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Krabi wrestles with coal-fired power plant blues
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/04/2014
» Krabi province has been outdoing other provinces in its ability to pull in tourists.
Profits trump protection in environment law
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/03/2014
» Chachoengsao province may not be a hotspot on the environmental radar, particularly compared to its neighbours on the eastern seaboard. Environmental problems in the province — best known for its quality fruit and fish products and budding industrial sector — make headlines only rarely. But that doesn’t mean they should be ignored.
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.
Tales from the kingdom
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/01/2014
» Using one's national language sometimes has a downside. Among the obvious disadvantages are communication barriers and the low exposure of local literature on the international scene.
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.
My black coffee,my black heart
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/11/2013
» Coffee _ black and strong _ is my morning ritual that enables me to stay awake and ready for the day.
Documenting disaster
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/10/2013
» Like other environmental calamities, the 54,000-litre oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand from PTT Global Chemical's pipeline on the morning of July 27 will soon become a distant memory. Collective anger towards PTT has started to subside thanks to a well-oiled PR machine and orchestrated efforts by Thai authorities to play down the environmental impact.
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.
An accidental activist
Muse, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/09/2013
» Pratubjit Neelapaijit considers herself part of Bangkok's middle class through and through. Growing up listening to her father, the disappeared lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, and mother Angkhana discussing human rights violations and social issues, the young Pratubjit felt compassionate yet detached.
A life that suits him
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/07/2013
» Earlier this month, lawyer and activist Srisuwan Janya was invited to speak at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT). The lecture cemented his status as a public figure _ an idealist lawyer and environmental activist to be reckoned with. The topic of the panel discussion was "The Hazards of Dissent", and Srisuwan evoked the vulnerability of his life as activist and dissident fighting against authority and the powers that be.