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Writer with a conscience
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/05/2014
» Chalermsak Ngamngarm, who has written books addressing social problems and different forms of bureaucratic corruption, has a fitting nickname. His friends and fans call him the Nai Amphur Nak Kien (District Chief Writer).
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In the line of duty
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/04/2014
» Thai activists walk a dangerous road, a belief most recently confirmed in the disappearance of Porlajee ‘Billy’ Rakchongcharoen
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Without new toxic waste laws, we stay contaminated
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/04/2014
» Fear of toxic pollution from the recent blazes at a rubbish dump in Samut Prakan's Phraeksa area seem to have disappeared from our collective attention as soon as it disappeared from the headlines. However, the many health risks it poses have not gone away.
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Making money from others' misery
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/04/2014
» Rubbish disposal in Thailand can be a very dirty business, metaphorically as well as literally speaking. The recent fire at a garbage dump in tambon Phraeksa, Samut Prakan province, smouldered for days, necessitating the temporary evacuation of people living in its immediate vicinity and blanketing large swathes of eastern Bangkok in haze. And this past Sunday, another blaze erupted at a dump site in Samut Prakan, this time in Bang Phli district.
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Classroom citizens
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/02/2014
» Professor Murray Print is an Australian expert on civic education in Asian countries. Lecturing on sociology and civic education at the University of Sydney, Prof Print has also madetime to travel across Asia during the past decade to conduct research and offer advice on what educational programmes should be used instil deep-seated values of democracy in students. He also attends workshops at Chulalongkorn University on developing a curriculum for civic education in Thailand. He works as an advisor for Thai Civic Education, a campaign to develop and strengthen democracy education in Thailand.
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Top environmental news of 2013
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/01/2014
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) last week released a list of the top 10 environmental new stories of 2013. The list was created from a poll of environmental news reporters. Here's a recap.
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Making the switch
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/05/2013
» Let's say you view yourself as a highly environmentally-conscious individual. You eat organic food, ride public transportation and actively recycle your belongings and garbage.
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Singapore Slinger
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/04/2013
» If you follow Southeast Asian politics, you will find yourself paying extra attention to Lee Kuan Yew.
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Let leaders sit in the democracy of the traffic jam
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/12/2012
» I remembered feeling startled after hearing my Chinese friend mention motorcades _ with their resulting traffic diversions or blockages to allow official vehicles to pass _ exist in China.
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Here comes the Green Dragon
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/11/2012
» Allow me to make it clear at the start: the Green Dragon in this column is not a nickname for any endangered wildlife species. It is neither the sobriquet for a newly opened budget airline, nor the Bar B Q Plaza restaurant chain in Thailand, that uses a green dragon, named Bar B Gon, as its mascot.
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