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Society bands together to alleviate virus burden
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/03/2020
» 'If Wuhan authorities can build field hospitals with 1,000 beds in 10 days, Korat province can develop field hospitals with several hundred beds in two days," Somchai Chatpathanasiri, owner of the Punjadara Hotel located in Nakhon Ratchasima province, says proudly.
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.
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.
Making money from our resources
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/07/2018
» Since the military government came to power, new economic policies have been rolled out and economic catchphrases coined.
No more monkeying around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2018
» Bang Khunthian district is the only one out of 50 districts in Bangkok which lies on the coast. Thus, people often visit the district to enjoy fresh seafood products — especially crabs in the restaurants dotted along the Bang Khunthian-Chai Talay road which runs from Rama II Road towards the seafront.
Bangkok's secret weapon in war against floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2017
» When the torrential rains of Oct 13 caused heavy flooding in Bangkok, several parts of the city were swamped, including Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Sam Yan. However, as the park slowly filled with water, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape architect who designed the project, remained unconcerned. She even expressed her satisfaction in a Facebook post that the park had finally delivered on one of its purposes -- the detention of flood water.
Professor rallies to save sea life
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/03/2015
» When Asst Prof Thon Thamrongnawasawat comes out to speak, you know that marine life is in clear and present danger.
Military rule won't secure miners' future
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2015
» Thailand is blessed with mineral resources which have yet to be exploited to their full potential.