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Nice try, but policy doesn't hold water
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/08/2017
» It seems like the latest flooding in the Northeast still haunts Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Last week he decided he would make use of his sweeping powers under Section 44 of the interim charter to form a new national water management unit.
Typhoon and cyclone risk on the rise
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/08/2017
» Asia and the Pacific will face more intense typhoons and tropical cyclones, with rising global mean temperatures as climate change impacts become more pronounced, a recent report warns.
Is Asean ready to adapt?
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/08/2017
» Southeast Asian countries could face intense impacts from climate change that would limit the potential of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), where agriculture still accounts for more than 10% of gross domestic product.
Rainy days ahead unless we fix floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/08/2017
» The sea gypsies of Koh Lipe, a tourist island in the Andaman Sea, have had a close relationship with water all their lives. Water for them is intrinsic and very much tied to the phases of the moon. In times of high tide or heavy monsoon, water will cover parts of their land, but these seafarers have learned to cope, and they even commute on boats. Rising water levels have never been a major concern for these people, at least until recently.
Sports and sensibility
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 28/08/2017
» Malaysia, the host of the 29th SEA Games, appears well on its way to getting what it wants most -- a huge trove of medals to top the table. However, it remains to be seen whether the expressed wish of the organisers -- to create unity and promote integration -- will be met.
A helping hand for our wasted food
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/07/2017
» Every time I visit a supermarket, I am bemused by the sight of microwave meals such as fried rice or kao ka prao gai wrapped neatly in plastic containers. A question that always pops in my mind is: Why do we (Thais) have to consume these ready-made foods?
Into the very dark depths of quarrying
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/07/2017
» The gruesome murder of a village head in Krabi and seven other victims last week shed some light on quarrying in this country.
Asean must walk the climate talk
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/07/2017
» Next month, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is going to have the big party it deserves. The golden jubilee celebration will pay tribute to the remarkable journey of a small regional association founded by five foreign ministers from backward countries in a war-torn region.
Pity the bears held captive for their bile
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/08/2017
» The bear looks agitated yet weary, like a gravely sick patient.
Tough-talking Najib defends economic record, assails rivals
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 31/07/2017
» Buoyed by his country's strong economic performance, embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is sounding these days like a man vindicated. He is going on the offensive to sell the Malaysian growth story to investors worldwide, and to persuade domestic voters that his governing coalition deserves another term to keep the momentum going.