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Cinema grande dame fades but will Scala go on?
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/07/2020
» This Sunday, the Scala cinema -- the grande dame of Thailand's movie theatres -- will close for good after 50 years.
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Bangkok's secret weapon in war against floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2017
» When the torrential rains of Oct 13 caused heavy flooding in Bangkok, several parts of the city were swamped, including Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Sam Yan. However, as the park slowly filled with water, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape architect who designed the project, remained unconcerned. She even expressed her satisfaction in a Facebook post that the park had finally delivered on one of its purposes -- the detention of flood water.
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The light dims in Hong Kong
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2017
» Like many Thais, I have always considered Hong Kong my favourite destination. Perhaps it's because I've long been a big fan of the soap operas and martial arts films from Shaw Brothers Film Studio that dominated our television sets and cinemas during the 1970s and '80s. Hong Kong in those days was the epitome of glitz, a unique, vibrant and advanced Asian city where Eastern and Western cultures melted together into an exciting blend.
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Spectres of the past return to haunt us all
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/10/2016
» An image can say more than a thousand words. Some can seize us with their haunting memory. Thinking of the bloody crackdown that took place at Tiananmen Square in Beijing 27 years ago conjures the image of the "tank man", an unknown individual -- clad in white shirt, with a shopping bag in his hand -- standing his ground defiantly against tanks on Chang'an Avenue.
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A score to unsettle
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/06/2016
» Musician/composer Anant Narkkong is returning to perform at the Silent Film Festival that will kick off this evening at Scala Theatre in Siam Square. He will perform live with German pianist Gunter A. Buchwald for the famous film Nosferatu.
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Out with the old, it seems
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/12/2015
» Over the past year, several neighbourhoods in Bangkok's old city have undergone big changes. Saphan Lek, Tha Phra Chan, Tha Tian, Khlong Thom and Woeng Nakhon Kasem, for instance, have made headlines since these old-school quarters have been cleared and upgraded, with the removal of street vendors and the moving in of developers. We can expect a more visible facelift next year.
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Into the forest
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/10/2015
» It is hard to believe Sahwing Indharangsri when he says his village and the forest around it was once inhabited by wild animals.
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Reading landscapes
Muse, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/07/2015
» Every designer, regardless of his or her fame and profile, will usually have a design project that raises eyebrows and defies the norm. For Kotchakorn Voraakhom, a 33-year-old landscape architect, it was her idea to paint more colours in a humdrum swimming pool that did just that. This was a facility for blind students at the Foundation for the Blind in Thailand under The Royal Patronage of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit in the Phaya Thai area of Bangkok. Her idea took people aback and dropped many jaws.
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Urban, yet green
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/06/2015
» What do people do when visiting Siam Square? At Bangkok's nucleus of youth culture and weekend activity, some naturally think of shopping, while others consider the area a top choice for meeting friends or having a first date.
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Going walkabout
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 04/03/2015
» Despite poor footpaths and humid weather, Bangkokians walk more than is believed, according to an academic study that focuses on the "walkability scores" of the capital.
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