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Civic group seeks China green help to stymie dam
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2018
» Local civic groups will seek help from Friends of Nature (FON), a renowned conservation group in China, for its campaign against dam projects on the Mekong River.
More jail time won't prevent drink-driving
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/07/2017
» Last week, the Road Safety Policy Foundation launched a campaign for harsher punishments of drink-drivers, calling for authorities to give them immediate jail terms without suspension. For me, the campaign confirms two things. First, our law enforcement has failed to deter people from driving under the influence of alcohol. Second, as the long weekend approaches, the campaign suggests that it could be yet another period of carnage on the roads from accidents.
Structures that last
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/12/2016
» Beauty of design is also in the eye of the beholder. Take Baan Huay Sarn Yaw Wittaya School in Chiang Rai province, for instance. For some, the shape of the place conjures the image of woven carp fish, usually made from leaves. For others, the design brings to mind the image of khanom tien, a traditional triangular-shaped Thai dessert wrapped in banana leaf.
Sustaining environmental activism
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2015
» The demography of environmental activists in Thailand has shifted. The pioneering generation, those inspired by the life and death of the late Sueb Nakhasathien, the forest official who committed suicide in what is believed to be a protest against bureaucratic hopelessness, have started retiring, or feel too tired and have moved into other fields.
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.
Germany leads way for RENEWABLE energy
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/02/2012
» Known as a nation of stern discipline, Germany never ceases to amaze.