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Beyond the call of duty free
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/02/2016
» Giant billboards advertising Lotte Duty Free surround the 150,000 square metre shopping and entertainment complex on Rama IX Road, opposite the Grand Tulip Hotel. The tourist-oriented complex is due to open in June, but behind the glass shopfronts where the duty-free stores are supposed to be, the interior is empty.
A clash of spirits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/06/2015
» The houses of the Christians stand in stark contrast to the rest of the households where the roofs are thatched with cogon grass. Located on the lower end of a mountain range in the remote North, the homes of the converts are equipped with television sets and have roofs of corrugated iron that glisten silver in the sun, which are forbidden under animistic Lua beliefs that centre on spirits.
Meeting resistance: the hard road of opposition in exile
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/06/2014
» After waiting for 90 minutes at the hotel for the man who many in the Thai establishment consider the “most dangerous mind” in politics, a white Toyota Fortuner rumbles to the entrance.
The highs and lows of illegal gambling
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/05/2014
» As a former supervisor of an underground casino, M promised he would make me some profit. My stake was 3,000 baht.
EU passing the baton
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/07/2013
» An economic partnership between Asean and its six dialogue partners should be the ultimate goal in the quest for the region to become a global powerhouse amid the decline of European nations, says Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).