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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.
Out in the South
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/06/2016
» Mo was born and raised in an isolated Muslim village not far from Pattani city in the South.
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/01/2016
» ‘Rise and shine my girl, it’s time to wake up,” Prince whispers to her daughter, as they lay next to each other on the bed. After taking a shower, Prince cleans Nong Reaksap’s face, brushes her hair into ponytails and gives her a bottle of milk and a piece of bread to eat.
The teachers at risk of detention
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 06/12/2015
» In the halls of higher learning, some academics believe the Thai military is waging a war against teachers who encourage their students to think critically. Attachak Sattayanurak, an economics and political history professor at Chiang Mai University, says the ruling junta is engaging in Orwellian “thought control” and trying to produce a generation of “stupid” students.
When robots rule the world
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 01/11/2015
» Welcoming weary travellers to the Henn na Hotel in Sasebo, Nagasaki, demure robot receptionists that bow, smile, blink and converse are a sign of what’s to come. Fully staffed by a robotic concierge, cyber porters and automated cleaners, the Japanese hotel is a mechanised wonder.