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Did Apec elite taste enough of Thailand?
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/11/2022
» What lasting benefits will Thailand enjoy having just wrapped up its hosting of Apec 2022 -- a global trade forum held in Bangkok last week? How will the much-touted meeting make Thailand better off in the long run? And will the excited chatter about a "BCG" economy ever amount to more than an acronym few working in those targeted sectors can decypher to give a full name to?
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Test call for KL event attendees
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/03/2020
» The Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur has issued an urgent advisory warning the 132 Thai-Muslims who attended an event in the Malaysian capital earlier this month to be immediately tested for Covid-19 after Malaysian authorities found new patients linked with the event.
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Bungling govt is losing the PM2.5 war
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/01/2020
» Almost a month since hazardous ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles began shrouding the capital, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha finally flexed his muscles this week by pledging to ban vehicles emitting black smoke from entering the city.
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Not your average neighbourhood watch
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/08/2019
» Violence across Thailand's restive southern provinces is grabbing public attention once more, after having declined from its peak in 2007 when a string of attacks claimed 892 lives, according to the Ministry of Defence.
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SEZ plans spark fears among communities, activists
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/09/2015
» As the government kick-starts its plan for Special Economic Zones (SEZs), locals and activists voice their concerns over the process that epitomises the old development paradigm which bypasses community rights and the environment.
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A momentous step into the digital
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/09/2015
» The first public digital library in Thailand was launched last week, with 7,000 titles from five major local publishers awaiting readers.
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Nowhere to go
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 18/03/2014
» His melancholy expression and dark, brooding eyes immediately draw one’s attention to the photo. What a face! The deep wrinkles furrowing his forehead and prominent veins standing out at his temples make his visage resemble a topographic map of some particularly rough terrain. The old man’s face is memorable and photogenic, but not in the way we normally use that adjective.
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