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Latest seawall project another potential debacle
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/05/2020
» On Monday, a local civic group in Songkhla by the name of "Beach for Life" launched an online campaign at Change.org to gather signatures for its drive to stop the construction of a 710-metre seawall.
Staying clean in a post-virus travelling world
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/04/2020
» The Covid-19 pandemic has shocked the thriving aviation industry and forced it into hibernation. But Thailand's aviation authority is using this rare hiatus to develop airport facilities in preparation for the post-Covid-19 world.
Pollution taints seaside community's prosperity
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/02/2020
» Bangkok's seaside neighbour Samut Sakhon is known for many things -- as a fishing hub, a thriving seafood market, and also as the largest location of Myanmar's migrant community in Thailand.
How Asean can avoid Mekong 'water war'
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/10/2019
» The Xayaburi Dam, the first dam built across the lower Mekong River, came on stream at an interesting time -- just a few days before Thailand hosts the 35th Asean Summit this weekend.
Flood response conductor in sea of disharmony
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/09/2019
» Only after tropical storms Podul and Kajiki flooded many provinces in the North and Northeast for a month did the government finally wake up, announcing on Tuesday that it would set up a "war room" to tackle the problem.
From Pattani seas to Bangkok plates
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/09/2019
» Pattani, one of three restive southernmost provinces, invokes images of violence instigated by insurgency.
Toxic chemicals ban needs political will
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/08/2019
» Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on is the only minister who has three deputies, each of whom has been working hard to boost their popularity and seek budgets to finance their projects.
Irrigation Dept must change with the times
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/01/2019
» On Friday, a group of angry villagers from Nakhon Si Thammarat travelled to Bangkok to protest against the planned construction of the Wang Heeb Dam in an ecologically pristine watershed forest.
No silver lining on smog clouds, yet
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/01/2019
» As a Bangkok resident, I have also been badly affected this week by the hazardous smog. As such, the first thing I do each morning now is check the Air4Thai app on my phone.
Dam disaster a damning indictment
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/07/2018
» The spirit of volunteerism is running high among Thais as was recently demonstrated during the mission to rescue the 12 "Wild Boars" and their coach in the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai earlier this month.