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No rhyme, no reason
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/05/2016
» There's a beautiful piece of prose in a Thai poem that reads: "Kavee rue lang laeng Siam" -- (Siam never runs out of poets). Composed over 120 years ago by Prince Paramanuchit Chinoros, the verse is part of Samuta Koj Kam Chan, and it describes the golden age of Thai literary culture, in which poetry was ingrained as part of people's speech. It was a time when rhyme and stanza were infused in normal dialogue. Men wrote poems, or sang them for courtship.
Taking an active role
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/07/2014
» Oraya Sutabutr has spearheaded many urban environmental campaigns, such as the Quiet Bangkok anti-noise-pollution effort, the Bangkok Bicycle Campaign, the Big Tree Project and the recent Big Trees Project’s Farmers’ Friend Rice that creates direct link-ups between organic rice growers in Yasothon province and consumers in Bangkok.
Punching above their weight
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/06/2014
» After the notable success of its efforts to popularise the annual book fairs it holds in Bangkok, the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat) is gearing up to promote small, stand-alone bookshops operating throughout the Kingdom. Held between June 21 and 29 this year, Thai Independent Bookstores Week managed to attract the participation of 41 independent bookshops based in Bangkok and other urban centres. Pubat secretary Pichet Yimthin recently spoke to Life about his organisation’s plans to help small-scale booksellers and why he thinks they provide a valuable service and play an important role in our society.
The story of their life
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2014
» Dwellers of Klity village, an ethnic Karen hamlet set deep in the forest of Kanchanaburi province, are known for their quiet and painfully shy disposition. At an outdoor movie screening held earlier this month, however, they very much acted out of character.
Sixteen shades les?
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/02/2014
» E L James’s Fifty Shades of Grey — and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed — was a commercial sensation which took the market by storm three years ago. Total sales of the series are estimated to have reached in excess of 90 million copies worldwide. Focusing on college graduate Anastasia and her erotic relationship with 27-year-old businessman Christian Grey, the trilogy has gained both fame and notoriety for its explicit descriptions of sado-masochistic sexual encounters between the two protagonists.
Keep calm and help yourself
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/05/2013
» Shhhh! Ideally, reading Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking requires a subdued atmosphere, for despite the tongue-in-cheek title the book turns out to be a serious read, a cocktail of self-help, cultural study and business analysis for human resource management.
Thai publishers set their sights on Asia
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/04/2013
» Contrary to what many believe, Thai publishers who produce mainly content of local interest are finding it easier to expand their reach to nearby countries, especially to large emerging markets in East Asia such as mainland China, Taiwan and Asean member states like Malaysia and Indonesia. This point was made recently by Chonrungsee Chalermchaikit, vice-president of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat).
Filling in the blanks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/04/2013
» Whether it's the caped crusaders from DC Comics in the US, the swashbuckling heroes of Japanese Manga or Noo Hin _ the famous Isan character from Noo Hin Inter _ comics the world over have a similar power: they can make us smile.
You can judge a book by its cover
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/10/2012
» Nobody knows who coined the maxim "you can't judge a book by its cover". But it would come as no surprise if the creator of that cliche turned out to be a moralist who simply laced pearls of wisdom and used a book cover as a metaphor.
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.