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Cash-spinner or death trap?
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/07/2018
» The dark, unpleasant smell and twisted passages inside a typical cave might not look too alluring, and the Department of Mineral Resources might even agree with you, given the paucity of cave experts on staff.
After the beach boom
Spectrum, Surachet Kongcheep, Published on 22/07/2018
» The condominium market in Cha-am and Hua Hin has yet to recover from the over-exuberant building frenzy of a few years ago. Although some projects by listed developers have sold well and attracted a high degree of interest in the two beach towns south of Bangkok, they are relatively small in number.
The last sanctuary
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/07/2018
» On a lush hill overlooking Da Nang Bay, central Vietnam, red-shanked doucs freely wander in one of their few remaining sanctuaries on Earth. At the Son Tra Nature Reserve, a mountainous peninsula known to American soldiers during the Vietnam War as "Monkey Mountain", sights like a douc couple hanging from a treetop can still be seen.
Fighting for a way of life
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/06/2018
» The Supreme Administrative Court's ruling ordering the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to pay 300,000 baht in compensation to six Karen people living in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province is a mixed victory for the minority group in its lengthy struggle with parks officials for the right to occupy forest land.
Shaky law on Airbnb rentals
Spectrum, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 17/06/2018
» A court ruling on Airbnb in Hua Hin was meant to weaken sentiment among condo buyers who buy units to rent out on a daily basis. Yet the data shows the number of daily-leasing units continues to rise.
E-waste plant fight hits home
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/06/2018
» Until a month ago, Somsri Wichianchai, a villager of Ban Klong Song in Chachoengsao's Plaeng Yao district, had to keep the windows of her house sealed to escape the acrid smell caused by waste recycling factories nearby.
Plastic waste fight steps up
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/06/2018
» 'Beat Plastic Pollution", a campaign kicked off by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to mark World Environment Day on June 5, brought into focus the global community's efforts to deal with single-use plastic bags that are now posing a threat to the environment, especially the sensitive marine ecological system.
Worlds apart: Maniq confront modern life
Spectrum, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2018
» A cluster of children from the Maniq ethnic group are doing something their ancestors may have never been able to picture -- watching a TV show.
Political parties broaden policy offerings to public
Spectrum, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/05/2018
» Contenders broaden policies on offer to appeal to LGBT, mixed race voters and youngsters.
Coupster with the smarts keeps eye on main game
Spectrum, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 20/05/2018
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is writing a new page of history for himself as the chief coup maker who has adopted lessons learnt previously by his predecessors as he strives to hang on to power, observers say.