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News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/05/2020
» Partial lifting of travel curbs in Phuket last Friday resulted in heavy traffic as many people, several of whom were migrant workers, scrambled to checkpoints in their bid to get back to their home provinces.
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/09/2019
» Greta Thunberg undoubtedly made a big impact when she delivered her bold speech last week, demanding the world's leaders take urgent action on climate change.
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/07/2019
» The delivery of the Phalang Pracharath Party (PPRP)-led government policy manifesto last week, and a pledge by the party during its election campaign to cut personal income tax rates, gained the public's attention as taxpayers started to ask it to fulfil the promise.
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/01/2018
» The ongoing labour row at Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products Thailand that affects members of the company's labour union shows the ugliness of the economic system with the imbalance of power between employers and employees.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/10/2017
» Shortly after the bell sounds, the open-air canteen of the garment factory on the outskirts of Maha Sarakham town starts to fill up. The workers get in line as they chat and eye cheap eats, welcoming a moment of midday rest after working for four long hours in the morning.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/08/2017
» When one considers the life of a farmer, perhaps they picture peaceful, slow-paced living on a pretty rural property. But for many farmers, this serene image rests at odds with the daily struggles that they face.
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.
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 17/07/2016
» They wear deep red lipstick modelled after their idol, Taylor Swift. They worship the Apple and Visa brands, and enjoy music ranging from One Direction, DJ Calvin Harris and The 1975, as well as lesser-known performers with niche followings.
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.