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Enforcing the law in the wild
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2016
» Four Thai staff sit in the small Bangkok office of the world's oldest and biggest intergovernmental wildlife enforcement network.
Seeking treatment for bill shock
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2016
» When Nancy Cuevas Guzman came to Thailand for abdominal and arm liposuction, she initially intended to have the surgery at Bangkok Hospital, which provided an estimate of 280,000 baht using the Body Tite technique.
Waves of fear over phone tower claims
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/03/2016
» ‘Radio waves from cell phone towers are not as harmful as you think” has become the official government tagline. It’s heard on radio spots, published in leaflets and banners on song thaew vehicles, as well as printed on billboards in front of schools and government buildings.
Cracking the code to freedom
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/08/2015
» About three months after his arrest on lese majeste charges, Surapak Phuchaisaeng was certain the evidence against him had been doctored.
It’s who you know, not what you know, says outspoken academic
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/06/2015
» Rattana Lao is a recipient of the Ananda Mahidol Scholarship. She has a doctorate in Comparative and International Education (Political Science) from Columbia University’s Teachers College and is currently a lecturer at Thammasat University’s Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education.
Webster's degrees of disappointment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/05/2015
» Petcharat Saksirivetkul was relieved to be among the 70 seniors who graduated from Webster University Thailand (WUT) two weeks ago. It almost didn’t happen.
Facing the music on dirty copyright deeds
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/04/2015
» Calvin* was unaware that he needed a licence to play music until plainclothes policemen entered his restaurant in Thong Lor on the evening of April 7, went behind the bar and seized his MP3 player.
College bids to halt drop in standards
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/03/2015
» A college in Tak province has changed its name in an attempt to try and rebrand itself after failing three consecutive quality assessments by education authorities.
Planets fail to align for aspiring astronaut
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/02/2015
» A Thai woman whose Mars dream fell to Earth last week is clinging to hope that she will still have a chance to take a one-way trip to the red planet.
Fresh push to outlaw asbestos
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/11/2014
» The Industry Ministry will resubmit a proposal to the cabinet to ban the use and production of asbestos by 2020.