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Mission tanks as rescuers try to save sharks from bar
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/08/2016
» Bali-based marine rescue worker Paul Friese found it hard to take the day off work when he came to Bangkok on a visa run last month.
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.
Where's the beefcake?
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/08/2016
» They come from across the North, and they are drawn in by one thing. Loft Bar Hero Chiang Mai has been attracting women in droves since its launched with 30 Adonis-like male models serving food and drink with nothing on but a pair of skin-tight jeans and only an apron covering their upper bodies.
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.
Back in his mother's embrace
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/08/2016
» 'I love you and I'll miss you mum," were the final words Sam said to his mother Lek* before he left Thailand eight years ago aged just seven. It was a heartbreaking moment for Lek having to send her only son to another country and an unknown future.
The sex workers embraced by the wrong arms of the law
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/07/2016
» Strolling around downtown Udon Thani, visitors quickly gain the impression it is not much different from other major cities in Thailand. The locals are genuinely friendly and the streetscape consists of the usual food stalls, mega shopping malls and night market, adding a big-city vibe to the culturally rich northeastern hub.
Women play the ball, not the men, in fight for their rights
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/07/2016
» Toward the end of last year, a crowd of men at a small public field in Pattani stood dumbstruck as they witnessed an unusual spectacle. Their eyes were fixed on the 10 players who had turned out for a football training session -- dressed in long sleeves and hijabs.
Picking up speed in a push for boat safety
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/06/2016
» Despite the recent spate of speedboat accidents to hit the Thai tourism industry, Chinese tourist Ma Che has no qualms about taking a day trip from Pattaya to Koh Lan.
Out in the South
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/06/2016
» Mo was born and raised in an isolated Muslim village not far from Pattani city in the South.
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.