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Portrait of artistsas young craftsmen
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/06/2018
» The nostalgia of childhood, social problems and the hardships of life -- all count themselves among the themes spotlighted in an ongoing exhibition featuring selected works by Thai art students of all disciplines.
Flood control to shore up Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/10/2017
» As a Pattaya native, Noppinun "Nu" Sangthong, a 47-year-old owner of a souvenir shop on Beach Road, has seen virtually everything -- from the behaviour of crazy drunken sex tourists to transgender thieves with tricks up their sleeves.
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.
Bang for your baht?
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/03/2016
» For a hardworking man like Korn, his main focus is trying to maintain a balance between his work and personal life while keeping everyone around him happy.
The school of hard knocks
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/12/2014
» On the first day of military boot camp last month, 17-year-old vocational student Nattapol “Bird” Suwannaphong was expecting an easy ride. Nattapol was a guinea pig in a pilot programme which forces students to attend military camp as part of the government’s efforts to end violence between rival technical college students.
Running taps a pipe dreamin Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/10/2014
» Before Taew goes to work in the morning, she takes a shower as part of her morning routine. But there's a small problem.