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Graduating from the slums
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/07/2017
» 'They love to draw and have amazing imaginations, but their favourite class, surprisingly, is science," said Dheraratana Chuamnaj, teacher to around 100 children. The children live in the slum areas of Bangkok and some come from families with drug problems.
In the good books
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 15/06/2017
» A former Amazon employee once said that the traditional book market was "an absurdly inefficient model, worse than my uncle sending his laundry home from college".
Tightening the net on the global ransomware threat
Spectrum, Published on 04/06/2017
» On the morning of March 6, Somsak Vatinchai, the managing director of laboratory equipment firm Design Alternative Co, was surprised to find himself unable to log onto the company's computer system like he did every weekday.
A bitter pill to swallow
Spectrum, Published on 07/05/2017
» In December last year, rocker Artiwara Kongmalai completed a 400-kilometre charity marathon to raise funds for Bang Saphan Hospital in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Better known as Toon Bodyslam, the lead singer of rock band Bodyslam ran from Bangkok to Bang Saphan in 10 days during which he hoped to raise 63 million baht. The donations are still coming in.
Fakes among the five stars
Spectrum, Published on 09/04/2017
» Like several members of her generation, 22-year-old Bunnaporn Javisuthunsa prefers internet shopping to going to real, physical stores. Bunnaporn finds that practically everything she could possibly want is purchasable online.
Dignified to the end
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/03/2017
» 'Your mother only has three months left to live." Despite his professional training, Somsak Anupong, a registered nurse at a private hospital in suburban Bangkok, was aghast hearing this heartbreaking news from the doctor.
Childcare should be placed on national agenda
News, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 19/02/2017
» Banker Paweena Chimplee has always loved children and had planned to have her own one day. But after five years of marriage, her plan remains a dream.
Ericulture reeling them in
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/02/2017
» 'They are not fully tamed," says entomologist Tipvadee Attathom, picking up an eri silkworm from the floor. "So they can be naughty sometimes." She puts it back in a tray filled with piles of castor leaves.
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.
Gone to the dogs
Spectrum, Father Joe Maier, Published on 29/01/2017
» It's not one of Klong Toey's finest hours. In fact, it's an ugly moment -- a monster moment. Stray dogs attacked and almost killed a two-year-old child. This all began at midnight in a particularly dark alley of Klong Toey in Bangkok. Auntie Dang, a 62-year-old grandmum, got the call to go to work. "Come quickly," the voice on the mobile phone demanded. "The game is about to start. We need a dhon tang."