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Needlessly living with the stigma of HIV
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/06/2017
» 'It's like I have a new life," Suthida Saengsumart said last week after the Thai Red Cross Aids Research Center confirmed that she is free of HIV. Ms Suthida no longer had to live with fear that people would despise her for having HIV.
Rotary campaigns to rid the world of polio
News, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Polio may seem to be an illness of the past in Thailand and has not been seen for many years. However, the freer flow of people could allow polio to come back any time. "It is our commitment to children in the world to eradicate polio," said John Germ, president of Rotary International 2016-17, on the sidelines of his meeting with Rotarian club representatives from Southeast Asia in Bangkok last week.
No minor offence
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 14/05/2017
» Moo Yong is the nickname of an 18-year-old male suspected of murdering Niran Soisoongnoen, a 25-year-old new graduate. Niran's body was found buried along a road that he was travelling en route from Bangkok to his home province of Chaiyaphum. Shortly before he died, he phoned his mother to say he would be coming home for Songkran soon and that he missed her cooking.
To be or not to be in Thailand
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 30/04/2017
» Most Thais regard William Shakespeare's plays as high art which they have to climb a balcony to understand, though they may be surprised to find that the Bard's plays are not all Greek to them.
The leading lady who set the stage for theatre studies
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 26/03/2017
» What was slated as a small conference at Chulalongkorn University early this month turned out to be a powerhouse gathering for the Thai entertainment industry.
Sea gypsies turning the tide
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 12/02/2017
» On Jan 31, the Phuket Provincial Court cleared four sea gypsies accused of unlawfully occupying beachfront land on Phuket's Rawai beach, saying the sea tribe owned the land before the title deed was issued for the property.
Tak traditions being trampled
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 05/02/2017
» Deep in the jungle in the western border district of Mae Sot, elephants roam with their mahouts in a small village called Ban Pu Ter, long known as the elephant community in Tak province.
A long way from home
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 11/12/2016
» Mohammad, a teenage refugee, barely escaped becoming a child soldier in Somalia three years ago. "They [the militants] wanted to take me and use me as a child soldier but my grandmother refused to let me join them," the 16-year-old recalled of the incident in Mogadishu, the capital city where Mohammad, who uses an alias, was born and raised.
Baby, you can 'kraab' my car
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 13/11/2016
» Akanat "Nott" Ariyaritwikul would never have landed in such big trouble if he hadn't demanded motorcyclist Kittisak Singto kraab -- or kneel down and wai -- his Mini Countryman after an accident a week ago.
In mint conditions
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 06/11/2016
» With loose, pulled back hair and a cowboy necklace, Vuthichai Sangngeon looks like a rocker from a previous generation. But behind the free-spirited artistic appearance is a 57 year old responsible for designing millions of coins minted every year.