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Pawn shops offer more than money for old rope
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/01/2018
» City Hall last year saw profits from its pawn business jump by millions of baht although financial gain is not its primary goal.
Foggy skies ahead for city chief
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/08/2016
» A flight to South Korea, where embattled Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra was due to attend a Bangkok-Seoul friendship event starting on Thursday, experienced severe turbulence. But it was not so much due to the weather as the regime's order to suspend the governor from his duties.
Green revolution hits Yannawa
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/06/2015
» It was a “growing” and excited crowd that surrounded Yannawa District Office that sunny afternoon. They weren’t there in numbers to protest, nor were they queuing to apply for a new ID card before a deadline.
Care for the unfortunate
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/06/2015
» Sinthai Roddee once had a house, a decent job and a warm family until work-related stress turned his life upside down. His depression at work grew, and then he was struck by a double blow when his wife left him. Unable to handle his problems, he quit his job. His mental health condition only worsened.
A disaster waiting to happen, and what to do when it does
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/07/2014
» When the tsunami swept the south of Thailand on Boxing Day 2004, many people had no idea what had hit them. Few realised that the sea receding in such a dramatic fashion was going to produce an incoming wall of water that eventually claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million people.