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Trading up from terror
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/08/2017
» With the ongoing deep South insurgency in Thailand, it's hard to imagine how the provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat can start tackling issues like development when the threat of violence still lingers. The sounds of bombs and gunshots are a regular part of people's lives.
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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.
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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.
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Gem thieves not so brilliant
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 11/09/2016
» Bangkok's gem fair is the jewel in the crown for regional gangs who see the biannual event as easy pickings, with more than 50 robberies every year.
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As cultures come together, it's all in bad spirits
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/01/2016
» When Benjawan Singthuean moved into her new home in Phnom Penh after her husband transferred from Thailand for work, the 36 year old didn’t know much about the area.
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The devil and the deep blue sea
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 22/03/2015
» Thanakon Kaeokamkong was resting after a six-hour shift when he was roused by loud knocks on his cabin wall. “I opened my eyes and saw a black man walk in,” Mr Thanakon recalled. “He was wearing military fatigues and carrying a large gun. He pointed the gun at me and told me to step outside.”
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Nature nurtured at Bali's 'Green School'
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 02/06/2013
» Three years ago, Pim Pettibone was attending a private high school in Bangkok and living the typical life of a modern teenager in the big city _ equal parts malls, mobile phones and social media. These days she has traded in the concrete jungle for the real thing, living in Bali and studying at a school immersed in its wild surroundings, where the classrooms have no walls and even the blackboards are made of bamboo.
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Harbour for Rohingya or stop on way to hell?
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/03/2013
» For thousands of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state, the sleepy fishing village of Ban Hin Lat is the first port of call on their difficult quest to find better lives.
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Mystery on Rohingya's 'fatal shore'
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 17/03/2013
» BAN HIN LAT, PHANGNGA - The UN's refugee agency has asked the Thai government to verify reports that authorities fired shots at an intercepted boat carrying 133 Rohingya last month, which may have resulted in at least two deaths.
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Fleeing Rohingya at the mercy of a smuggling network greased by graft
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 13/01/2013
» For desperate Rohingya arrested in Thai territory, hope for the future can rest simply with how much money they have to pay off local officials and human traffickers. The prospects are dire for those without the required cash _ being sold into slavery is commonplace.
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