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The Last Communists settle past accounts
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 18/06/2017
» Chainat Raikratok can vividly recall the day he left the jungle on Feb 17, 1983. The 63-year-old former communist fighter, along with several dozens of ex-soldiers from Zone 207 in Prachin Buri province, decided to put behind their guerrilla fighting days for good.
Needlessly living with the stigma of HIV
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/06/2017
» 'It's like I have a new life," Suthida Saengsumart said last week after the Thai Red Cross Aids Research Center confirmed that she is free of HIV. Ms Suthida no longer had to live with fear that people would despise her for having HIV.
Rotary campaigns to rid the world of polio
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Polio may seem to be an illness of the past in Thailand and has not been seen for many years. However, the freer flow of people could allow polio to come back any time. "It is our commitment to children in the world to eradicate polio," said John Germ, president of Rotary International 2016-17, on the sidelines of his meeting with Rotarian club representatives from Southeast Asia in Bangkok last week.
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.
The Rainmaker
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 23/10/2016
» To take part in a rainmaking mission, one has to forget safety protocol. Pilots are advised to avoid flying into thick cloud to avoid turbulence. But the mission of the rainmakers is to do precisely that.
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."
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.
Jongkolnee Phumkrajang
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 21/08/2016
» Jongkolnee Phumkrajang, 51, left home early on the morning of Mother's Day making a promise to her children she would never keep. "Mum said she would come back and we would celebrate Mother's Day together," said daughter Ajjima Saenyakorn.
Picherd Wiriyanupappong
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 21/08/2016
» Picherd Wiriyanupappong was known among locals for his delicious pa tong ko which he sold in the centre of Trang city in the peaceful southern province.
How ghost chasers make sense of the supernatural
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 31/07/2016
» On any given night, Kapol Thongplub and his camera crew could be chasing after spirits. Holding a portable device to detect unusual energy frequencies, the 49-year-old entertainer visits places believed to be haunted by ghosts.