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Between a rock and a hard place
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/04/2017
» It's after midday on the peak of an inhabited island, and somewhere exists a gate to the distant past.
No common ground
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/11/2016
» The Khao Banthat range was once shrouded by myths of savage people and mysterious spirits. Then, in the 1960s, the mountains, stretching over southern Thailand, became a battlefield for communist insurgents. As the war ended in the '80s and residents regrouped, the forest fast turned into a hotbed for disputes over what lands belonged to whom.
Changing their stripes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/10/2016
» In the corner of a hall at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, performance artist and writer Jittima Pholsawek invites five audience members to join her for a meal during her evening show.
Ancient beads' lasting magic
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/08/2016
» It was made in the prehistoric period, an ancient bead 15cm long, tubular and consisting of black-and-white agate and orange carnelian rock. It was broken in two and buried, separately, with two bodies, perhaps relatives, in what is today the Tha Luang district of Lop Buri.
Mind the generation gap
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/07/2016
» They wear deep red lipstick modelled after their idol, Taylor Swift. They worship the Apple and Visa brands, and enjoy music ranging from One Direction, DJ Calvin Harris and The 1975, as well as lesser-known performers with niche followings.
The dinosaur hunter seeking more than just bare bones
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/06/2016
» Imagine the country's northeast as lush, green floodplains canopied by giant trees. Dinosaurs roamed free near a large river with a complex system of tributaries, islands and islets.
Dead sea: Tourism adding heat to bleaching emergency
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/06/2016
» A Chinese woman was perplexed when she saw that her luggage was causing concern as it passed through an X-ray scanner at Don Mueang airport.