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The need for big data to prevent a second wave
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/07/2020
» The recent detection of Covid-19 infecting a member of an Egyptian military group who visited the kingdom and a diplomat's daughter in the kingdom has heightened fears that a second wave of the disease will occur.
Call to take weed policy further
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/05/2019
» Tuesday is the final day for a government amnesty over those who wish to declare cannabis which they have in their possession for medicinal use. After that, those caught with the drug could be arrested and charged.
On the same page
Muse, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2017
» When Nalin Vanasin, a 43-year-old entrepreneur and mother of two, volunteered to work for Neilson Hays Library, she remembered seeing many eyebrows raised. A few of her friends even asked whether people still go to the library. Such a condescending attitude is somehow understandable. In our digital world, physical books are going out of date. Libraries, known as the fortresses of intellectuals for over two millennia, have become relics of the past.
Klity offers lessons for us all
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/07/2016
» The scene is almost deja vu: A group of Karen villagers dressed in traditional costume and their representative lawyers clad in solemn suits hold their hands high in victory. The location is the Supreme Court. Journalists rush to interview them and file reports that read: "Klity villagers win court battle". Again.
Of me, my wellness and ThaiHealth
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2016
» The name "ThaiHealth" (Thai Health Foundation), a public organisation well oiled by "sin taxes" from cigarettes and alcohol companies, has become the talk of the town. The glare of the spotlight came early this month when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha invoked Section 44 of the interim charter to sack seven of its board members for alleged "conflicts of interest".
Fostering in the forest
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/11/2014
» Many decades ago, the village of Baan Pang Chum Pee, in the Mae On district of Chiang Mai, resembled an ecological Armageddon. All of its trees had been cut down, leaving the mountains looking like rocky sand dunes. After decades of extensive logging, the trees had disappeared from the forest and the villagers learned some harsh lessons, as the rivers dried up and farmers and fishermen struggled to make a living.