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HIV-tainted canned food 'impossible'
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/01/2017
» Rumours that canned food, particularly canned fruit, manufactured in Thailand was contaminated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been dismissed.
The 'thieves' whose story got stolen
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/12/2016
» 'Dad, what did I do wrong? Why don't we go to the temple any more?" Dokmai, a 10-year-old Hmong hill tribe girl, asked her father innocently. She was wondering why she and her sister no longer visit Doi Suthep temple as much as they used to.
No roof overhead
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 27/11/2016
» 'There's something wrong with how our society's structured. The economy's growing and we seem to be developing, but the number of people living in slums and on the streets keeps rising," Boonlert Visetpricha reflects. The Thammasat University professor has experienced this reality first hand in his field work, living as a homeless person in Bangkok. He sees a vast contrast between the lives of the rich and the poor.
Dog days have just begun
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/11/2016
» Since being attacked at a young age, Praew, 15, has always been afraid of dogs -- no matter how adorable they are. A child with special needs, she would always associate them with that early bad memory and scream whenever they came near.
Transgenders pleased with dress choice
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/11/2016
» Transgender, gays and lesbians have welcomed the opportunity to pay tribute to His Majesty the King in respectful clothing of their choice.
The rice man cometh
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/11/2016
» Born and raised in the rice-growing centre of Surin, Maytar Kochai, 52, is certain he knows about two things — the prized Hom Mali grain and poverty.
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.
A whole new ball game
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/10/2016
» After being a physical education teacher at the same rural school for 30 years, Thongchai Muangchan was bored with his job. The only thing he looked forward to at weekends, away from work at Ban Bak Primary School in Ubon Ratchathani province, was spending the day at his rubber plantation.
My mother, my hero, my quest
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 18/09/2016
» Ever since he was a boy, Briton Karin "Bam" Stowe was fascinated by the stories his mother told him about growing up in Thailand and her time as a resistance fighter during World War II.
A life in the spotlight
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/08/2016
» When he was 17 years old, Greg Uttsada Panichkul travelled on a flight to Thailand that marked the start of a life in the spotlight. Born in California to Thai parents, Greg moved to Bangkok to pursue an acting and modelling career. Many successful bookings later, he's not only enjoyed work as a model and an actor but also a TV host -- not to mention gaining recognition as one of Thailand's hottest celebrities in the 1990s.