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HIV home leaves a community divided
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/06/2015
» Pat has been living with HIV for more than seven years. Isolated and alone, the 38-year-old has no family or loved ones left in her life; her parents died when she was young, and her husband died almost a decade ago.
Haunted by the ghosts of abortion
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/06/2015
» Ant checked her list to make sure she hadn’t forgotten any important items for her baby girl. A milk bottle, sweets and toys were neatly packed in, ready for the trip.
Sadistic killer’s web of lies revealed
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/04/2015
» More than eight years after the sadistic murder of a Patpong barmaid, policeman Nopadol Kampeekaek was facing the likelihood it would remain an unsolved cold case.
From boyish good looks to all-singing hospital glam girl
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/04/2015
» To the outside world, Pornbuncha “O” Maikanta looks like any ordinary young man.
Girls on film
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/01/2015
» From the time Patty was a little boy he hankered for the spotlight. He loved being noticed and showing off his talent. “When I grow up, I want to be a star, I want to be famous, I want to make a movie,” Patty recalled of the goal he set for himself all those years ago.
A different school of thought
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/09/2014
» 'We don't have a flag ceremony at 8am," Mechai Viravaidya said. "I have learned that children's brains seem to be able to absorb things much better in the morning, so I make them skip the ceremony in the morning and go straight to class.
In sin city, locals left hoping for a miracle
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 07/09/2014
» 'There were not that many people in Pattaya back in the old days," said Cheng Baikloy, who has witnessed first-hand the transformation of the seaside town over the past seven decades. "We lived simple lives, and food and fresh water could be found naturally within just a few steps of home."
Life on the streets gets tougher for ladyboys
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/08/2014
» Ladyboy prostitute Gam is used to being arrested, paying a fine to police for soliciting, and then being released almost immediately to continue her work.
Lights, camera, 'action'
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/08/2014
» From the outside, the cinema looks dated but otherwise ordinary, a seemingly forgotten victim of Bangkok's rapid gentrification. "Now showing five films back-to-back all day long," reads the sign on the front of the building.
Living every parent's nightmare
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/01/2014
» Eight years ago, Soraya Dankuakoon lived through the nightmare every parent dreads when her youngest son went missing while playing with a friend outside the family home.