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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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Cleaning up the accolades
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/06/2015
» Every Monday is a special day on Koh Lipe, a sandy, breathtaking and increasingly touristy Andaman island off Satun province. It's the day when everyone, locals or visitors, can call themselves a hero.
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Put your foot down on litter
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/05/2015
» I buy a new pair of flip-flops or slippers every time I go on holiday.
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Pak Bara critics undaunted by S44
Oped, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/05/2015
» Despite the government's threat to use the draconian Section 44 law in pushing the Pak Bara deep-sea port project in Satun, southern people and a network of conservation groups are undaunted, ready for a major fight.
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Paradise lost
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/04/2015
» In his weekly television address last Friday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed what many had feared: the government is committed to developing Pak Bara Deep Sea Port in Satun province, despite concerns about environmental impact and local livelihoods. The port will handle cargo and oil deliveries from the Indian Ocean.
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Heritage status the best way to protect Andaman Sea
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 03/04/2015
» The brouhaha over the decayed coral reefs at Koh Tachai — an island in Koh Similan Marine National Park with a once-spectacular dive site — which triggered concerns about heavy pollution on this tourist spot, has fizzled out.
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New Khao Yai 'corridor' must treat wildlife with care
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/03/2015
» Fears that the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex will be stripped of its World Heritage Site status have faded from public attention, but the case remains a pressing issue given its new bid to expand road construction.
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Taming human behaviour
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/01/2015
» Two recent cases of wild elephants charging at tourists’ vehicles in Khao Yai National Park may have many people thinking twice about visiting the area.
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Je suis Nattanan
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/01/2015
» No, I’m not trying to drag you into a debate about free speech, the celebrated value that underlines the “Je suis Charlie” movement, which erupted as a tribute to the cartoonists and editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, who were massacred by three gunmen in Paris on Jan 7. A huge number of people around the world have shown their support by becoming “Charlie”. Hollywood stars such George Clooney and his wife are Charlie. Many of my friends, but not all, are Charlie, too. At the same time, “Je ne suis pas Charlie” has sprung up here and there as well. I believe Charlies and non-Charlies can have lively debates — or get drunk together — because both groups are alike in condemning the use of violence.
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Environment for disaster
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/12/2014
» The year 2014 hasn't been entirely memorable — in a good way, at least — when considering the progress of environmental campaigns.
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