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Weathering the storm of flood, disaster response
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/01/2019
» When Tropical Storm Pabuk hit last week, did you notice what element of Thailand's typical disaster response was absent in the rescue mission?
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Taking road safety into our own hands
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/01/2019
» Yesterday marked the end of the "seven dangerous days" -- the annual New Year festival period when roads become deadly and the death toll rises. Another such annual deadly week happens during Songkran in April.
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More taxes may not be a bad thing
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/12/2018
» On Monday, I spent an unusually long time -- more than half a day -- just to get my car tyres replaced at a shop. Usually, it takes about two hours to get the old tyres replaced with the new ones.
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Has cannabis clouded our judgement?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/11/2018
» Today is a long-awaited day for marijuana supporters. No, I am not talking about potheads who dream of growing cannabis in their backyards. Supporters here are local traditional and alternative medicine practitioners and researchers who want to develop it for medical use.
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Chanting prayers for the homeless
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/11/2018
» Over a year ago, I met the lone man of Lumpini Park for the first time. He was diligently reciting a Buddhist verse, and it was the time I learned the piece was the sacred Channabanchorn Gatha.
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Going Dutch can transform water to gold
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/10/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) finally passed the long-awaited water resource bill early this month, with 191 votes in favour, two votes against and six abstentions.
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Enforce laws to halt rabies' return
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/09/2018
» A small village called Ban Nong Khai Hia in Nakhon Ratchasima's Sida district is shrouded with fear.
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Monumental matters need city to clue in
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/09/2018
» I must confess that I am bemused over the question concerning the legal ownership of Victory Monument raised by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
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No quick fix to our higher education ills
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/08/2018
» I don't know whether I should laugh or cry about the product of our government's hard and diligent work in its efforts to reform Thailand's higher education.
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Cash crop policy a recipe for floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/08/2018
» Like several cities in Thailand, Nan, an increasingly popular tourist town in the northern region, has been devastated by floods since July.
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