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Thai publishers set their sights on Asia
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/04/2013
» Contrary to what many believe, Thai publishers who produce mainly content of local interest are finding it easier to expand their reach to nearby countries, especially to large emerging markets in East Asia such as mainland China, Taiwan and Asean member states like Malaysia and Indonesia. This point was made recently by Chonrungsee Chalermchaikit, vice-president of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat).
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Singapore Slinger
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/04/2013
» If you follow Southeast Asian politics, you will find yourself paying extra attention to Lee Kuan Yew.
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When building fences beats taking offence
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/02/2013
» I'm no fan of apps nor of online games. Yet the news on Monday about the launch of Human Fence, an app created by Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Tha Sala community in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, prompted me to download it to my Facebook page right away.
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Animism and the Chinese New Year
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/02/2013
» The Chinese New Year has been one of my favourite holiday seasons. If I were in Bangkok, I would have purchased a red shirt printed with a little snake, the zodiac sign and mascot for this year, and attended a ritual of worship at any of the Chinese shrines you see in Yaowarat and other Chinese communities in the city.
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Never lost in translation
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/02/2013
» A Western woman recently asked me which books she should read in order to understand Thailand. The reading list is not hard to suggest. The problem is that many works on Thailand, by my definition, have not been translated.
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Great leap of leftovers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/02/2013
» I am upset every time I see leftover food on plates, and the agitation is a result of the way I was brought up.
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Dark dealings in blood ivory
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/03/2013
» Does the name Joseph Kony ring any bells? For many Facebook users, his name came up early last year when a video clip became famous as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the crimes of Kony and his Ugandan guerrilla group Lord's Resistance Army.
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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?
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Meet the makers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2013
» Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, the third book by writer Chris Anderson, comes at a perfect time _ again. The writer has been known for writing the right book at the right time, almost exactly when the events he mentions are moving towards the spotlight.
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Apocalypse later
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/12/2012
» If you're reading this article, it means the world has not ended yet (although there's still time if you're in American Samoa). Nibiru _ hypothetically a hidden rogue planet in the solar system _ has not rammed into Earth as various online prophecies have enthusiastically predicted.
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