• BUSINESS

  Great expectations

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/10/2017

  » Joanne Kua, the young chief executive officer of KSK Group Berhad, is typical of the next generation of family business leaders. After pursuing a successful career beyond her native Malaysia, she has returned home determined to leave her mark, yet is aware of the need to prove herself.

• TRAVEL

  Mesmerising mangrove, wondrous wildlife

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/12/2017

  » Since 2007, Langkawi and other islands nearby have earned "geopark" status from Unesco. Distinct from a world heritage site, a geopark is made up of sites and landscapes of international geological significance.

• OPINION

  Rainy days ahead unless we fix floods

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/08/2017

  » The sea gypsies of Koh Lipe, a tourist island in the Andaman Sea, have had a close relationship with water all their lives. Water for them is intrinsic and very much tied to the phases of the moon. In times of high tide or heavy monsoon, water will cover parts of their land, but these seafarers have learned to cope, and they even commute on boats. Rising water levels have never been a major concern for these people, at least until recently.

• LIFE

  Roiling on the river

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/10/2016

  » Yossapon Somboon is staring out at the Chao Phraya. He's standing at Phra Sumen Fort on Phra Athit Road, with its green park that offers one of the best spots to look at the river. There is a giant cork tree. There are slopes and well designed terraces where visitors come in the evening to rest, picnic or just look at the water. Nearby is the ancient fort, a traditional community -- a tranquil scene, a pocket of peace in the bustling capital.

• OPINION

  Bangkok is a mish-mash of laws, zones

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/09/2016

  » The Bangkok skyline can be a mess. You walk along a small alley, but after only a few steps a vista comes into view of high-rises, shabby shop houses, temples and slum dwellings.

• OPINION

  Bangkok and a problem of architecture

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/09/2016

  » A few weeks ago, Thais gaped in awe at MahaNakhon, that new ultramodern high-rise on bustling Sathon.

• OPINION

  It's a load of rubbish, and it's sinking us

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/08/2016

  » Better late than never jumped immediately to mind when I read the authorities were about to return illegal containers carrying 196 tonnes of hazardous electronic garbage to Japan.

• OPINION

  Feng shui no match for Section 44

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/03/2016

  » You may think I am drunk, or have gone mad, when I say Thailand, as a country, no longer follows feng shui, or space management in accordance with the Chinese-originated art or practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of yin and yang for one particular place.

• LIFE

  Right to rest in peace

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/02/2016

  » Nestled in a small alley on Arun Amarin Road, Tonson cemetery has stood next to the community mosque for over three centuries. This is probably the country's oldest "kubur", Islamic burial grounds, dating back to the time before the founding of Bangkok as the capital.

• THAILAND

  The rocky road to development

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/09/2015

  » One Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's many ideas is the "New Bangkok Landmark", in the form of a 14km-long bicycle way that would, if launched, be built along the Chao Phraya. This caused some panic attacks among local architects. After the idea was thrown around earlier in the year, prominent Thai architects voiced their disagreement and suggested that at least the design -- an expressway-like structure built into the water along the river bank -- be revised, if not abandoned altogether. The cost of the project is said to be around 14 billion baht.

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