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Money can buy you beautiful friends
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/02/2016
» ‘She texted me and told me where she was. I tried to act calm and cool on the outside, but I was very nervous. As I walked closer to her, my heart was pounding and my palms were sweaty.”
Separating fact from fear in the rise of Zika
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/02/2016
» A flat, red rash is one of the Zika virus’ first obvious symptoms. But for many people, it simply won’t show.
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/01/2016
» ‘Rise and shine my girl, it’s time to wake up,” Prince whispers to her daughter, as they lay next to each other on the bed. After taking a shower, Prince cleans Nong Reaksap’s face, brushes her hair into ponytails and gives her a bottle of milk and a piece of bread to eat.
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.
As cultures come together, it's all in bad spirits
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/01/2016
» When Benjawan Singthuean moved into her new home in Phnom Penh after her husband transferred from Thailand for work, the 36 year old didn’t know much about the area.
The hand that makes many lights work
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/01/2016
» Every morning at 4am, when most people are still enjoying their sleep, Pol Sgt Maj Buntawee Poungjun wakes up, splashes water on his face and puts on his police uniform.
When school isn’t safe
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/01/2016
» Bung* is in Mathayom 3 and is counting down the days until he can leave and finally join a school where male students are in the minority. “Three more months in hell,” Bung says hopefully.
Siam Square: Hi-so and now oh so high-priced
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/01/2016
» Back in the 1970s, every denim-clad Thai hipster knew about Siam Square. As the country was embracing modernity, it was a hub for film, fashion, beauty products and fine dining.
The monk turned model breaking all the rules
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/12/2015
» Flipping through a photo album of her life, Phajaranat Nobantao can’t help but shed tears of mixed emotions. On the outside, the 22-year-old transgender model seems to have it all, but her path has not been strewn with roses.
The teachers at risk of detention
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/12/2015
» In the halls of higher learning, some academics believe the Thai military is waging a war against teachers who encourage their students to think critically. Attachak Sattayanurak, an economics and political history professor at Chiang Mai University, says the ruling junta is engaging in Orwellian “thought control” and trying to produce a generation of “stupid” students.