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News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/06/2018
» Bangkok's old Customs House, a 128-year-old vintage building by the Chao Phraya River, is going to get the facelift it so deserves.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/05/2018
» Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang appeared to cave in to pressure from artists who demanded the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) halt plans to take back the administration of the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre (BACC). But judging from his statement, the maverick cop will not lay low for long.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/05/2018
» Nine, 67, 77 and 250 are numbers that gathered media attention and front-page leads in newspapers last week. No, I'm not talking about lottery number predictions. They are the numbers involved in the welfare funds corruption scandal as demonstrated in a report by the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission released last week.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/04/2018
» Firebrand activist Srisuwan Janya has vowed to sue the Fine Arts Department if it fails to recalls a book called the History of Thailand, which depicts coup maker and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as a patron of democracy.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/04/2018
» Known as being bound to their chairs, dentists have been perceived as quiet and rarely engaged in social issues until recently.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/03/2018
» Due to <i>Aor Jao fever</i>, a craze from that TV rom-com mega-hit <i>Bupphesannivas</i> (Love Destiny in English) on TV Channel 3, I decided to cancel a merit-making trip to Ayutthaya Saturday.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/02/2018
» Unquestionably, construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta is the man of the moment. His name is on everyone's lips, after he and three of his entourage were arrested and charged with poaching in Unesco's World Heritage Thungyai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary on Feb 4.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/02/2018
» Against the backdrop of the increased role of robots and automation in the labour markets, our educators and policy-makers are trying to catch up with the future of work.
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/11/2017
» The Golden Triangle -- an area where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet -- has long been notorious. In the old days, it was known as Asia's second opium production hub, behind the Golden Crescent in Afghanistan. After opium use declined, the Golden Triangle transformed into a production hub for heroin and recently ya ba, or methamphetamine.
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2017
» Like many Thais, I have always considered Hong Kong my favourite destination. Perhaps it's because I've long been a big fan of the soap operas and martial arts films from Shaw Brothers Film Studio that dominated our television sets and cinemas during the 1970s and '80s. Hong Kong in those days was the epitome of glitz, a unique, vibrant and advanced Asian city where Eastern and Western cultures melted together into an exciting blend.