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Asean ministers have to heed the Mekong's plight
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/03/2014
» When looking at its small size, Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos’ Champasak district, which will generate 256 megawatts of electricity, may not seems to pose a threat to the ecology of the Mekong River. But it does.
Regional consciousness
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/11/2013
» The rise of Asean has been perceived as an investment opportunity. Yet veteran conservationist Premrudee Daorueng, director of Towards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliances (Terra), has witnessed the mounting presence of environmental problems and the resistance against environmentally harmful projects in politically oppressed countries such as Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
The tipping point
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/10/2013
» It is just small news, just another report of deaths. Two forest rangers were killed earlier this month by illegal poachers in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, in the country's rich Western Forest Complex.
A grisly end
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/07/2013
» Phuc Tho, a farming village west of Hanoi, has had its heyday. Busloads of Korean tourists used to visit the bear farms in the area, but they didn't come simply to watch and take photos with the fluffy mammals.
Bucking a trend
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/04/2012
» E-books have become more than a fashion statement for lovers of new gadgets on the market. For people in the publishing industry everywhere, including Thailand, it's seen as a medium imperative to their survival, the way they conduct business and tap the opportunities it will spawn.
Writer's wait is over
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/03/2012
» When his retirement from diplomatic service came in October 2008, Prabhassorn Sevikul never thought about taking a rest.