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Dads' diary: The fight to keep a young family whole
Spectrum, Published on 03/04/2016
» It was supposed to be a three-week visit to witness the birth of their daughter. Instead, American Gordon Lake and his Spanish husband Manuel Valero have been trapped in Thailand for the past 14 months, locked in a desperate battle for custody of their child.
Mobile markets
Life, Published on 01/04/2016
» Food trucks, the meals-on-wheels ventures that have become popular over the last few years among Bangkok diners, probably took their cue from the gastronomic fad that originated in the US, circa 2008.
Why Bangkok's shiny, shrinking new condos cost more than the old ones
Spectrum, Published on 20/03/2016
» Many overseas buyers of condominiums in Bangkok are surprised that prices for newly launched projects can be four to five times higher than for buildings that are 10 or 20 years old in almost exactly the same location.
Supreme showdown
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/03/2016
» As two feuding camps clash over the nomination of the new supreme patriarch, the government has been caught in the crossfire.
Bringing green back to Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/03/2016
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has an ambitious plan to transform the capital into a green city with its "Bangkok Green Network" project.
Thais get a chance to show their pride at the Mardi Gras
Spectrum, Published on 28/02/2016
» Noppadol “Bon” Thapanakriangkrai is on a mission to bring a touch of Thailand to Sydney’s world-famous Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras when it hits the streets next Saturday.
Waiting for the day the music dies
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/02/2016
» When Thira Techayuenyong’s father sent for him more than 70 years ago, the eight year old had no doubts about taking the one-way ticket out of his home town of Shantou in China. He packed his bags, took a good look around for the last time and said goodbye to his birthplace before heading out the door.
For the love of bananas
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/02/2016
» It's undeniable that bananas, which are both affordable and palatable, are among the favourite fruits of Thais.
Ready, willing but disabled
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/01/2016
» The thought of leaving home to go about his business always makes Noppadol Wannaborworn frustrated. Not only does he have to deal with Bangkok’s traffic, but the whole city feels like an unfriendly place to a man in a wheelchair.
North Korean H-bomb 'will have repercussions'
Published on 07/01/2016
» SEOUL - Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test - a powerful, self-proclaimed "H-bomb of justice" that would mark a major and unanticipated advance for its still-limited nuclear arsenal.