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Tiger's death reflects failure in forest management
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/01/2017
» Early this month, villagers in tambon Mae Thot of Thoen district in the northern province of Lampang discovered tiger footprints and heard roars.
No common ground
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/11/2016
» The Khao Banthat range was once shrouded by myths of savage people and mysterious spirits. Then, in the 1960s, the mountains, stretching over southern Thailand, became a battlefield for communist insurgents. As the war ended in the '80s and residents regrouped, the forest fast turned into a hotbed for disputes over what lands belonged to whom.
The Rural Doctor
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/10/2016
» A photograph in an elegant frame, a welcoming card with a shining golden rim, an exquisite outfit -- the presents for newborn babies can be very exciting. But if a baby is born in Ubolratana Hospital in Khon Kaen, the gifts will be something different. Parents may be given trees or plants from hospital director Apisit Thamrongwaranggoon.
Stuck in the slow lane to stress
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/09/2016
» A taxi cuts across the lane ahead. A six-wheel truck loaded with sand bursts onto the main road. Motorbikes weave alongside. Another taxi cuts across the lane. Someone honks a horn. Every car is rushing to pass an intersection. When the traffic lights switch to red, the chaos eases for a few, brief minutes. Heat haze shimmers near the exhaust pipes of vehicles.
Power play tackles hearts and minds
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/08/2016
» When Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding announced it was partnering the Chinese in a nuclear power project, it offered a rare opportunity for Thai technicians to get first-hand experience of the construction of a nuclear plant.
Dead sea: Tourism adding heat to bleaching emergency
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2016
» A Chinese woman was perplexed when she saw that her luggage was causing concern as it passed through an X-ray scanner at Don Mueang airport.
Songkhla bombings ignite fears of a southern power struggle
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/05/2016
» Rumours of the next bomb target spread wildly last month in Songkhla's Chana district.
Downstream countries concerned over water diversion
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» Academics and officials from downstream countries have expressed concern about Thailand's interest in diverting water from the Mekong River.
Damned if you do,damned if you don't
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» In the late 1980s, Chatichai Choonhavan's government promised an ambitious water diversion project to provide a constant supply of water to the dry Northeast.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.