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Democrats' rush to impress starting to bear fruit
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 24/08/2019
» We have witnessed a new phenomenon in post-coup politics as politicians from both government and opposition camps jump-start their work to impress those who voted for them. This rush might stem from the widely held belief that the Prayut Chan-o-cha cabinet, with its slim majority, will not survive the political turbulence for long and a snap election might be around the corner.
For love of Christ and community
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 20/10/2018
» The fight to stop ancestral land being snapped up by industrial developers is never easy, as one Christian community is learning as it looks at ways to fend off what it considers an unwelcome bid to acquire their land in the name of development.
Navy Seal ditches politics for paddy
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 19/08/2017
» A retired vice admiral who fought a battle on the Bangkok streets at the height of the anti-Yingluck Shinawatra protest more than three years ago has vowed to live by his personal motto: "I cannot stand watching people get harmed."
Grape escape to the vineyard
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 27/02/2016
» Growing grapes, typically done in temperate countries, requires the touch of a master because of the delicate care needed. A relatively fledgling industry in Thailand, it is drawing those with dreams and ambitions beyond the ordinary.
The legend of Ajarn Puey grows
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 30/01/2016
» Regarded as a national hero, Puey Ungphakorn is a towering figure even in death for having set the standards that shaped the country’s economic development and improving the lives of rural people.
Latex helps nip drug trade in bud
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/11/2015
» Getting enough water has always been a struggle in remote highland villages in Lampang’s Ngao district. But help is coming to the villagers in the form of liquid latex.
Here comes the sun
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/03/2015
» As a tropical country soaking up the full force of the sun, Thailand stands to gain from tapping into abundant solar energy, which will ensure sustainable energy security in the future.
Orchards thrive as Chinese fall for Thai fruit
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 14/06/2014
» For years orchard owners in the eastern province of Chanthaburi have struggled to survive over-supply and low prices for a wide variety of fruits.
The villagers who could
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 07/12/2013
» In the space of just a couple of years, the villagers of Ban Sap Phut in Phetchabun have shown others how to turn their lives around by employing a sustainability lifestyle encouraged by academics, private companies and their own desire to break out of a lifestyle of abject poverty.
Hope grows deep in the forest
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 06/04/2013
» PPoverty-stricken and locked in conflicts with the state, Karang ethnic villagers in the deep-forest fringes of Phetchaburi province had endured years of misery. Until a royally-sponsored development project was introduced to their remote village in Kang Krachan district, their future seemed bleak.