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The day football practice turned into a nightmare
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/07/2018
» It has been a week since the 12 boys and their assistant coach from Moo Paa Academy football team began making it out safely from the deadly Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.
From Goya to El Greco
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/07/2018
» Walking through the crowd after arriving at Gran Via metro station in Madrid, my hands turn cold, my lips dry and my heart rate rises to match the rhythm of the drum being beat by a street performer nearby. Here I am again, standing in the same country that I first visited only one year ago.
The long learning curve: Bringing school up to date
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/05/2018
» Education is one of the key ways to help today's children develop into tomorrow's success stories. But for millions of Thai youth, access to the best tools to take on the future falls out of reach.
Against all odds
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 28/01/2018
» Pin Salipod was excited to hold her daughter for the first time, three days after her birth, since when she had been placed in an incubator. But as the doctor accompanied the nurse carrying her newborn second daughter, he looked grave.
Romance, by the numbers
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/01/2018
» Aaron is a physically active man in his late 50s. He owns a distribution company and is a widower, his wife having passed away from cancer six years ago. They were high school sweethearts. He has tried to move on and meet new women, including by signing up with a speed dating company, but says he found he was at "the bottom of the dating barrel" at such events due to his advanced age.
Lifeguard service enters murky waters
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/11/2017
» As a restless teenager, Amnad Chuasaman threw himself into any daredevil stunt. With friends by his side, he would drink and drive, race bikes and do loads of other things considered unsafe. Being young and carefree, it never crossed their minds they could get hurt doing it.
Model Citizen
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/11/2017
» When Phajaranat "Mimi Tao" Nobantao, 24, bought a flight to the United States, she initially intended to go as a tourist. She was planning to meet a friend of hers based in Maryland, but after some talks the two decided to meet in New York City instead. Mimi was excited to see the city's most iconic spots and get a feel for a place she had long dreamed about -- she had often thought about what it would be like to make it big in the Big Apple.
Flood control to shore up Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/10/2017
» As a Pattaya native, Noppinun "Nu" Sangthong, a 47-year-old owner of a souvenir shop on Beach Road, has seen virtually everything -- from the behaviour of crazy drunken sex tourists to transgender thieves with tricks up their sleeves.
Mum's tears over slow police probe
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 27/08/2017
» For as long as she could remember, it was a daily ritual for single mother Patcharee Punthong, 51, and her daughter, Ploynarin "Nong Ploy" Palipol, 22, to have dinner together after work in the Tha Rue district of Ayutthaya, where they lived only steps away from the factory where they both worked. Nong Ploy usually commuted to and from work on her bike.
Stars in their eyes
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 23/07/2017
» People who were born with everything necessary to start their lives might have gone through some difficult times. Some may struggle to find a job, a good life or love. But for 31-year-old Poom Nakkwan, his wish is simple enough. It's so simple that no one would think it can be someone's greatest wish. "I just want to be seen, known and recognised," Poom said.