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Court urges public input as mining licence axed
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/03/2018
» A recent verdict by the Udon Thani Administrative Court to revoke a limestone mining concession in a forest reserve in Nong Bua Lam Phu province has set a new precedent in terms of mandating public participation in projects of community significance, said Surachai Trong-ngam, who represented villagers in the long-running dispute.
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Thai army needs to march to a new tune
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/05/2023
» I always get feelings of fear when I hear the army's famous propaganda song, Nak Paendin, which in Thai means "burden of the country". As a child born during the 1970s, this song reminds me of military putsches.
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Wastewater sparks local ire
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/06/2020
» Farm villagers in Ban Khai district in Rayong province have threatened legal action over wastewater pollution from a local recycling factory.
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He who dares wins as Grisada leaves his mark
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/07/2019
» Prior to his appointment as Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister over a year ago, Grisada Boonrach, a former interior permanent secretary, had already been known as a man who always left his mark on offices of state that he served.
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Civic group seeks China green help to stymie dam
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2018
» Local civic groups will seek help from Friends of Nature (FON), a renowned conservation group in China, for its campaign against dam projects on the Mekong River.
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Minister of defence in a mixed-up role
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/09/2022
» If I hadn't been keeping a close eye on the political news every day, I would have mistakenly assumed -- from watching last Friday's televised account -- that Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has been suspended from his duties as prime minister by the charter court since Aug 24, has already returned to carry out his duties at Government House.
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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.
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Srisuwan asked to help Vatana
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/04/2020
» A group supporters of veteran politician Vatana Asavahame from the Klong Dan community in Samut Prakan province yesterday sought help from corruption watchdog Srisuwan Janya to reopen an investigation into malfeasance involving the now-cancelled Klong Dan wastewater treatment project.
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Paving way for rock blasting is not preservation
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/03/2020
» The Fine Arts Department (FAD) has always been counted on as a key guardian of cultural and historical heritage.
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Promenade halt might just save Chao Phraya
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/02/2020
» The Administrative Court made a crucial decision that might just save the Chao Phraya River from the government's "development" plan it calls the Riverside Promenade.
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