• OPINION

  Thai army needs to march to a new tune

  Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/05/2023

  » I always get feelings of fear when I hear the army's famous propaganda song, Nak Paendin, which in Thai means "burden of the country". As a child born during the 1970s, this song reminds me of military putsches.

• OPINION

  Missing persons still need legal help

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/09/2019

  » The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is getting praise it well deserves. On Tuesday, the DSI held a joint press conference with other state agencies announcing they have found Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen, a Karen ethnic rights activist who disappeared more than five years ago.

• OPINION

  Soaps and sensibility

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/03/2017

  » I have never watched Plerng Phra Nang (A Lady's Flame), a prime-time soap opera on Thai television that depicts a bloody dynastic power struggle in a fictional kingdom. The series -- with elaborate period costumes and a lot of face-slapping and cat-fights among royal consorts -- has received bad press in Myanmar and Thailand alike.

• LIFE

  To squat or not?

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

  » Like religion and politics, toilet etiquette is a touchy subject. The latest proof is the debate on the future of traditional squat toilets in Thailand after a new law on the manufacturing standard of toilet seats came into effect on April 23. The law has provoked discussion and even fear that the state will ban the use of squat toilets, archaic but cheap household facilities that are still used in rural areas, as well as many houses and buildings.

• OPINION

  Never forget the sad, tragic story of 'our Billy'

  Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/04/2020

  » For six years, April 17 has gained significance as the date the media often report about the enforced disappearance of Porlajee "Billy" Rakchongcharoen. It is the date the Karen community near Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi pay tribute to "their Billy", the activist who is believed to have died several years ago.

• OPINION

  For me, mass killer will never have a name

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 13/02/2020

  » Looking at him, you would think he was harmless. The guy next door who always had a smile on his face and was always ready to help.

• LIFE

  Sustainability, taking flight

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/11/2015

  » At first glance, with its steel scaffolding the newly opened Schiphol-Noord bus station looks like any other unremarkable building. And in terms of European architectural design, the station locally known as Knooppunt Schiphol-Noord pales in comparison to flashier terminals such as the orange, whale jaw-shaped bus station at Hoofddrop's Spaarne Hospital in the Netherlands, or Poole Bus Station in the UK, with its giant mural.

• LIFE

  Birdwatching in town

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/12/2014

  » Whether you are an art enthusiast, a collector of rare antique books or simply a bird lover, the exhibition of limited edition posters of bird illustrations from the book Birds of America, on the fourth floor of Central Embassy, is worth checking out.

• OPINION

  Minister of defence in a mixed-up role

  Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/09/2022

  » If I hadn't been keeping a close eye on the political news every day, I would have mistakenly assumed -- from watching last Friday's televised account -- that Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has been suspended from his duties as prime minister by the charter court since Aug 24, has already returned to carry out his duties at Government House.

• THAILAND

  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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