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Tale of the vape: 'cool' but still controversial in Thailand
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/06/2013
» E-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in Thailand _ both with smokers trying to kick their tobacco addiction and young people who say it is a trendy way to get their nicotine fix.
Nature nurtured at Bali's 'Green School'
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/06/2013
» Three years ago, Pim Pettibone was attending a private high school in Bangkok and living the typical life of a modern teenager in the big city _ equal parts malls, mobile phones and social media. These days she has traded in the concrete jungle for the real thing, living in Bali and studying at a school immersed in its wild surroundings, where the classrooms have no walls and even the blackboards are made of bamboo.
Stuck in the middle with you
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/06/2013
» There are more than 7.5 million registered vehicles on the roads of Bangkok, almost one for every resident of a city of nine million people.
Between a rock and a hard place
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/05/2013
» Hurling rocks at moving cars might not seem like the best way to win friends and influence people, but for 13-year-old Boy, it was the only way he knew to fit in.
Labour activist who opened a tin of worms confident he can crush cannery in the courts
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/04/2013
» British migration expert Andy Hall was hired last year by Finnwatch, a Finnish NGO, to coordinate research for a report into alleged labour rights violations at a tinned pineapple and juice concentrate maker based in Prachuap Khiri Khan called Natural Fruit.
What 'White Prison' status means for thai prisons
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/03/2013
» Kobkiat Kasivivat, deputy director-general of the Corrections Department, says that less than half of the prisons in Thailand have qualified for "White Prison" status so far.
Ladyboys lost in legal system
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/02/2013
» 'I am writing to let you know that I am doing great. Even though 10 years sounds like a long time ... I am enjoying every moment of my time here."
Prejudice in Pattaya sees ladyboys locked out and targeted by cops
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/02/2013
» 'NO DURIAN, NO DOG, NO LADYBOY".