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Cleaning up the accolades
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/06/2015
» Every Monday is a special day on Koh Lipe, a sandy, breathtaking and increasingly touristy Andaman island off Satun province. It's the day when everyone, locals or visitors, can call themselves a hero.
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Paradise lost
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/04/2015
» In his weekly television address last Friday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed what many had feared: the government is committed to developing Pak Bara Deep Sea Port in Satun province, despite concerns about environmental impact and local livelihoods. The port will handle cargo and oil deliveries from the Indian Ocean.
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Seismic shift in thinking
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/05/2015
» Whenever Prof Pennung Warnitchai — renowned expert on structural engineering from the Asia Institute of Technology (AIT) — appears in the media, people assume there must have been an earthquake or some other kind of seismic activity.
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Schooled by a gypsy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/05/2015
» At first glance, Saengsoem Harntalay appears as a typical Urak Lawoi sea gypsy, an ethnic group of seafarers that populate the coastal area and islands in the South Andaman Sea. Her skin tone is a deep dark, matching her sharp, bright eyes and imminent brows. In the same way that some villagers appears too shy and on guard, Saengsoem exudes the air of reserve and looks to be overly cautious against strangers.
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The real-life Dr Doolittle
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/05/2015
» Communicating with animals is common in fairy tales, folk stories and myths, but imagine a world where you could really talk them. The idea might seem outlandish but for Sarochinee Kulpreecha there is more than a germ of truth in it. As a professional animal communicator, Sarochinee has trained herself to do what we've always longed to do: have full conversations with our beloved animal friends through telepathy and studying behavioural techniques and animal psychology.
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An endangered craft
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/05/2015
» Ban Khlong Rua, a Muslim village in Krabi province, might be just another small fishing village on the Andaman Sea. But for southerners living along this side of the coast, the name represents the hub of Andaman fishing boatbuilding.
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Sustainable scraps of common sense
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/06/2015
» Last month may well be remembered as a watershed moment in the fight against our ignorance and gluttony-driven food consumption. The good news that might set precedent in the future is about French councillor Arash Derambarsh, who succeeded in passing a law to solve the food waste problem in France.
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Dissolving into space
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/04/2015
» In designing objects — either Boffi bathtubs, armchairs for B&B Italia, or even famous wall-mounted CD players for Muji which have become a permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City — the famous, award-winning Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa uses his Zen-like approach to create works with a "refined aesthetic of elegance and minimalism".
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Put your foot down on litter
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/05/2015
» I buy a new pair of flip-flops or slippers every time I go on holiday.
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A cultural hangover
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/03/2015
» Some of them push, pull and even drive crowds apart, all so they are able to follow their tour guide. You often hear them before you see them, announcing their presence by chatter that sounds more like yelling.
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