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Getting political
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/08/2013
» In 2006, French-Lao Thatsanavanh Banchong came to Thailand as an intern for the French Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC).
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.
Picking at the Buffett
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/05/2013
» Because she became a bestselling author with an investment guidebook on her former father-in-law Warren Buffett, it seems impossible for Mary Buffett to be seen as an individual, a person separate from the shadow of the famous billionaire.
Keep calm and help yourself
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/05/2013
» Shhhh! Ideally, reading Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking requires a subdued atmosphere, for despite the tongue-in-cheek title the book turns out to be a serious read, a cocktail of self-help, cultural study and business analysis for human resource management.
Filling in the blanks
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 01/04/2013
» Whether it's the caped crusaders from DC Comics in the US, the swashbuckling heroes of Japanese Manga or Noo Hin _ the famous Isan character from Noo Hin Inter _ comics the world over have a similar power: they can make us smile.
Thai publishers set their sights on Asia
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/04/2013
» Contrary to what many believe, Thai publishers who produce mainly content of local interest are finding it easier to expand their reach to nearby countries, especially to large emerging markets in East Asia such as mainland China, Taiwan and Asean member states like Malaysia and Indonesia. This point was made recently by Chonrungsee Chalermchaikit, vice-president of the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (Pubat).
Lost (And Found) in Thailand
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/01/2013
» Do the French, Indians, Japanese or anyone else feel jittery when foreign filmmakers arrive to make movies about their country?
Meet the makers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/01/2013
» Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, the third book by writer Chris Anderson, comes at a perfect time _ again. The writer has been known for writing the right book at the right time, almost exactly when the events he mentions are moving towards the spotlight.
China's Sorrows up close
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/10/2012
» Books on China are occupying more shelf space in bookstores around the world. More people want to learn about China, the once poverty-ridden nation that has now become the world's second largest economy and is poised to ascend to the status of the greatest superpower.
You can judge a book by its cover
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/10/2012
» Nobody knows who coined the maxim "you can't judge a book by its cover". But it would come as no surprise if the creator of that cliche turned out to be a moralist who simply laced pearls of wisdom and used a book cover as a metaphor.