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Spare boys a media circus, learn instead
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/07/2018
» Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai may be labyrinthine and pitch black but there is light at the end of the tunnel for the 12 boys who spent their 13th night there Thursday.
A helping hand for our wasted food
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/07/2017
» Every time I visit a supermarket, I am bemused by the sight of microwave meals such as fried rice or kao ka prao gai wrapped neatly in plastic containers. A question that always pops in my mind is: Why do we (Thais) have to consume these ready-made foods?
Revolution in a cuppa
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/08/2015
» What sort of an image comes up in your mind when you hear the words "high tea"? Is it a Victorian style pinkie-up tea-sipping ritual; or an image of a cuppa served with petite fours -- cucumber sandwiches, scones, clotted cream and jams.
Taming human behaviour
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/01/2015
» Two recent cases of wild elephants charging at tourists’ vehicles in Khao Yai National Park may have many people thinking twice about visiting the area.
Changing the future to preserve the past
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/01/2015
» Change is coming to the National Library of Thailand (NLT). Anyone who visits the compound can see construction workers on scaffolding replacing tiles. The Vajiraya Building that houses works and book collections of King Rama VI is temporarily closed for renovation.
Encroaching on villagers' rights
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/01/2015
» As a New Year's gift, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has promised to return happiness to the people by giving 53,000 rai of state land to landless villagers. On paper, it looks like a generous present.
The death of the traditional travelogue
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/07/2014
» When travel writer Pimpida Kanjanavathang returned from Oman in 2010, she wanted to write a travelogue about her adventures in the relatively unknown Arab state.
The voice of the pitch
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/06/2014
» Football fans, especially enthusiasts of the English Premier League, must have seen and heard Kittikorn U-dompol. The 47-year-old TV commentator has provided the voice of many live matches since 1990. He also once had a column in the popular Siam Keela newspaper.
Sushi and the city
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/09/2012
» Everyone has his or her own survival menu _ a kind of affordable and easy food that we can comfortably eat when we do not know what to eat or have to save money. It could be instant noodles, sticky rice with spicy dip, bread or even snacks like Lays crisps.