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Philippines education reform faces challenges
Published on 09/05/2015
» MANILA — Halfway through its implementation and even with the required legislation that gave it teeth, a new basic education system in the Philippines continues to face challenges from politicians and groups that find the government's preparations for it insufficient.
Looking across the river towards a better future
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/04/2016
» Crossing the Thailand-Myanmar border in daylight can be an anxious experience for undocumented migrants.
Uni hospital bears brunt
News, Published on 09/05/2021
» Thammasat University Field Hospital, which opened in early 2020 when the first wave of coronavirus hit the country, is on 24-hour alert to receive further admissions as hospitals spill over during this far more deadly third round of infections.
Big rollout fosters hope of light at the end of the tunnel
News, Published on 08/06/2021
» U-ree Dechdamrong, 78, a retired nurse, woke up at 5am as usual on Monday for her regular morning walk to boost her circulation. However, it was also to be the day she would receive her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Our top 10 stories in a year that will be hard to forget
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Over the past year 'Spectrum' has reported a wide range of issues to give readers valuable insights. Our reporter ambushed the monk who helped Leicester City to their shock English Premier League title to get an exclusive. Another reporter blended in with Chinese yuppies in the new business district of Bangkok to find out why they decided to migrate to Thailand. Two reporters did a series of stories on the Tiger Temple by hanging out with the veterinarian, monks and national park officers to listen to all sides. We were determined to find the truth. Last month we also went up to Chiang Mai to talk to Hmong girls wrongly accused of stealing a British tourist's watch. Here are the top 10 stories in another exciting year of reporting.
Never-never (be alone) land
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/04/2018
» Unlike other urban areas where people commonly live alone and the elderly stay indoors, the Rung Manee Pattana community in Bangkok's Wang Thonglang district is serving as a role model for the social activities and healthcare services it offers to senior citizens.
The garden of erotic delights
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/03/2016
» ‘Eroticism is in everyone’s thoughts, but not everyone is brave enough to express it,” Katai Kamminga says of the passion which has taken over her garden. In the past two years, she has transformed the two rai of land she owns in a tucked-away part of Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district, filling it with suggestive art.
A village haunted by superstition
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/09/2014
» More than 10 years ago a village in the northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon made headlines as the home of Thailand's most feared ghosts, known as phi pob, but these days the evil spirits appear to have simply vanished.
The final act of kindness
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/06/2015
» Corpses are the most valuable part of Durongrit Sawangnet's job. Every day he tirelessly walks in and out of cold storage rooms looking after dozens of dead bodies awaiting dissection.
Carrying the weight of uncertainty
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/02/2015
» Under the purple and orange hue of dawn, our bus arrived at the base of Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province. We had our tents, sleeping bags and backpacks as we got ready to trek one of the most gruelling uphill climbs in the country — a steep slope of 5.5km to the top of this popular mountain destination, which takes anywhere from four to eight hours.