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A long way from home
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» Mohammad, a teenage refugee, barely escaped becoming a child soldier in Somalia three years ago. "They [the militants] wanted to take me and use me as a child soldier but my grandmother refused to let me join them," the 16-year-old recalled of the incident in Mogadishu, the capital city where Mohammad, who uses an alias, was born and raised.
Baby, you can 'kraab' my car
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 13/11/2016
» Akanat "Nott" Ariyaritwikul would never have landed in such big trouble if he hadn't demanded motorcyclist Kittisak Singto kraab -- or kneel down and wai -- his Mini Countryman after an accident a week ago.
Splitting hairs over cat breeds
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 06/11/2016
» Panarat Kamchat is determined to correct a misunderstanding about Thai cats after discovering that the winners of some recent international shows were not the genuine breed.
Irin accepts a stranger's gift tuned into kindness
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 30/10/2016
» Classical virtuoso Irin Prechanvinit has received a touching replacement for the guitar she sold to fund her mother's unsuccessful cancer treatment, with a reader giving her a family heirloom.
The Farmer
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 23/10/2016
» Wiwat Salyakamthorn spent years preaching to farmers about why they should adopt a sufficiency philosophy approach, but none listened until he took matters into his own hands.
Neither saints nor sinners
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 09/10/2016
» Kunlakan Jintakanon has had an abortion. It was a difficult decision but she can live with it. Asked by Spectrum if she would like to speak on condition of anonymity, the 30-year-old mother of two said, "No, there's nothing wrong with it. I want to share my story for women who might face a similar situation."
Reading from the same script
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 02/10/2016
» Rohkiyoh Abu recalls the bad experiences in primary school which she hopes her children will never have to face. Referring to her first months in school, the 28-year-old Muslim mother of two from the southern province of Pattani explained, "I could not communicate with the teacher who spoke Thai in the classroom."
Songs of the jailbirds
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/09/2016
» Thanadda Swangduen's latest book Khang Ying reveals the astonishing life behind bars of women inmates.
How to smarten up
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 04/09/2016
» On any given evening, people in the Hua Lamphong community take their children to the Foundation for Child Development to stimulate their IQ.
Guitarist picks sad way to save mother
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 28/08/2016
» Young classical guitar virtuoso Irin Prechanvinit is selling a cherished musical instrument she considers her "best buddy" to pay for her mother's cancer treatment.