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How women pay the costs of development
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/03/2018
» Heading down a dirt road, Khampan Suprom zigzags her motorcycle through the grove, passing a small reservoir and plantation on the way. She comes to park under some trees. Dressed in her gardening apron and rain boots, she dismounts and drifts towards her vegetable garden.
Hidden in plain sight
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/02/2017
» A place of never-ending construction. A hunting ground for job seekers. A paradise for modern gold diggers who arrive with nothing and leave with full pockets: Phuket offers opportunities aplenty to those ready to give it a go.
Anger over ThaiHealth freeze gathers pace
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/01/2016
» The remaining ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) board members will postpone their meeting planned for Friday for one week.
When big profits come with a major catch
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/11/2015
» The sun was about to rise when Aussaree Meenwang, 45, and his wife threw the first drift net into the sea near Khao Yai island off the Satun coast.
Activists urge caution on signing TPP
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/08/2015
» The coup-installed government should not rush to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact championed by the US just because it is desperate for international recognition, activists have warned.
Migrant children face perils
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/08/2014
» A decade after Dey fled the hardship of his war-torn home village in Myanmar's Shan state with his ethnic Tai parents, his life is still not free of difficulties.