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Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/06/2017
» The black-and-white photograph he holds has the solemn face of a man he's never met. But the man is attracted to him the most.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/06/2017
» We live in two overlapping worlds -- one is safe, the other is not. This is the motto of drug users arriving at the house in the "white zone", as they put it.
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/06/2017
» It's always difficult for the little guy to get his voice heard. For those who have found themselves downstream of the international river where transboundary development is taking place, like the Mekong River, your chances are nil.
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/05/2017
» Watching China's President Xi Jinping meeting world leaders at the Belt and Road forum in Beijing on news reports this week has given me a mixed feeling of astonishment while sending chills down my spine.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/04/2017
» The cityscape of Phnom Penh resembles a work in progress. On a strip of land marking the cross-section of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, a new hotel under construction and empty plots face the centuries-old Royal Palace.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/02/2017
» A place of never-ending construction. A hunting ground for job seekers. A paradise for modern gold diggers who arrive with nothing and leave with full pockets: Phuket offers opportunities aplenty to those ready to give it a go.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 15/01/2017
» From the urban office worker to the village boatman, many people's lives are changing -- for better or for worse -- with the growing influence of China in the Mekong region. This situation has produced a mixed set of reactions.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/09/2016
» 'Do you have a passport?" the patrol police bluntly ask a young Chinese man in his early twenties.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/07/2016
» 'You catch anything?" I ask fisherman Bueak while sitting in the back of his boat.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/06/2016
» Imagine the country's northeast as lush, green floodplains canopied by giant trees. Dinosaurs roamed free near a large river with a complex system of tributaries, islands and islets.