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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.
Spirited away
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/07/2018
» The search for 12 boys and their football coach trapped in Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai ended on Tuesday when they were finally found, 10 full days after going missing. The Moo Pa Academy football team stole the media spotlight not only in Thailand but internationally, with people joining together to pray for the safe return of the lost boys and their leader.
On the shoulders of a genius
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/03/2018
» 'We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star, but we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special," Prof Stephen Hawking told a German magazine in a 1988 interview -- a summary that best describes how special and ambitious we are as humans.
Cashing in on the flood crisis
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/02/2018
» After flooding hit his village last year, Abisit Sitthiwong, a 42-year-old farmer in Na Khu district of Kalasin, struggled to restore the farmland he had so faithfully cultivated. The owner of 10 rai of rice fields and 5 rai of fruit plantation, his produce was his main source of income.
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.
No pain, big gain
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/11/2017
» Major surgery is not something new to Chuchart Pinjai, a 63-year-old retired policeman from Phayao province, but it's not something he wants to go through again. He had heart surgery in 2015 at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital and it took him months to get over the pain and return to a normal routine.
Dream it, print it
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/11/2017
» As an engineer, Martin loves to build things both in his work and outside. During the week at work, he spends all day building and developing new products for his company. But even at weekends, he spends his free time building new things for leisure.
Search for missing mother soldiers on
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/09/2017
» 'Would you like to take a day trip with me to the military camp?" So read the text invitation sent by Juthaporn "Aoi" Oun-on, 37, a director at the education division of tambon Cham in Si Sa Ket, to her friend Noi, a restaurant owner living in Baan Phum Sarol in Kantharalak district.
Sex work lures African women to Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/09/2017
» Sea, sand and sun are what most people expect when they come to visit Pattaya. But one thing that makes Sin City so infamous is its wealth of nightlife and entertainment venues. For this beachfront city, the day seems to stretch on endlessly into the wee hours.
Law cops out on transgender rights in Pattaya
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 20/08/2017
» After a long night performing at one of Pattaya's most famous cabaret shows, Aom only wanted a good rest. The 35-year-old cabaret performer left work at 1am without pausing to remove her make-up. Mounting her motorcycle, she decided to go home via Pattaya Beach Road, a stretch known as a hangout for transgender sex workers and heavily patrolled by police.