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The naked truth on nude models
Spectrum, Published on 22/03/2015
» About 30 students arranged in a circle face one another in a classroom studio. Canvases and brushes are in readiness for the arrival of the model. A young woman walks out from the changing room wearing only a gown.
Apple's next challenge is making high-tech go high-fashion
Published on 10/03/2015
» Now that Tim Cook has outlined the full range of what the Apple Watch can do and how much it will cost, his next challenge will be proving high-tech counts as high fashion.
Uneasy Neighbours
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 09/03/2015
» Southeast Asian fresh markets have always enchanted foreigners drawn to their indigenous charm and down-to-earth characteristics seen nowhere else in the world.
Life’s a toddle
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/02/2015
» After taking his usual afternoon nap, Gammy wakes up with a bright, beaming smile. He tries to speak his own baby language, but it comes out only as muffled screams. His mother, Pattharamon “Koy” Janbua, 21, immediately knows he is calling her.
Something rotten in the state of Thailand
Spectrum, Published on 04/01/2015
» Whether being compared to eating a sweet raspberry blancmange in a lavatory or French-kissing your dead grandmother, there is an undeniable stench attached to the durian.
Vegetative states
Spectrum, Published on 28/09/2014
» ‘I normally use sharp steel skewers or swords to stab my cheeks,” said Thitipong Saisutthikul. “It does not cause me any pain, as I am not conscious when this happens.”
Getting through a dangerous haze
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 31/08/2014
» As a freshman, Panuwad Hongsawatchai felt the wrath of his fellow students at Maejo University in Phrae when he refused to be part of its traditional hazing ceremonies intended to absorb him into campus life.
Why smugglers risk it all
Spectrum, Published on 24/08/2014
» At dawn in the Dangrek mountain range, 62-year-old logger Suon Song* uses an empty beer can to boil water for his morning coffee. He'll need it to stay alert during the illegal and dangerous work ahead, after the first of several sleepless nights in the densely forested terrain that forms a natural border between Cambodia and Thailand.
Condo market banking on the return of economic stability
Spectrum, Published on 17/08/2014
» The impact of prolonged political unrest on the property market prior to the May 22 coup is clearly seen in second-quarter figures for the Bangkok condominium market. According to data compiled by Knight Frank, 25 condominium projects were launched during the period with 11,053 units, a decrease of 16% from the first quarter of the year.
Fall into line, youngsters
Spectrum, Published on 20/07/2014
» The general's "happiness" song rings out every morning on the assembly ground at an Isan public school, but not everyone is smiling about the singalong.