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Sea gypsies turning the tide
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 12/02/2017
» On Jan 31, the Phuket Provincial Court cleared four sea gypsies accused of unlawfully occupying beachfront land on Phuket's Rawai beach, saying the sea tribe owned the land before the title deed was issued for the property.
Spinning a living from a dyeing art
B Magazine, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 29/05/2016
» Manasnan Benjarongchinda is a reminder of the glorious past of Ban Krua Nua, when the historical Muslim community in the centre of Bangkok was full of vibrant silk.
Languishing by a bridge over a troubled border
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 22/05/2016
» Pichai Inno, a 59-year-old native of Chiang Khong in Chiang Rai, still vividly recalls the day that led to the construction of the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge.
Hard pressed in a world of fine print
B Magazine, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 20/03/2016
» For more than half a century, Charoen Sin, an antique printing house on the bank of Damnoen Saduak Canal, has rolled out hundreds of thousands of printed announcements.
Serious Moonlighting
B Magazine, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 17/01/2016
» David Bowie’s concert in Thailand on the night of Dec 5, 1983, was not supposed to happen. With a price tag of US$1 million per show, a Bowie concert was too expensive for those who hoped to lure him here. Yet, the singer took a huge pay cut simply so he could be in Bangkok and explore the city.