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Finding the true Northeast
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/01/2017
» When scrolling through my Facebook feed over the holiday season, I see that most of my friends have left the country for a winter break away from their usual scene of busy Bangkok. Family vacations spent at a Hokkaido ski resort, colourful scenes of Christmas lights and displays in London, sunny escapes to Florida -- these images all flood my newsfeed.
A zipline to calamity
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/01/2017
» The 2015 summer holidays of an American family took a tragic turn with an adventure park accident in Chiang Mai. What was meant to be a fun and carefree family experience abruptly turned into an ordeal involving the mother's loss of sight in one eye.
Dogs on a mission
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/01/2017
» After an eight-storey building on Sukhumvit Soi 87 collapsed on Dec 16, four construction workers were stuck underneath the rubble. The rescue teams worked hard to get as many survivors out as possible, but two people were found dead. Last week an additional two workers were found.
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 cell of their own
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 04/12/2016
» Before being sentenced to prison, Chalom lived her life in a carefree way. She had a full-time job as a hairdresser in a Pattaya beauty salon, which she enjoyed. The only thing she wanted was some extra spending money. With some help from her friends, she became a drug dealer at the age of 26.
No roof overhead
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 27/11/2016
» 'There's something wrong with how our society's structured. The economy's growing and we seem to be developing, but the number of people living in slums and on the streets keeps rising," Boonlert Visetpricha reflects. The Thammasat University professor has experienced this reality first hand in his field work, living as a homeless person in Bangkok. He sees a vast contrast between the lives of the rich and the poor.
Police nab suspect after 6-year chase
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 16/11/2016
» After searching for six years, police at the Region 3 headquarters in Nakhon Ratchasima announced Tuesday the arrest of the key suspect in the murder of an Australian man, apparently resulting from road rage.
Answering naturism's call
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/11/2016
» In an isolated area of Ram Intra in Bangkok, a typical two-storey, modern Thai house sits at the end of a quiet street. House number 85 is situated in a dead-end soi with little traffic and there is not much to distinguish it from the few neighbouring homes apart from a large wooden door at the entrance to the white building. But ringing the doorbell at Baan BareFeet opens the door to a whole new world.
Dog days have just begun
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/11/2016
» Since being attacked at a young age, Praew, 15, has always been afraid of dogs -- no matter how adorable they are. A child with special needs, she would always associate them with that early bad memory and scream whenever they came near.