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Isan kids get fighting chance
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/07/2017
» Growing up in the remote area of Ban Krabuang in Nakhon Ratchasima, the closest thing to a city for Anupong "Bpaet" Pongkan was located over 70 kilometres away. In his childhood, he had scarcely encountered any outsiders. Then, one day, when at a local lake with friends, he came across a sight he wasn't so accustomed to seeing in his hometown: a foreigner.
Deep southern comfort
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/06/2017
» After living a happy life with her family in Pattani's Sai Buri district, Janjira Prasatsin faced an incident that completely turned her life upside down when her policeman husband was shot dead in 2003.
The coin-swallowing turtle weighed down by good will
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/03/2017
» Merit-making is integral to Buddhist tradition. In this belief system, practising good deeds in daily life increases one's chances of getting into heaven and enjoying a blissful afterlife.
The simple life
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/12/2016
» Ever since Jon Jandai was young, he was taught that the only way to be successful was to go to Bangkok to work. When success is often measured by money, he felt there was no other option for him if he wanted to get rich. He made his way to the capital when he was 18.
The 'thieves' whose story got stolen
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/12/2016
» 'Dad, what did I do wrong? Why don't we go to the temple any more?" Dokmai, a 10-year-old Hmong hill tribe girl, asked her father innocently. She was wondering why she and her sister no longer visit Doi Suthep temple as much as they used to.
A whole new ball game
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/10/2016
» After being a physical education teacher at the same rural school for 30 years, Thongchai Muangchan was bored with his job. The only thing he looked forward to at weekends, away from work at Ban Bak Primary School in Ubon Ratchathani province, was spending the day at his rubber plantation.
My mother, my hero, my quest
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/09/2016
» Ever since he was a boy, Briton Karin "Bam" Stowe was fascinated by the stories his mother told him about growing up in Thailand and her time as a resistance fighter during World War II.
Natcha Suvanphorm
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/08/2016
» Even though there were bomb attacks in Hua Hin the previous night, Natcha Suvanphorm, a 36-year-old restaurant owner, still tried to live her life as normally as possible.
Lt Yai's million dollar babies
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/08/2016
» Lieutenant Yai first started Thai boxing when he was 18 years old and four decades later, he is still involved with the sport, but not quite in the way he may have imagined.
Street fighter's fall from grace
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/06/2016
» Before HD gaming consoles, gamers in the '90s spent most of their time at arcades or on home video units.