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Stuck in the slow lane to stress
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 04/09/2016
» A taxi cuts across the lane ahead. A six-wheel truck loaded with sand bursts onto the main road. Motorbikes weave alongside. Another taxi cuts across the lane. Someone honks a horn. Every car is rushing to pass an intersection. When the traffic lights switch to red, the chaos eases for a few, brief minutes. Heat haze shimmers near the exhaust pipes of vehicles.
A new hotel sparks fears all that glitters will be sold
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/05/2016
» The country's most flamboyant gem dealer wasn't about to take any half measures when he celebrated his 54th birthday this month.
Crunch time for the insect industry
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/06/2016
» 'Have you tried cricket yet?"The question pops up at the top of the New York-based Exo company's website. It sounds uninviting for those who imagine the whole body of a bug. But don't judge. Scroll down.
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.
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.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.
Downstream countries concerned over water diversion
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» Academics and officials from downstream countries have expressed concern about Thailand's interest in diverting water from the Mekong River.
Damned if you do,damned if you don't
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/05/2016
» In the late 1980s, Chatichai Choonhavan's government promised an ambitious water diversion project to provide a constant supply of water to the dry Northeast.
Highway to the danger list?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/03/2016
» Activist Srisuwan Janya was stunned by the number of fallen and missing trees by the roadside of Highway 304, which cuts through the Unesco World Heritage-listed Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex.
When big profits come with a major catch
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/11/2015
» The sun was about to rise when Aussaree Meenwang, 45, and his wife threw the first drift net into the sea near Khao Yai island off the Satun coast.