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The dark side of live streaming
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/01/2018
» As an only child, Phop, a 21-year-old Bangkok native, was used to getting what he wanted. After divorcing Phop's father when her son was five, his mother raised him on her own.
Heartbroken dad wants justice
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/07/2017
» An ideal family for many people should consist of a father, mother and children who spend time together, love each other and protect one another. Sometimes the family means a single parent taking care of their own children. But for Lisa*, eight, and her brother, Tony*, five, the word "family" does not mean a safe and healthy environment.
The rice man cometh
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/11/2016
» Born and raised in the rice-growing centre of Surin, Maytar Kochai, 52, is certain he knows about two things — the prized Hom Mali grain and poverty.
Expert warns antibiotic misuse could turn deadly
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 29/11/2015
» Up to 38,000 Thais could be dying from antibiotic-resistant bacteria annually because of overprescription and the prevalence of the drugs in food and the water supply, research has found.
The new weapon in the fight against HIV
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/10/2015
» Krit spends weekdays in his office on Sathon Road and nights out at a gay club on Silom Soi 2. The 28-year-old is a gym fanatic, and can also be found at one of Bangkok’s most famous gay saunas twice a week.
Breaking a deadly cycle
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/05/2015
» Like many Bangkok office employees, Amornthep Chuenchailek commutes to work by car. But twice a week, the 36 year old gets together with a few cyclist friends to ride the popular “Choc Ville” route on Ratchada-Ram Intra Road in the city’s northeast.
HIV scourge spreads from red lights to white collars
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/07/2013
» Thirty-four-year-old Ball met his partner Sonchai at high school and the pair started living openly as a gay couple when they roomed together at university.
Tobacco Monopoly mulls own e-cigarettes
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/06/2013
» The Thailand Tobacoo Monopoly says it might develop its own e-cigarettes or import them if the government legalises the increasingly popular tobacco-free product.
Tale of the vape: 'cool' but still controversial in Thailand
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/06/2013
» E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in Thailand _ both with smokers trying to kick their tobacco addiction and young people who say it is a trendy way to get their nicotine fix.
Duty or obstacle? _ a look at conscription and national service
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/03/2013
» Last month, army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha made a shocking announcement - especially for males under 21 who had never been conscripted - that those who had attended Ror Dor military school might no longer be exempt from national service.