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Tipping the scales
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/10/2016
» 'They are disgusting, they scare me, they hurt with their deadly saliva, and they destroy the trees." These are among the seemingly endless complaints made against water monitor lizards by the many people who use Lumpini Park for workouts and recreation. After extensive complaints, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration decided to remove the "uneasy on the eyes" animal from the park last month.
Gem thieves not so brilliant
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/09/2016
» Bangkok's gem fair is the jewel in the crown for regional gangs who see the biannual event as easy pickings, with more than 50 robberies every year.
Summer dreams dashed in divisive beach clean-up
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/04/2015
» For many Westerners who visit Thailand, the ideal tropical holiday means lounging on a sunbed on the beach, having a massage while the cool ocean breeze sweeps through, and ordering food and drinks from vendors who ply their wares along the sandy coast.