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Enforcing the law in the wild
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 24/07/2016
» Four Thai staff sit in the small Bangkok office of the world's oldest and biggest intergovernmental wildlife enforcement network.
Seeking treatment for bill shock
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/07/2016
» When Nancy Cuevas Guzman came to Thailand for abdominal and arm liposuction, she initially intended to have the surgery at Bangkok Hospital, which provided an estimate of 280,000 baht using the Body Tite technique.
Beyond the call of duty free
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/02/2016
» Giant billboards advertising Lotte Duty Free surround the 150,000 square metre shopping and entertainment complex on Rama IX Road, opposite the Grand Tulip Hotel. The tourist-oriented complex is due to open in June, but behind the glass shopfronts where the duty-free stores are supposed to be, the interior is empty.
Called up in the military's charter draft
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/10/2015
» After Meechai Ruchupan helped write a new constitution following the 1991 coup, he was criticised for paving the way for a non-elected general to be appointed prime minister.
Subs plan tests navy to sink or swim
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/08/2015
» It has been 64 years since the Royal Thai Navy decommissioned their four submarines in 1951, but when they first expressed their desire to purchase a new fleet from Sweden in 1995, they ended up empty-handed due to insufficient funds.
The battle to ban asbestos
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/11/2014
» Depending on which medical expert you listen to, Thailand has either recorded just five cases of asbestos-related illness in its history, or use of the controversial material is a lurking menace affecting up to 1,000 people every year.
Going through hell for leather
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/04/2014
» Dog leather ... it's soft, fine-textured and readily distinguishable from other leathers due to its foul smell and scars, says Chanin Chitkomut, who encountered the product several years ago.
Bangchak to issue up to B8bn bonds
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 27/02/2014
» The state majority-owned Bangchak Petroleum Plc (BCP) will issue 5-8 billion baht worth of debentures in the second quarter of the year to finance its investments.
Tapped-out TTW eyes other flows
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 26/02/2014
» Thai Tap Water Supply Plc (TTW), the country's biggest private tap-water supplier, plans to dilute its revenue from tap-water sales to 60-70% overall in the long term to sustain double-digit yearly growth.
Seed prices a tough nut in Thai-EU free trade talks
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/11/2013
» Concerns that the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will cause a huge hike in seed prices are unfounded, industry experts say.