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Srisuwan asked to help Vatana
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/04/2020
» A group supporters of veteran politician Vatana Asavahame from the Klong Dan community in Samut Prakan province yesterday sought help from corruption watchdog Srisuwan Janya to reopen an investigation into malfeasance involving the now-cancelled Klong Dan wastewater treatment project.
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.
Missing persons still need legal help
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/09/2019
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is getting praise it well deserves. On Tuesday, the DSI held a joint press conference with other state agencies announcing they have found Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, a Karen ethnic rights activist who disappeared more than five years ago.
Delayed ban a death sentence for Thai dugongs
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/08/2019
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has finally woken up to the plight of critically endangered dugongs by turning Marium, the nation's sweetheart, into a poster child.
The meat of the matter
Business, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/06/2019
» In order to become the beef hub of the world and secure the premium market, Australia, one of the world's leading beef exporters, has set an ambitious goal to become the global leader in carbon-neutral red meat.
New Rail Dept has a very long journey ahead
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/05/2019
» More than 120 years since the nation's first railway was built, 20 years after the the BTS Skytrain's launch and 15 years after the MRT subway's birth, the Rail Department, a state body to oversee all rail transport operators, has finally come to life.
Riding the waves of the pot rush
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/04/2019
» Daycha Siripatra, founder of the Khaokwan Foundation, would have remained largely unknown had the police and anti-narcotics officials not raided the foundation's premises in Suphan Buri province and seized 200 cannabis plants, some marijuana extract, oil and seeds.
Smoggy North: Not only capital suffers
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/03/2019
» A friend of mine in Chiang Mai recently lamented the double standards regarding the way in which the government and society has responded to the haze problem in the North.
Group snubs hearing for dam in Laos
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/12/2018
» A public hearing for the Laos-based Pak Lay hydropower project scheduled for Friday is nothing but an attempt to "rubber stamp the dam to justify its construction," the Network of Thai People in Eight Mekong Provinces said Thursday, vowing to boycott the event.
Going Dutch can transform water to gold
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/10/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) finally passed the long-awaited water resource bill early this month, with 191 votes in favour, two votes against and six abstentions.