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Carving into the smelliest stories of the year
Spectrum, Published on 03/01/2016
» From the political arena of football administration to the floodplains of downtown Bangkok and the iron-clad corruption-free Hua Hin monument, controversy was out of the ballpark in 2015.
Thai by blood, not by birth
Spectrum, Published on 13/09/2015
» Visit Wat Phikulthong in Malaysia’s Kelantan state on any given Friday, and you will see dozens of students in pink polo shirts and black sweatpants reciting the letters of the Thai alphabet.
Drought cripples locals' livelihoods
News, Published on 29/08/2015
» Drought hasn't been kind to Puan Srija, with his failing health. The worst dry spell seen in Uttaradit in decades has displaced the old fisherman and many of his neighbours in rural Ban Huai Ta.
Riders on the 'vanz' storm
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/08/2015
» The way Weerawate Hempijit tells it he’s not the original Wild One, but just a free spirit who loves the open road and sharing it with up to 15,000 other motorcyclists.
Kra Canal dream still far from reality
Spectrum, Published on 07/06/2015
» The idea to cut a canal across the Isthmus of Kra was shot down almost as quickly as it re-emerged. Within days of reports spreading last month that former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh had signed a deal with Chinese businessmen to dig a waterway from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea, a blunt denial was issued.
Dreams of Venice revisited
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/05/2015
» Old photos of his neighbourhood bring back fond memories for Sarote Pheaksamlee of his childhood and living next to the clear waters of Khlong Saen Saep where he would take a dip every day.
The power struggle at Salween River
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/11/2014
» The Salween River meanders through pristine mountain forests before reaching a camp for internally displaced people at Ei Htu Hta, near the Thai-Myanmar border. Temporary bamboo shelters dot the hills around the camp, with small solar panels attached to the thatched roofs providing power for a few hours a day.
Farming out new ideas, or replanting old seeds?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/11/2014
» The Prasert Singsuksri family has farmed rice for four generations in Ayutthaya's Bang Sai district, where a typical pioneer farm during his grandfather's era would start out with 5-10 rai of land.
Bua Yai’s battle to go it alone
Spectrum, Published on 28/09/2014
» More than a decade ago, Bua Yai district native Jamras Panpiansilp, 54, lost his father to a cerebral haemorrhage.
Swept up in silence
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/07/2014
» When the monsoon season comes in early July, it brings turbulence to the Mekong River. Fishermen on Si Phan Don — a name meaning 4,000 islands which aptly evokes the riverine archipelago in southern Laos — take calculated risks when they climb through the rapids, every step bringing the potential of injury from the sharp rocks below.