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Timeless treasures
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/04/2019
» Like every time I went to Si Sa Ket, I dropped by Khao Phra Wihan National Park again on my latest visit to the northeastern province. As always, the sunrise at Pha Mo E Daeng, the cliff that is one of the park's top attractions, was a refreshing sight. During the rest of the trip, however, I came to realise that Si Sa Ket has much more to offer than Khao Phra Wihan.
A bitter pill to swallow
Spectrum, Published on 07/05/2017
» In December last year, rocker Artiwara Kongmalai completed a 400-kilometre charity marathon to raise funds for Bang Saphan Hospital in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Better known as Toon Bodyslam, the lead singer of rock band Bodyslam ran from Bangkok to Bang Saphan in 10 days during which he hoped to raise 63 million baht. The donations are still coming in.
Mind your language
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/03/2017
» An ensemble of traditional musicians begins to play. The treble sound of the oboe gets louder. Drum rolls accompany a steady rhythm of cymbals. A male singer croons in an unfamiliar dialect, "Oh, Ga Nobe Ting Tong ..."
I’ll meet you near the temple
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 03/04/2016
» Pueng Pung’s life has been determined by war and Thai-Cambodian border politics. Originally from Si Sa Ket province, the 64 year old spent her childhood freely travelling across the border.
A league of their own
Spectrum, Published on 16/08/2015
» Earlier this month, the top two teams in Thailand’s Premier League, Muangthong United and Buriram United, kicked off the second half of their season with one of the best matches this year. The exciting game ended in a stalemate at 2-2, but it promised more excitement ahead in the professional Thai football season.
Lo Hsing Han: the life and crimes of Asia's heroin king
Spectrum, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/07/2013
» Lo Hsing Han, who was buried in Yangon last week, led three exciting lives in his 80 or so years.
Nationalist agenda stirred ahead of temple meeting
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 07/04/2013
» Thai villagers living near the disputed territory around Preah Vihear are demanding that their ''traditional'' farmland be returned to them in a reflection of a nationalist agenda being nurtured on the border.
Mekong River bandit's powerful friends dry up
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 30/09/2012
» Naw Kham has been labelled a pirate, drug lord, murderer, racketeer, godfather and spy. He is listed as a fugitive on Interpol's Wanted Persons index. Earlier this year, both the Thai and Chinese governments placed Naw Kham on top of their most wanted foreigners lists, with Thailand offering a US$65,000 (two million baht) bounty for his capture.
As seen through the lens of an insider
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 16/09/2012
» Over the course of 25 years covering Myanmar and Southeast Asia as a photojournalist, Thierry Falise has come under fire from Lao militia, been hit by shrapnel covering riots in Bangkok and come face to face with a diminutive follower of the 10-year-old twins commanding God's Army who would stand on a chair to beat his wife.
Myanmar's rising drug trade
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 12/02/2012
» Professor Des Ball pushes plates of what is left of a roast duck and barbeque prawn dinner to the side as he spreads a large map across the dinner table and stabs his finger at a point where northern Thailand meets Myanmar.