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    One born every minute

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 30/04/2017

    » Purapat Somyanarong, a business owner from Rayong, is always looking for new ways to invest his money. Although the 45-year-old entrepreneur is not a multimillionaire, he always seems to be able to find money to invest in anything that sounds like a good deal.

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    Dark skies for passengers

    Spectrum, Published on 23/04/2017

    » Saranyu Winaipanit, a pop idol and movie star better known as "Ice", almost did not make it to his concert. Earlier this year, he was denied boarding on a return flight from Ethiopia because it was overbooked.

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    Pulling the plug on power in Cambodia

    Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/04/2017

    » The cityscape of Phnom Penh resembles a work in progress. On a strip of land marking the cross-section of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, a new hotel under construction and empty plots face the centuries-old Royal Palace.

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    Coldplay thrill Bangkok with sound and spectacle

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/04/2017

    » Thailand, according to Coldplay, is amazing. Coldplay, according to the 60,000 fans packing Rajamangala Stadium, is also pretty amazing -- no, maybe not "the best band in the world" as some gush on Twitter, but a top-quality package of dazzle, flares and fireworks, fan service, visual evocation and robust pop-rock-ballad sounds. If last Friday's gig were a movie, it was a blockbuster. It keyed you in excited and sent you out feeling entertained and satisfied.

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    IAAF doping records hacked, changed

    Reuters, Published on 04/04/2017

    » ZURICH - The governing body of global athletics (IAAF) said on Monday it had suffered a suspected Russian cyber attack which it believes has compromised information about athletes' medical records.

  • THAILAND

    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.

  • THAILAND

    Life after death in Vang Vieng

    Bob James, Published on 12/02/2017

    » The roof rack on the <i>songthaew</i> was built for backpacks, but on this trip into town there was only one. The pink metallic roller bags and airline carry-on had to ride with the passengers. There's simply no way to tie them down.

  • THAILAND

    A zipline to calamity

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 08/01/2017

    » The 2015 summer holidays of an American family took a tragic turn with an adventure park accident in Chiang Mai. What was meant to be a fun and carefree family experience abruptly turned into an ordeal involving the mother's loss of sight in one eye.

  • THAILAND

    The price of PromptPay

    Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/01/2017

    » Manaschuen Kovapirat considers herself the average user when it comes to online banking transactions: on a monthly basis, she uses her bank's mobile application to transfer money to her mother and to donate money. She does online shopping and prefers to transfer money online for transactions less than 100,000 baht. On some occasions, when she's out with her friends and doesn't have enough cash, she pays them back via online banking.

  • THAILAND

    Remote village makes its own destiny

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/01/2017

    » Tourism sometimes can be a threat to remote and traditionally reserved villages. But a village in Ban Phamon in a mountain range in Chiang Mai's Doi Inthanon National Park knows not only how to cope with tourists, but has devised its own tourism management plan best suited to them and the visitors.

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