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Kanchanaburi aims to capitalise on raft culture
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 28/04/2019
» With two rivers, Kwai Yai and Kwai Noi, running through urban areas, residents of Kanchanaburi province have always had a close bond with waterways. A testament to this is the existence of the rafts that are ubiquitous throughout the region.
Close shave: Cops get ticket out of poverty
News, Published on 27/10/2018
» When Bunlue Tansuk retires from the police force, he may well swap his firearm for a pair of clippers after signing up for a vocational course to bolster his income in his greying years.
Karen seek freedom on foreign soil
Spectrum, Published on 03/12/2017
» Bu Paw watches her four-year-old daughter run around screaming with other Karen children in Keller Island Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is a joy the daughter seems to take for granted and the mother appreciates.
Rising baht puts BoT on its toes
Business, Published on 25/04/2017
» Nervousness that the US Treasury will add Thailand to its list of countries to be monitored for currency market manipulations could compel the Bank of Thailand to hold off from intervening in the foreign exchange market and seek other measures to curb the baht's rapid gain. The central bank's tapering of its short-dated bond sales has had a small impact in stemming the influx of capital, a main reason for the appreciation of the baht.
For my son, a case closed at last
Spectrum, Published on 20/11/2016
» Rory McDonald's six-year quest to find justice for his dead son ended late last month when he received a phone call from Australian officials informing him the main suspect in the attack had been caught in Thailand.
On the trail with Bangkok's No 1 ladies' detective agency
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/03/2015
» When Amnuaiporn “Kung” Maneewan first graduated in 1995, her only ambition was to find a well-paid job. The answer to her dreams was just around the corner, and she managed to land a position as an accountant at the IBS law firm, near her home in the Ram Intra area of Bangkok.