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Something's brewing
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/01/2017
» A fortune teller suggested Puripong Suthisopapan and his business partner focus on selling beer when they opened their Be Right Back restaurant in Khon Kaen over a year ago. Starting only with one refrigerator, most of the beer they sold was illegally home-brewed as Thai law prohibits small-scale brewing.
A clash of spirits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/06/2015
» The houses of the Christians stand in stark contrast to the rest of the households where the roofs are thatched with cogon grass. Located on the lower end of a mountain range in the remote North, the homes of the converts are equipped with television sets and have roofs of corrugated iron that glisten silver in the sun, which are forbidden under animistic Lua beliefs that centre on spirits.
Brewing up trouble with Bangkok's rebel beer buffs
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/05/2015
» Dubbed Thailand’s “Silicon Valley” of brewers among the craft beer community, Nonthaburi province is where it all began. It was where Wichit Saiklao, an army colonel, started Chitbeer, after two attempts at brewing in his condominium failed. It was also where all eight members of the Sandport beer collective grew up, while a major malt importer has an office in Pak Kret district. The island of Koh Kret even hosts beer-tasting nights on Fridays.
Cash for no comment
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/07/2014
» Few people outside the media industry had heard of the Thailand Information Centre For Civil Rights and Investigative Journalism (TCIJ), but by Monday it had the attention of every major news organisation in Thailand.
You're beautiful, I promise
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/11/2013
» Name. Sit. Wait. Examination. Medicine. Pay. Next patient.
Fertile imagination
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/09/2013
» A teenage farm boy, lying down in a haystack in his usual old jeans, grey cotton long-sleeved shirt and straw hat, pulled a local Mac magazine out of his bag made of fertiliser sacks while tending to cows grazing in the green pastures.
Industry must consider Asean expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/06/2012
» Leather businesses should export to Asean markets, as robust export growth as in years past is unlikely in the sector, says Witoon Simachokedee, the industry permanent secretary.
Angry Birds, the new black
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/04/2012
» Thawee Jullasaksrisakul was sceptical the first time he considered the idea of a brand-name plastic bag. A bag is a bag, right?
Bua Bhat senses opportunity in crisis
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 10/01/2012
» In Thailand's design industry, everyone knows Bua Bhat, famed for its eco-friendly, handmade home-furnishing products and furniture made out of discarded rags from garment factories.