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Caught up in a tourist trap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/07/2016
» 'You catch anything?" I ask fisherman Bueak while sitting in the back of his boat.
An activist battles from exile
Spectrum, Published on 12/06/2016
» Areng Valley is located in an area of the Cardamom Mountains of southwestern Cambodia, in Koh Kong province.
Damned if you do,damned if you don't
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» In the late 1980s, Chatichai Choonhavan's government promised an ambitious water diversion project to provide a constant supply of water to the dry Northeast.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.
Still Songkran-crazy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2016
» There was no let-up in the action on the last day of Songkran on Friday, and across the country water was still being thrown about with abandon as Thais and visitors tried to forget the worries of drought days ahead.
Farmers go back to the future to retain water
News, Sukhumaporn Laiyok, Published on 02/04/2016
» A small clay pot used in everyday cooking has provided the inspiration for an unusual method of ensuring not too much water, nor too little, reaches farmlands growing crops that need to be carefully monitored.
Drowning in generosity
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/03/2016
» ‘Again?” Chai Tamuen, 42, thought when he saw Mekong water rising at the riverbank of Chiang Khan district in Loei eight days ago.
Laying down the ‘dictator law’ for money
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/03/2016
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has an ambitious goal.
Highway to the danger list?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/03/2016
» Activist Srisuwan Janya was stunned by the number of fallen and missing trees by the roadside of Highway 304, which cuts through the Unesco World Heritage-listed Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex.
'Bean' there, done that; now for the long, tense wait
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/01/2016
» Despite the ongoing severe nationwide drought, rice farmer Mala Yoosuan is still hopeful for a good season. Her new crop — mung beans which are suitable to be grown in the dry season — is thriving at her farm.