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Spirited away
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/07/2018
» The search for 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai ended on Tuesday when they were finally found, 10 full days after going missing. The Moo Pa Academy football team stole the media spotlight not only in Thailand but internationally, with people joining together to pray for the safe return of the lost boys and their leader.
Tainted by a sordid tradition
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/05/2017
» For Note, a 42-year-old freelance journalist in northern Thailand, there's nothing bigger or more exciting than welcoming government officials from the central office in Bangkok. The officials visit for inspections, meeting with locals and talking to the local media. The trip is usually well organised from the moment they arrive until they leave the area.
Sadistic killer’s web of lies revealed
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/04/2015
» More than eight years after the sadistic murder of a Patpong barmaid, policeman Nopadol Kampeekaek was facing the likelihood it would remain an unsolved cold case.
Amid northern haze, a burning desire for wealth
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 29/03/2015
» Every day, Sai makes her way to a local fresh market in Chiang Mai’s Omkoi district, where she runs a small stand selling vegetables. For much of the year, it’s the 58-year-old’s sole source of income, bringing in less than 300 baht per day.
The last samurai
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/08/2013
» When Pam, a 25-year-old hotel worker, returns home around midnight after her shift in downtown Chiang Mai, her biggest fear is encountering a notorious local gang of machete-wielding teens.