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The subtle art of negotiation with people across cultures
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/07/2018
» In January, as the young North Korean president Kim Jong-un relentlessly pressed on with nuclear missile tests, Tim Cullen, an associate fellow of the Said Business School at the University of Oxford and an expert on negotiation wrote an article "Negotiations with North Korea could eventually succeed".
Seeing the forest for the trees, finally
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/06/2018
» The exposure of corruption allegedly involving government officials has become part of our daily news feed -- from embezzlement of state welfare funds for the destitute to stealing temple funds and misappropriation of a state budget for school lunches.
No more monkeying around
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2018
» Bang Khunthian district is the only one out of 50 districts in Bangkok which lies on the coast. Thus, people often visit the district to enjoy fresh seafood products — especially crabs in the restaurants dotted along the Bang Khunthian-Chai Talay road which runs from Rama II Road towards the seafront.
Backtrack on cultural centre is far from convincing
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.
Normal folk must play role in graft battle
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.
History spurts to life with selfies, cosplay
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/03/2018
» Due to Aor Jao fever, a craze from that TV rom-com mega-hit Bupphesannivas (Love Destiny in English) on TV Channel 3, I decided to cancel a merit-making trip to Ayutthaya Saturday.
Is Bangkok savvy enough to become a 'smart city'?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/03/2018
» The "smart city" has become a new buzzword for development policy in the Thailand 4.0 initiative, which would see big cities in the country like Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and the Eastern Economic Corridor, transformed into technology hubs. The government has established the National Smart City Committee and invited various agencies and experts to join. Sarinee Achavanuntakul was one of the experts invited to sit on the committee, but she turned down the military-led invitation. A Harvard graduate economist, Ms Sarinee had worked in banking and investment before opening Sal Forest Co. Ltd, a research firm on corporate sustainability. She has also launched and operates the respected online investigative news Thai Publica website. Her latest research project is about the current capacity of cities in Thailand to handle increasing levels of tourism. Ms Sarinee spoke to City Talk about how unsustainable Bangkok is and how big data and modern technology can help.
BMA blowing hot air about toxic city haze
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/02/2018
» I had never believed air pollution can kill, until I spent a year living in Beijing. The year was 2013. Notably, it was a time the city was known for its "airpocalypse", a moniker used by foreign media to describe severe air pollution in China.
Unseen killers are wildlife's worst enemies
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.
Poaching: Sanctuary park's troubled past
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/02/2018
» Thungyai Naresuan, a valuable and wildlife-rich forest, has been notorious for decades as an area where rich and powerful people enjoy poaching and game hunting.