• OPINION

  The poor can't afford to self-quarantine

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/03/2020

  » Pun is a Grab taxi driver working in Surat Thani province. On March 11, he was called to pick up a male passenger from a hotel and drive him to a hospital in the province, and then drive him back.

• OPINION

  Never forget the sad, tragic story of 'our Billy'

  Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2020

  » For six years, April 17 has gained significance as the date the media often report about the enforced disappearance of Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen. It is the date the Karen community near Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi pay tribute to "their Billy", the activist who is believed to have died several years ago.

• OPINION

  The fear of becoming a banana state

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/08/2016

  » 'The company changed the pattern of the rains, accelerated the cycle of harvests and moved the river from where it had always been." This vivid line is from the book <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i>, a magnum opus written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Nobel Prize-winning writer.

• LIFE

  A place among the dead

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/07/2016

  » Cemeteries are a sanctuary for the dead and the mourners. But the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung 72/5, known as Soi Susan Farang, has been known as a tourist attraction, due to the beautiful architecture of the memorial sites and splendidly carved gravestones. The cemetery, besides being one of the oldest burial grounds that remain unaffected by the urban development of the city, has a cultural value as a testament of foreign cultures present in Thailand from the mid-19th century until the present day.

• LIFE

  Sojourn in Siam 

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/12/2015

  » The Siamese Trail Of Ho Chi Minh -- the third book by Bangkok-based writer Teddy Spha Palasthira -- has come out in an interesting time. Not only did Vietnam celebrate the 40th year of the country's reunification earlier this year, but the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is set to become active next month, with a promise to bring the relationships and history of the region into public attention.

• LIFE

  Got soy milk?

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/09/2014

  » Two years ago, Kantat Aopchai, left his job as a teacher to sell nam tao hoo, or soy milk, from a food cart in front of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Prathom province. The 27-year-old inherited the recipe of delicious and fresh soy milk from his mum.

• OPINION

  The great Covid self-test kit challenge

  Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/07/2021

  » Finally, I got it. No. No, not the coronavirus, at least for now. What I got is an Covid-19 antigen test kit -- a rapid self-test that can provide the result in 30 minutes.

• THAILAND

  Test call for KL event attendees

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/03/2020

  » The Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur has issued an urgent advisory warning the 132 Thai-Muslims who attended an event in the Malaysian capital earlier this month to be immediately tested for Covid-19 after Malaysian authorities found new patients linked with the event.

• THAILAND

  Pollution taints seaside community's prosperity

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/02/2020

  » Bangkok's seaside neighbour Samut Sakhon is known for many things -- as a fishing hub, a thriving seafood market, and also as the largest location of Myanmar's migrant community in Thailand.

• OPINION

  Toxic farming chemicals acid test for new govt

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/06/2019

  » The return to Thai-style democracy will almost certainly see horse-trading among the coalition partners as they scramble for A-grade ministerial postings. For those who are accustomed to Thai politics, the reemergence of this political zeitgeist is hardly a surprise.

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