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Many faces of dissent
Spectrum, Published on 08/11/2015
» In a dining room in Queens, New York, Thai journalist Jom Petchpradab sits at a table loaded with Chinese food, juggling conversations on dog grooming and political exile. Next to him, an iPhone dangles from a charging cord plugged into the ceiling.
Government dismisses UN protests
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2015
» NEW YORK - The military regime and the government brushed off anti-coup protests at the United Nations in New York Sunday, saying the move would not cast Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in a bad light or undermine him at the summit.
Rival groups vow no violence for Prayut
News, Published on 27/09/2015
» New York: Rival protest groups were vowing yesterday to avoid heated clashes as they prepared to stage separate demonstrations near the UN’s New York headquarters to mark Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's appearance.
Japanese snow city in heart of downtown Bangkok
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2015
» Snow Town at Ekamai-Suhumvit has snow playground with slopes for sleds, a snow machine spouting snowflakes & an actual little Japanese town with restaurants & shops.
The big chill
B Magazine, Published on 30/08/2015
» Blame it on the sunshine. Blame it on the oppressive tropical heat. Blame it on the boogie if you have to — there’s no doubt Bangkok has an affinity with keeping cool.
Scaling new heights
B Magazine, Published on 23/08/2015
» Karnpitchar “Aom” Kaetmanee says her life changed after doing something extremely simple: she took off her braces.
The great khlong clean-up
Spectrum, Published on 23/08/2015
» Saithian Kerdsomboon had always wondered when this day would come. For years he had heard rumours, trickles of news about being chased out by city officials, yet nothing had ever happened. This time, however, he knew it would be different.
On the cusp of a new life
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/08/2015
» A new house and a new life awaited Suwan Satman next year, the culmination of nearly a decade helping keep the Erawan Shrine a gleaming tourist attraction. The 30-year-old janitor, described by co-workers at the shrine as quiet and gentle, was on the cusp of marriage and moving into a recently finished house in Ratchaburi’s Suan Phung district.
The search for Sriracha
B Magazine, Published on 02/08/2015
» The Thaiteparos factory is located on a quiet and dusty highway in Samut Prakan, close to a crocodile farm, a school and not much else. There, in a complex of grey, block buildings, the company manufactures and distributes some of Thailand’s best-known sauces and dips, the kinds you can find in any household, grocery store or 7-Eleven. Theirs is the business of condiments — soy sauces, ketchups and vinegars, under two main brands: Golden Mountain and Sriraja Panich.
Little yellow men
B Magazine, Published on 19/07/2015
» On a quiet afternoon in front of the CentralWorld cinema, Gift, 22, and Jira, 23 stop at the Minions booth to croon over a Bob doll. They, like everyone else, admit they love the critters’ cuteness, but say the appeal of the yellow creatures might also be due to something deeper.