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Boost from an unlikely source
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/01/2012
» There was a small but uplifting news from the criminal court last Friday _ an unlikely place to expect such news.
Lost (And Found) in Thailand
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/01/2013
» Do the French, Indians, Japanese or anyone else feel jittery when foreign filmmakers arrive to make movies about their country?
Water world
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/04/2013
» The Northeast is parched and farmers are bearing the brunt of water scarcity at the height of summer.
The life Aquatic
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2013
» Is it his legendary lungs or daredevil spirit that makes Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras "The deepest man in the world"?
Paradise lost
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/08/2013
» The words "national park" should convey the spirit of conservation and a well-protected space of natural beauty. But in Thailand, sometimes the parks are beset by scandals and controversy that also imply problems: law violation, land disputes, poaching, encroachment and environmental abuses.
Reversing the rot
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/09/2013
» When one thinks of Rayong, what are the images that spring to mind? Is it a picture of Sunthorn Phu - the late renowned poet, the province's famous native _ or the outlandish image of petrochemical factories at Map Ta Phut belching fire and smoke?
Readers rebel at BMA's profligacy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/09/2013
» The Skytrain walkway in front of the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre is usually noisy and bustling with human traffic.
The tipping point
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/10/2013
» It is just small news, just another report of deaths. Two forest rangers were killed earlier this month by illegal poachers in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, in the country's rich Western Forest Complex.
Clearing the way
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2013
» Forest areas in Thailand have been shrinking at an alarming rate. Between 1973 and 2009, 30.9 million rai of land was cleared of trees, according to a study by Khwanchai Duangsathaporn, assistant professor at the Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry at Kasetsart University.
Documenting disaster
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/10/2013
» Like other environmental calamities, the 54,000-litre oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand from PTT Global Chemical's pipeline on the morning of July 27 will soon become a distant memory. Collective anger towards PTT has started to subside thanks to a well-oiled PR machine and orchestrated efforts by Thai authorities to play down the environmental impact.