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2010 SEA Write poetry prize for free verse master
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2010
» Poet Zakariya Amataya has won the 2010 SEA Write poetry prize for his Mai Mee Yingsao Nai Bot Kawee ("Poems without maidens").
Modern but not developed
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/06/2011
» Is it a sign of age? Nothing seems to surprise me much these days. Indeed, the only thing able to surprise me is the fact that some things never change despite how much the world has changed.
Beyond the image
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/08/2011
» In a commentary that won’t please fans of Thailand’s new PM, the Bangkok Post’s Anchalee Kongrut suggests that people should look beyond the public image cleverly created by her PR team.
Culture minister: Surprisingly versatile
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/08/2011
» Daughter-in-law of Chonburi strongman Kamnan Poh, youngest female minister at 35, jumped from full-time housewife to promising politician overnight.
The youtube flood update guy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2011
» For years no one listened to him teach about nature but now everyone listens, on Facebook and on TV.
The flood expert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/11/2011
» For many people, including myself, watching Dr Seree Supratid’s flood analysis is part of the nightly routine.
Don't believe the doom mongers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/01/2012
» At last, the Bhumibhol Dam did not collapse before midnight on Dec 31, 2011.
Outside the box
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/01/2012
» I do not know whether youngsters are still excited by "Kam Kwan Wan Dek" slogans of National Children's Day.
Why shark fin soup is sinful
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/01/2012
» Little by little, Chinese New Year, an event once celebrated here solely by people of Chinese ancestry, has become part of mainstream culture. Many Thais now don red shirts (and not for political reasons) at this time of year and perform rituals such as giving one's house a thorough spring-cleaning before Chinese New Year's Eve and not doing any household chores during the festival period.
Seasonal picks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/01/2012
» A quartet of apposite reads for the lunar new year