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Ready, willing but disabled
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/01/2016
» The thought of leaving home to go about his business always makes Noppadol Wannaborworn frustrated. Not only does he have to deal with Bangkok’s traffic, but the whole city feels like an unfriendly place to a man in a wheelchair.
Badly injured victims demand BMA action
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/01/2016
» It was a bad day for Watchira Sawatdee when he stepped on a cracked manhole cover on a street near a university in Chatuchak district, falling into a drain and badly injuring his leg.
Indonesia's indigenous tattooists
News, Published on 08/01/2016
» Men in tribal dress stand amid dense jungle on the Indonesian island of Java, their bodies covered in elaborate, traditional tattoos inspired by cultures in distant corners of the vast, tropical archipelago.
Medicine monk
Spectrum, Phil Thornton, Published on 27/12/2015
» The muscular arm of a saffron-clad monk, propped against the wall of a bamboo hut, draws air pictures to illustrate why his community is in desperate need of an ambulance.
The search for Camp 32
Spectrum, Alan Parkhouse, Published on 25/10/2015
» Bunhom Chhorn was only six when the Khmer Rouge separated him from his family and sent him to work in the countryside outside Battambang at a place then known as Camp 32.
A greener way to commute on campus
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/09/2015
» Motorcycle taxis may be the fastest way to get around. But reaching a destination in the shortest time isn’t the only factor taken into account at Kasetsart University.
The reality of life for a refugee family hiding in Bangkok
Spectrum, Published on 13/09/2015
» Tamim arrived in Bangkok two years ago after fleeing the war in Syria. Since then he and his 17 relatives have been virtual prisoners in a 65 square metre apartment, too terrified to go outside for food or medical treatment. The only furniture in their spartan home is a mattress on the floor and a TV that he and his family never turn on because they cannot afford the electricity bills.
The long wait for the truth
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/09/2015
» Five years on, relatives of victims of the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protests are still seeking justice for the dead. As the Department of Special Investigation and the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced they were wrapping up their probes into the 99 deaths that resulted from military operations to retake areas occupied by protesters, relatives say they have more concerns than hopes regarding the outcomes of the investigations.
Parties brace for a bitter election battle
Spectrum, Published on 07/06/2015
» Election fever dominates everything in Myanmar at present. And according to unofficial opinion polls, more than half of the population are yet to decide who they will vote for. The next few months before the election date is announced will only fuel anticipation and speculation. And with more than 70 political parties registered to contest the polls, it is going to be a massive event.
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.