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Environment for disaster
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/12/2014
» The year 2014 hasn't been entirely memorable — in a good way, at least — when considering the progress of environmental campaigns.
An environment for change
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/12/2014
» What does Dec 4 mean to you? Is it just another day in the week?
Fostering in the forest
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/11/2014
» Many decades ago, the village of Baan Pang Chum Pee, in the Mae On district of Chiang Mai, resembled an ecological Armageddon. All of its trees had been cut down, leaving the mountains looking like rocky sand dunes. After decades of extensive logging, the trees had disappeared from the forest and the villagers learned some harsh lessons, as the rivers dried up and farmers and fishermen struggled to make a living.
An alpine education
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/11/2014
» What does Switzerland bring to mind? Timepieces, for a start. Unpolluted nature, the Alps, a robust banking system, chocolate. And let's not forget boarding schools.
Visual impact
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/08/2014
» Thanachot Wisuttismarn, founder of Infographic (Thailand), seems to agree with the old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words".
Nurturing talents from the ground up
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/08/2014
» There are many ways in which Bangkok could be made greener. The policy of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, for example, has long favoured the annual procurement and planting of small trees around the city.
Taekwondo is not for the weak
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/07/2014
» Long before the invasion of Korean soap operas, K-Pop and Samsung devices, Korean culture’s presence was felt in Thailand in the form of taekwondo.
Beautiful game has an ugly side
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/06/2014
» Odd as it may seem, the World Cup 2014 makes the schedule of Assoc Prof Nualnoi Treerat, a lecturer on fiscal policy at Chulalongkorn University and director of the Center for Gambling Studies (CGS), busier.
The wordy wife
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/05/2014
» If you know the name “Sidaoruang”, you might already be reaching middle age. If you are younger or non-Thai, knowing the name probably means you are passionate about local literature, especially Wannakam Puea Chevit (Literature For Life), a genre of Thai books conceived in the 1970s that addresses the plight of farmers, social injustice and class struggle in Thai society.
Lack of funds could stymie sterling work
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/04/2014
» In forests around the world, wild animals are killed for their meat, hides or body parts or trapped for sale as pets. In our rivers and oceans, fish is harvested in huge quantities and coral is removed for use in construction. Despite concerted attempts to stamp it out, the trade in illegal ivory continues and the smuggling of endangered species is still rampant.