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Beasts of burden
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 27/10/2013
» What began as a supposed attempt to stamp out elephant poaching has turned into a conflict of jumbo proportions.
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A childhood behind bars
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 22/09/2013
» To their classmates at an elite Bangkok international school, Nip and Djo are much like any of the other hundreds of foreign students.
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Out of mind, in plain sight
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 21/07/2013
» Son was a familiar figure wandering aimlessly and obviously "out of it" in Rangsit district, where he lived in a local temple. Rescue workers came to the temple in response to a call from a concerned citizen and took him for treatment at a government mental hospital, and slowly he regained his wits and memory. Son couldn't remember anything about his family but fortunately they did not forget him. Now he is safe, recuperating at his home in Chaiyaphum province. Son is one of a lucky few suffering from severe mental illness on the streets who receive attention and help. Most suffer in silence and loneliness.
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Jet-setting monk flies into turbulence
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 07/07/2013
» He's a high-flying monk who stirred controversy when he was filmed aboard a private jet donning designer sunglasses and high-tech gadgets last month. But Phra Wirapol Sukphol now appears set for a hard landing as supporters and critics face off over accusations of fraud, money laundering and sexual misconduct at his Si Sa Ket monastery.
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Breathing new life into the South's abandoned paddies
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 24/02/2013
» At a training centre at the Buffalo Conservation Village in Suphan Buri province, some 120 villagers from Pattani province _ both Muslims and Buddhists _ are learning new farming methods, part of a government initiative aimed at revitalising rice production in the South.
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Easy guns bring Wild West mentality
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 18/11/2012
» In recent years Thailand has been flooded with illegal firearms and the misery they cause is plain for all to see. Every day there are media reports of shootouts and homicides that begin with domestic quarrels, school rivalries and traffic accidents, and quickly escalate. Law enforcement officials say the root cause is the easy availability of guns, and this is true for teenagers as well as adults. People prefer to buy weapons outside of legal channels because they are much cheaper, and don't involve the hassle of registering the guns as required under Thai law.
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No good deed: Fight heats up over 'abandoned' temple
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 30/09/2012
» A dispute over the legality of a temple on a remote island lake in the northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon is shedding light on the problem of abandoned and disused wats.
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Herbs and vices: krathom a killer to some, curative to others
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 16/09/2012
» More than 20,000 krathom trees in Nakhon Si Thammarat province have reportedly been cut down in the past few years as part of the government's policy to suppress the growing popularity of ''4X100'' krathom formulas among young people. It is not known how many more thousands of the trees may have been destroyed in other southern provinces. Many people say the harsh measures are unwarranted as krathom by itself has long been used as a traditional medicine and its effects are mild.
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Rising youth crime levels confound justice system
Spectrum, Tunya Sukpanich, Published on 22/01/2012
» On Jan 11, five teenagers in Si Sa Ket province were arrested for shooting and killing an innocent woman. They later confessed to police that they were involved in a conflict with other teenagers in the village and one of them, in a rage, got hold of a gun and fired randomly into the woman's house, killing her.
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