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BMA urges help for 'crazy' pigeon feeder
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/07/2017
» Weerasak Sunthonjamorn, also known as Uncle Pui, has been feeding more than 200 pigeons at his home in a busy Bangkok district for more than three decades.
Bigotry on the boil over halal project
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/03/2016
» Muslim businessman Kavinthorn Wongluekiat, 62, was born and bred in Chiang Mai and hopes he can make his home town prosperous for generations to come. As chairman of the Chiang Mai Islamic Committee (CMIC), Mr Kavinthorn is the driver of a plan to build a halal industrial estate on the outskirts of Chiang Mai which he says would generate tens of billion in baht in annual exports.
Waiting for the day the music dies
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/02/2016
» When Thira Techayuenyong’s father sent for him more than 70 years ago, the eight year old had no doubts about taking the one-way ticket out of his home town of Shantou in China. He packed his bags, took a good look around for the last time and said goodbye to his birthplace before heading out the door.
Siam Square: Hi-so and now oh so high-priced
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/01/2016
» Back in the 1970s, every denim-clad Thai hipster knew about Siam Square. As the country was embracing modernity, it was a hub for film, fashion, beauty products and fine dining.
Tobacco Monopoly mulls own e-cigarettes
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/06/2013
» The Thailand Tobacoo Monopoly says it might develop its own e-cigarettes or import them if the government legalises the increasingly popular tobacco-free product.
Tale of the vape: 'cool' but still controversial in Thailand
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/06/2013
» E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in Thailand _ both with smokers trying to kick their tobacco addiction and young people who say it is a trendy way to get their nicotine fix.