• 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.

• OPINION

  Safari tourism is key to taming wildlife conflict

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/09/2019

  » The world-heritage Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary is not a typical nature reserve. Located in Uthai Thani and Tak provinces, it has been enshrined as a symbol of wildlife conservation by the legacy of its former chief and renowned conservationist, Seub Nakhasathien.

• 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

  World on the move

  Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/06/2017

  » It is not an overstatement to say that the world is no longer a safe and peaceful place. News of terrorist attacks has become a sad fact of daily life, most recently in London and Paris again this month.

• OPINION

  Tourism can be made sustainable

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/05/2017

  » On the surface, the Andaman sea off Phi Phi Island is calm and clear, its emerald green colour is ever attractive. Yet, the underwater situation with an extensive area of bleached coral reef make this popular world-class dive site a red-alert tourism spot.

• LIFE

  New books worth reading

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/12/2016

  » From Dust To Dust: A Journalist's Memoir

• THAILAND

  Sustainable tourism planned for Phi Phi

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/08/2016

  » July and August are supposed to be quiet months in the Andaman tourism calendar because of the monsoon. Yet recently at Maya Beach -- a renowned little sandy cove in Koh Phi Phi Lay -- the scene was lively with a swarm of visitors. European holidaymakers wandered around trying to find a vacant spot for sunbathing. Chinese tourists walked in groups, following flag-waving tour guides. Muslim women in black niqab waded into crystal-clear water along the shore.

• THAILAND

  Restoring our parks is a gigantic feat

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

  » Got any plans for the long holiday at the end of this week? After a tense referendum time, I think we all deserve a break before coming back and facing the consequences of the voting.

• OPINION

  It need not be the end of the road

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/06/2016

  » Route 3077, a small lane that cuts through the heart of Khao Yai National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site, is one of my favourite drives. Several times my family brought me to this national park when I was very young.

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