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Women on the rise ... slowly
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/04/2017
» Society never seems to run out of words of praise for women. "God created women to tame men," declared the French philosopher Voltaire. "Women hold up half the sky," said Mao Zedong.
To squat or not?
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/05/2016
» Like religion and politics, toilet etiquette is a touchy subject. The latest proof is the debate on the future of traditional squat toilets in Thailand after a new law on the manufacturing standard of toilet seats came into effect on April 23. The law has provoked discussion and even fear that the state will ban the use of squat toilets, archaic but cheap household facilities that are still used in rural areas, as well as many houses and buildings.
Got soy milk?
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/09/2014
» Two years ago, Kantat Aopchai, left his job as a teacher to sell nam tao hoo, or soy milk, from a food cart in front of Wat Rai Khing in Nakhon Prathom province. The 27-year-old inherited the recipe of delicious and fresh soy milk from his mum.
Out of the mouths of babes
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/01/2014
» For the last two months I have been woken up by an unusual alarm the sound of a whistle, interspersed with an unknown song from a electronic organ amateurishly played by my young niece. The six-year-old girl has ritually practised her tune in the morning.
The art of getting drunk in the Middle Kingdom
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/09/2012
» I often wonder why Chinese banquets are hysterically cheerful, rather noisy, with guests constantly moving from one table to another, holding cups brimful with rice liquor known as bai jiu.