

Shigeru Miyamoto, the brilliant creator of "Super Mario Brothers," "Donkey Kong," "The Legend of Zelda" and many, many more iconic video game franchises, is too important to Nintendo for the company to allow him to bike to work.

The man was knighted in France, becoming the first video game creator to be knighted under the country's Order of Arts and Letters. »

Big Cheese festival apologises for running out of cheese

Authored by bbc.com
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If you're going to promise a cheese festival, the one thing you really need is cheese.

They've been been hit with complaints on social media, with people calling it a "shambles" - with one simply saying "hmmm, was expecting more cheese".

The Big Cheese Festival had promised "a plethora of the finest international cheesemakers and mongers showcasing their amazing cheeses". »