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Milking the system
Spectrum, Published on 18/10/2015
» Wilaiwan Kongnan, 29, has been working at Ban Nam Lee primary school in northern Nan province for the past four years. Since day one she has found the school milk, delivered in bulk once a semester to her 21 students aged four to 12, spoiled.
The new weapon in the fight against HIV
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/10/2015
» Krit spends weekdays in his office on Sathon Road and nights out at a gay club on Silom Soi 2. The 28-year-old is a gym fanatic, and can also be found at one of Bangkok’s most famous gay saunas twice a week.
Bid to stop train sex attacks struggles to stay on track
Spectrum, Published on 11/10/2015
» Sexual assault is an all-too-common reality for women across the country. The Public Health Ministry estimates there are almost 90 cases a day, or more than 30,000 incidents each year. Two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.
Right qualifications, wrong colour skin
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/10/2015
» When Lyndsay Cabildo booked her ticket to Thailand in 2012, she had been promised 2,000 baht per day to work as a part-time English teacher supplying cover to schools around the country.
Giving guests what they need
New York Times, Published on 30/09/2015
» Investing at record levels, owners of hotels across the United States are doing everything from rewiring their rooms and buying smart TVs, to replacing bathtubs with more easily maintained walk-in showers.
High hopes for relief let down by the law
Spectrum, N/A, Published on 27/09/2015
» Noom first smoked marijuana more than 20 years ago for the pure pleasure of it. Now, at the age of 45, he’s discovered it offers far more positive side effects than he ever imagined.
Growth amid the gloomy economy
Spectrum, Published on 20/09/2015
» The Bangkok condominium market in the second quarter of this year continued to grow despite concerns about spillover from the Thai economic downturn and rising household debts.
Catholics keep the faith where religions collide
Spectrum, Published on 20/09/2015
» Every Sunday morning, a community of Christians in Yala province congregate at St Andrew’s Catholic Church to attend mass.
Pay coconuts, get monkeys
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/09/2015
» The next time you drink canned coconut milk, look at the label. If it’s produced in Thailand, the coconuts have most likely been collected by monkeys — specifically, southern pig-tailed macaques.
Sathon regains its popularity
Spectrum, Published on 06/09/2015
» The recent arrival of new office developments, luxury hotels, retail outlets, bars and restaurants in the Sathon area is quickly restoring its popularity. Sathon is repositioning itself as a hip neighbourhood, in contrast to its original image of being just a business and residential district.