Showing 1 - 10 of 18
Parking up the right tree
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/06/2018
» After a 26-year battle between Mahakan Fort residents and City Hall, the place this storied community once called home is now occupied by a 4-rai public park called Mahakan Fort Park, which lies adjacent to one of the historic fort's walls. It is located near the foot of Phan Fa Lilat Bridge off Ratchadamnoen Avenue.
Long fight against a hidden killer
Spectrum, Published on 07/01/2018
» The conflict may be over, but the danger lives on. Landmines left by insurgents and government forces have contaminated Thailand for more than four decades. Buried just beneath the surface, these weapons are designed to kill and injure those who misstep. They hide just off of well-worn paths, in fields, forests and sometimes dangerously close to places people call home.
Flood control to shore up Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/10/2017
» As a Pattaya native, Noppinun "Nu" Sangthong, a 47-year-old owner of a souvenir shop on Beach Road, has seen virtually everything -- from the behaviour of crazy drunken sex tourists to transgender thieves with tricks up their sleeves.
Still fighting: Vietnam vets seek help for rare cancer
Published on 11/11/2016
» DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA - Mike Baughman considered himself one of the lucky ones, returning from Vietnam without any major injuries or psychological scars. But after falling ill nearly a half-century later, he found out he did not escape the war after all.
Laying down the ‘dictator law’ for money
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/03/2016
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has an ambitious goal.
Old anti-drug sanctions killing US-Myanmar trade
Published on 09/11/2015
» <b>WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/YANGON</b><br> Western banks are cutting trade finance in Myanmar after learning that part of the country's main port is controlled by a man blacklisted by Washington.
The great khlong clean-up
Spectrum, Published on 23/08/2015
» Saithian Kerdsomboon had always wondered when this day would come. For years he had heard rumours, trickles of news about being chased out by city officials, yet nothing had ever happened. This time, however, he knew it would be different.
Do we really want to be just like Singapore?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/07/2015
» The meeting on June 15 at the Chatuchak district office lasted less than an hour. By the end of the month, the 14 licensed street-food vendors were told, they would have to move out.
Trust issues cloud World Heritage bid
Spectrum, Published on 26/10/2014
» The new chief of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Kamol Nuanyai, was caught in an awkward situation last weekend.
Memoirs of a mama-san
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 18/05/2014
» The routine world of a young housewife and mother is shattered by heartbreak, and she reacts by plunging into a dark world of prostitution, human trafficking and association with the largest organised crime syndicate in the world.