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When all is run and won
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 09/08/2012
» Every party comes to an end. So too does the 2012 London Olympic Games, which arrives at its curtain call on Sunday. At the closing ceremony, all eyes will shift to Rio de Janeiro, the city that will take over the torch. Brazil is another BRIC countries _ a new emerging economy beside China, India and Russia _ that plays host to the Games. (Please stand up India, as I am totally convinced that a New Delhi or Mumbai Summer Olympics will shame London and Beijing.)
Sushi and the city
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/09/2012
» Everyone has his or her own survival menu _ a kind of affordable and easy food that we can comfortably eat when we do not know what to eat or have to save money. It could be instant noodles, sticky rice with spicy dip, bread or even snacks like Lays crisps.
Water world
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/04/2013
» The Northeast is parched and farmers are bearing the brunt of water scarcity at the height of summer.
Heart's so blue
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/12/2013
» With the label "lesbian love story" and its infamous lovemaking scene, Blue Is The Warmest Color (La Vie D'Adele), winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, can expect to draw crowds who're tempted by the promise of flesh and sex.
Patenting the way to a greener world
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/01/2014
» Patents, commercial innovation and trade monopoly are often bracketed together. The recent dispute between Starbucks, the coffee conglomerate, and Starbung, a roadside coffee stall, over a trademark logo might leave a sour taste and bad perception of the strong arm of intellectual property. Yet Peter Willimott, director of the Singapore office of the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo), said the issue of intellectual property is not solely about lawsuits and monopoly.
Up and running
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/03/2014
» Once, there were only three kinds of people in Thailand who ran.
Plan Bee
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/05/2014
» ‘You need to do it smoothly but you need to do it quickly,” Donrohmanh Noomoui, aka Bang Roh, says through the mosquito-net veil that covers his entire head. In his right hand is a knife, and in the left a sticky honeycomb buzzing with live bees. His audience, who appear as nervous and jittery as the bees themselves, are villagers of Ban Koh Kram in Krabi province’s Muang district and are in training to become expert beekeepers. Keepers of the Asiatic honeybee (Apis cerana) to be precise.
Forgotten questions, important answers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/05/2014
» Have you forgotten Forget Me Not?
The big trade-off
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/07/2014
» Since the European Union curtailed its diplomatic relationship with Thailand last week in response to the coup, there has been a simmering resentment from some Thai citizens.
The urban development of culture
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/08/2014
» The riverfront area along the Chao Phraya has long been a hotspot for land developers. During the last few years, the banks of Charoen Krung Road and Charoen Nakhon Road — which run along and with access to the river — have been transformed into addresses for pricey condominiums, five-star hotels or community malls.