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Something's brewing
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2017
» A fortune teller suggested Puripong Suthisopapan and his business partner focus on selling beer when they opened their Be Right Back restaurant in Khon Kaen over a year ago. Starting only with one refrigerator, most of the beer they sold was illegally home-brewed as Thai law prohibits small-scale brewing.
The price of PromptPay
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/01/2017
» Manaschuen Kovapirat considers herself the average user when it comes to online banking transactions: on a monthly basis, she uses her bank's mobile application to transfer money to her mother and to donate money. She does online shopping and prefers to transfer money online for transactions less than 100,000 baht. On some occasions, when she's out with her friends and doesn't have enough cash, she pays them back via online banking.
Hall heads for Paris but fight for rights goes on
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/11/2016
» When British migrant rights activist Andy Hall left Thailand last Monday after 11 years, he was facing three criminal and civil courts lawsuits. They followed a report he helped research information which accused companies of labour and human rights violations in the pineapple and tuna processing industries in Thailand.
When pigs fly
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/11/2016
» Sakaseam Sripolreun takes pride in the wild boars he bought three years ago from a poacher in Khon Kaen's Phu Wiang district. Said to be the most beautiful strain in Thailand with a large chest, elegant posture and slim face, they are highly resistant to diseases and can live on scrap fruit and vegetables, making them easy to raise.
The Surgeon
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2016
» When Charan Mahatumarat found out that he won His Majesty the King's Anandamahidol Scholarship in 1984 to study craniofacial surgery, he started learning the royal language from a book he purchased.
Forest clampdown hurts poor
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/09/2016
» For the past 39 years, Anutas Pleeta's family have made a living out of growing para rubber on their four-rai plantation in the southern province of Phangnga. By this time of the year, the trees would have been ready for tapping and Mr Anutas would have had more money to support his family of five, who currently live off an average income of 45,000 baht per year -- less than half the daily minimum wage -- from rubber grown on another six rai of land.
A forest becomes a battlefield
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/07/2016
» After completing his daily alms one morning in 2014, Phra Yo Kanhawlang went back to the monastery to find a letter offering 200,000 baht in exchange for leaving the forest. The monk was instructed to leave a reply in writing if he was to accept the anonymous offer.
Seeking treatment for bill shock
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2016
» When Nancy Cuevas Guzman came to Thailand for abdominal and arm liposuction, she initially intended to have the surgery at Bangkok Hospital, which provided an estimate of 280,000 baht using the Body Tite technique.
Reliving trauma with little relief
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 05/06/2016
» The first flashback occurred several months after Aggarat Bansong was caught in a gun battle during the anti-Yingluck government protests in 2014.
Making megabucks from trips to Mecca
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/05/2016
» Like all Muslims, Lukman Baik has been looking forward to the once-in-a-lifetime hajj pilgrimage. Despite being a mandatory religious duty provided one is physically and financially capable, Mr Lukman has been trying hard to save money for the trip. For the 35-year-old rubber farmer, doing so has been difficult, especially at a time when Thailand is struggling with falling rubber prices.