• BUSINESS

  Open economy evangelist

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/08/2017

  » New Zealand has long been known for kiwi fruit, lamb and the invincible All Blacks, the fearsome national rugby team. But in the global economic sphere, the country is also known as a champion of open economies and free trade. Last year, the country was rated the world's second-best place to do business by Forbes magazine. That helps confirm its reputation in the field of trade -- and explains why the British government chose a New Zealander to head its post-Brexit trade negotiating team.

• 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.

• OPINION

  Forget coal and embrace Energy 3.0

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/02/2017

  » The protesters are clad in green T-shirts. They raise banners which read "No Coal", "Save the Environment". The place is Government House. The scene feels like deja vu. I have to pinch myself as it seems like I am back in the late 90s, a time when environmental protests were frequent across the country.

• WORLD

  Myanmar up-close and personal

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/03/2016

  » 'Welcome to the Guesthouse. The small space is made to set you free from anxiety. But first you need to leave your old perceptions behind. You need to open your mind for new memories," says Kyaw Luck, a guide for the exhibition "Myanmar Up-Close", which opened last week at Museum Siam.

• BUSINESS

  Making Bimstec matter

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/01/2020

  » The Bay of Bengal is the focal point of a landscape of great diversity and vast potential yet to be tapped. The largest bay in the world is shared by some of the world's most dynamic economies, but integration remains limited despite their shared histories and cultures.

• 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.

• BUSINESS

  Hong Kong connects

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2017

  » Two decades after its return to the "motherland", some people lament that Hong Kong is not the place it used to be. Political protest, symbolised by the "Umbrella Movement" of 2014, has tarnished the island's image of stability and Western-style open society. The tightening grip of Beijing has worn down the territory's mojo, to the dismay of the creative classes, artists and publishers who helped make Hong Kong a bastion of freedom of expression in Asia.

• BUSINESS

  Asean 4.0

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/09/2017

  » The world is in the midst of a digital transformation, and so is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The region of 630 million people has become a strategic battleground for the digital economy, in which established tech giants and startups alike are trying to seize market opportunities.

• BUSINESS

  Tough-talking Najib defends economic record, assails rivals

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/07/2017

  » Buoyed by his country's strong economic performance, embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is sounding these days like a man vindicated. He is going on the offensive to sell the Malaysian growth story to investors worldwide, and to persuade domestic voters that his governing coalition deserves another term to keep the momentum going.

• WORLD

  BDMS unit opens medical lab in Yangon

  Business, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/03/2017

  » YANGON: National Healthcare System Co Ltd (N Health), a healthcare business unit under Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS), launched a medical laboratory in Yangon on Monday with local partners to tap growing opportunities there.

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