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Nurturing talents from the ground up
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/08/2014
» There are many ways in which Bangkok could be made greener. The policy of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, for example, has long favoured the annual procurement and planting of small trees around the city.
The urban development of culture
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/08/2014
» The riverfront area along the Chao Phraya has long been a hotspot for land developers. During the last few years, the banks of Charoen Krung Road and Charoen Nakhon Road — which run along and with access to the river — have been transformed into addresses for pricey condominiums, five-star hotels or community malls.
Making money from others' misery
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/04/2014
» Rubbish disposal in Thailand can be a very dirty business, metaphorically as well as literally speaking. The recent fire at a garbage dump in tambon Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province, smouldered for days, necessitating the temporary evacuation of people living in its immediate vicinity and blanketing large swathes of eastern Bangkok in haze. And this past Sunday, another blaze erupted at a dump site in Samut Prakan, this time in Bang Phli district.
Shopping au naturale
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/01/2014
» When Tesco Lotus prepared to launch its first two "no plastic bag" stores in Koh Samui and Phuket last December, store clerks were instructed to exercise utmost patience and prepare to take earfuls of complaints.
Water world
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/04/2013
» The Northeast is parched and farmers are bearing the brunt of water scarcity at the height of summer.