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For me, mass killer will never have a name
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/02/2020
» Looking at him, you would think he was harmless. The guy next door who always had a smile on his face and was always ready to help.
Landlords kick up fuss over new regulations
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/04/2018
» The owners of condominiums and houses renting their assets to tenants say the authorities did not properly inform them when making new leasing regulations that will take effect on May 1.
Tourism can be made sustainable
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/05/2017
» On the surface, the Andaman sea off Phi Phi Island is calm and clear, its emerald green colour is ever attractive. Yet, the underwater situation with an extensive area of bleached coral reef make this popular world-class dive site a red-alert tourism spot.
Sustainable tourism planned for Phi Phi
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/08/2016
» July and August are supposed to be quiet months in the Andaman tourism calendar because of the monsoon. Yet recently at Maya Beach -- a renowned little sandy cove in Koh Phi Phi Lay -- the scene was lively with a swarm of visitors. European holidaymakers wandered around trying to find a vacant spot for sunbathing. Chinese tourists walked in groups, following flag-waving tour guides. Muslim women in black niqab waded into crystal-clear water along the shore.
Drought, fishing scandals and winding roads
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/12/2015
» In the past year, environmental disasters once again proved how much of an impact they have on everyone's lives: the air we breathe (the haze in the South, blown over from Indonesia); the water we use (the contentious Chao Phraya roads); the lights we see (the coal-fired power plants); the ground beneath our feet (the gold mining scandals); the food we eat (the fishery disputes). In all of this, local communities and the rural poor feel the heat and the fire more than Bangkok's urbanites and they're the people who keep showing public resistance against environmental problems and the depletion of natural resources, despite the grip of military rule.
Forget Klong Dan, look at the Gulf of Thailand
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/08/2015
» For some, the old adage, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," can be applied to the Klong Dan water treatment project saga.
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.
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.
Life after death at the Kui Buri National Park
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/02/2014
» A dark cloud descended over the beautiful Kui Buri National Park in December of last year after the discovery of 18 mysterious deaths of gaurs (Indian bison) — the investigation is still ongoing, the park is still closed and the troubled history of the national park continues.
Human (tragi) comedy in motion
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/10/2012
» I have a firm belief that a good mass transit system will spell doom to the automotive industry. I've cooked up a conspiracy theory that the Thai government and politicians secretly try to sabotage public transport projects to help car companies sell more vehicles.