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Now yousee me, too
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/06/2016
» Tiffany's has always had a touch of magic. Under the flurry of feathers and the flash of sequins, the beautiful performers of the famous Pattaya cabaret have spent 42 years using illusion and sleight of hand (not to mention lip-synching) to enthral audiences.
Ready, willing but disabled
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/01/2016
» The thought of leaving home to go about his business always makes Noppadol Wannaborworn frustrated. Not only does he have to deal with Bangkok’s traffic, but the whole city feels like an unfriendly place to a man in a wheelchair.
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.
Where love wins despite the legalities
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 05/07/2015
» Thailand is often seen as a paradise for gay, lesbian and transgender people.
Change closes in on hidden Chinatown
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 19/07/2015
» For more than a century, four generations of Usanee Sae-gang’s family have lived on Soi Charoen Chai, off Charoen Krung Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown. For half that time, the 70-year-old has been living and working in the same rented shophouse, where she moved after getting married 50 years ago.
A man in full
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/08/2015
» About two years after first visiting a doctor, Jimmy had his breasts removed.
School of hard rock
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 31/05/2015
» They’re black-clad, spiky-haired rockers who perform with jets of flame firing up the stage, and they are just starting high school.
Raising the bar
B Magazine, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/06/2015
» Growing up poor and without a father, Somsak “Tu” Khakhuen learned quickly that he would need every ounce of strength and ability to get ahead. His mother, Boonmee Khakhuen, raised Tu and his younger sister Teerada to understand that everyone must do their part to keep the family afloat.
HIV home leaves a community divided
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 21/06/2015
» Pat has been living with HIV for more than seven years. Isolated and alone, the 38-year-old has no family or loved ones left in her life; her parents died when she was young, and her husband died almost a decade ago.
Amid northern haze, a burning desire for wealth
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 29/03/2015
» Every day, Sai makes her way to a local fresh market in Chiang Mai’s Omkoi district, where she runs a small stand selling vegetables. For much of the year, it’s the 58-year-old’s sole source of income, bringing in less than 300 baht per day.