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Marching to a happier beat
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 29/06/2014
» ‘I like to make funny faces to make people laugh,” says Sutariya “Kiew” Settawanit, her broad smile contrasting sharply against her crisp military fatigues and neatly arranged red beret. “I feel happy when I see my audience happy, even though I dress like a crazy person.”
Behind the wheel on hell ride
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 27/04/2014
» It’s Bangkok’s most notorious bus route, earning a dubious reputation for its erratic drivers — some unlicensed — who hurtle through traffic at breakneck speeds in congested areas in defiance of the road rules.
Bangkok on a budget
B Magazine, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 20/04/2014
» Maybe all your money got washed away over Songkran. Maybe heading to the hills for family gatherings and feasts cost a little more than you expected. Maybe you invested a few hundred baht too many on giant water guns that will be useless for another year. Maybe it just seems like a bit of a stretch until the next pay day at the end of the month.
Stars get close to the madding crowd
News, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 10/11/2013
» Celebrities accustomed to basking in the limelight on television, screen and stage have become star attractions at Bangkok's frenzied anti-government rallies.
Gag order forces Chamlong to watch from the sidelines
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 10/11/2013
» Whenever the subject of political rallies in Thailand comes up, one of the key images in people's minds is sure to be that of Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang. He has been a colourful player in Thai politics since his days as an army general when he formed the ''Young Turks'' faction loyal to Prem Tinsulanonda, who became prime minister in 1980. After leaving the military he founded the Palang Dham Party and later the Santi Asoke Buddhist sect which played a prominent role in the early anti-Thaksin Shinawatra movement and also became closely allied with the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).