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  • THAILAND

    Parsing the fat

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/09/2018

    » The idea of shedding kilos in this weight-obsessed society has gone beyond paying pricey gym membership fees and hiring a personal trainer to build the perfect body. A number of women who feel they're overweight shift from one diet to the next in hope of possessing a figure that is as close as possible to the standards of the fashion and beauty industries.

  • THAILAND

    Bitten by the bitcoin bug

    Spectrum, Published on 19/03/2017

    » Atit Lertkiatpanit does not carry bundles of banknotes, but his wealth is assured by his digital wallet. The 26-year-old entrepreneur is an active cryptocurrency investor. He remains unfazed by the fact that bitcoins are not recognised by the Bank of Thailand. He started collecting bitcoins a couple of years ago and the intangible currency now accounts for 70% of his portfolio.

  • THAILAND

    Soaring rice prices sow hope - and trouble - for indebted farmers

    Published on 18/09/2023

    » CHAI NAT: After finishing her latest rice harvest, Sripai Kaeo-eam hurriedly cleared her fields and planted a new crop in late August — ignoring a government advisory to restrict further sowing of the grain this year to conserve water.

  • THAILAND

    Cops red-faced as scandals rock force

    News, Published on 13/02/2023

    » A series of recent scandals involving police officers' misconduct has dealt further blows to public confidence in the Royal Thai Police (RTP), and increased pressure for long overdue reform.

  • THAILAND

    Fraught with risk

    News, Published on 21/11/2022

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has kept many guessing as to what party he wants to nominate him as prime ministerial candidate at the next general election, assuming he intends to seek re-election as premier in parliament.

  • THAILAND

    Prayut set for rough ride

    News, Published on 09/10/2022

    » Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha may have cleared the tenure obstacle after winning the Constitutional Court's judgement to stay on as prime minister. However, the road ahead may be long and challenging.

  • THAILAND

    More than maid abuse

    News, Published on 04/09/2022

    » The maid-abuse scandal has revealed many layers of bureaucratic malaise which are perpetuated by a patronage system that eats away at meritocracy.

  • THAILAND

    Debt debacle dogs farmers

    News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/11/2021

    » Wiratchada Hanchana, 50, and her husband Wichian were forced to leave the home they built and had lived in for more than 24 years after failing to pay a 700,000 baht pickup truck debt they say they know nothing about.

  • THAILAND

    Pension drama didn't have to happen

    News, Published on 07/02/2021

    » Buan Losuwan got the shock of her life when an official letter arrived on her doorstep demanding the return of more than 80,000 baht of pension payments she had received over the years.

  • THAILAND

    School under scrutiny over student abuse allegations

    News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 04/10/2020

    » The abuse of kindergarten students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek private school in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district is a clear wake-up call for all stakeholders to come up with better child-protection measures.

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