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Brewing up trouble with Bangkok's rebel beer buffs
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/05/2015
» Dubbed Thailand’s “Silicon Valley” of brewers among the craft beer community, Nonthaburi province is where it all began. It was where Wichit Saiklao, an army colonel, started Chitbeer, after two attempts at brewing in his condominium failed. It was also where all eight members of the Sandport beer collective grew up, while a major malt importer has an office in Pak Kret district. The island of Koh Kret even hosts beer-tasting nights on Fridays.
Even cowgirls get the blues
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/10/2014
» Self-proclaimed "cowgirl" Wanphen Phromrangsan found herself in the media spotlight this year following her anti-gold mining campaigns in her home province of Saraburi.
Manop happy to return to his roots
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/02/2014
» When Manop Kaewkoi quit his job and returned to the family homestead in Surin province to grow and start selling organic rice two years ago, his mother was greatly upset because she did not want her son to end up a poor farmer like the rest of the family. She even refused to accept any money from him.
Covered in glory
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/01/2013
» Thirty-year-old Pareena Butler, managing director and head designer at Madison Inc, had no idea she would end up in the design industry, as her background was in the restaurant industry.