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Tied in a knot: the Thai wives who go abroad
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/03/2017
» After 12 years in a bad marriage, Mali, a 33-year-old woman from Kham Ta Kla in Sakon Nakhon, made a bold move that many women from her village would never dream of doing. Getting a divorce bears a heavy stigma in a culture where special emphasis is placed on remaining a virgin before marriage. It's hard to find Thai men interested in dating female divorcees.
US prosecutors seek more Thai suspects in sex ring case
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/10/2016
» US prosecutors are urging closer cooperation with local police to expand their investigations into a trafficking ring they claim involved hundreds of Thai women being sold into "sexual slavery".
Back in his mother's embrace
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/08/2016
» 'I love you and I'll miss you mum," were the final words Sam said to his mother Lek* before he left Thailand eight years ago aged just seven. It was a heartbreaking moment for Lek having to send her only son to another country and an unknown future.
Teaching peace amid death in the deep South
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/05/2015
» ‘We were building good citizens for a stronger nation, you came and tore them down,” said the rector of Fatoni University. “We have been left devastated.”
The devil and the deep blue sea
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 22/03/2015
» Thanakon Kaeokamkong was resting after a six-hour shift when he was roused by loud knocks on his cabin wall. “I opened my eyes and saw a black man walk in,” Mr Thanakon recalled. “He was wearing military fatigues and carrying a large gun. He pointed the gun at me and told me to step outside.”