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Bursting thetourism bubble
Spectrum, Suchat Sritama, Published on 29/07/2018
» The boat capsize in Phuket which claimed 47 lives has raised questions about whether Thailand should continue luring tourists in large numbers or start to pull back and rethink the dangers of "overtourism" until better safeguards are in place.
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.
The dawn of digital banking
Spectrum, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/04/2018
» When out at any shopping mall, it's common for consumers to use anything from credit cards to e-wallets when making purchases nowadays. But when it comes to traditional markets, or talat nat, found faraway from these commercial venues, it's only been recently that one can catch sight of these types of transactions taking place.
Getting to graduation with leaps, rebounds
Spectrum, Father Joe Maier, Published on 22/04/2018
» Dressed in graduation cap and gown, pink ribbons in her hair, Miss Pu Glin posed for her first-ever official photo looking regal and confident. She even had a hint of swagger.
On the shoulders of a genius
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/03/2018
» 'We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star, but we can understand the universe. That makes us something very special," Prof Stephen Hawking told a German magazine in a 1988 interview -- a summary that best describes how special and ambitious we are as humans.
Romance, by the numbers
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 14/01/2018
» Aaron is a physically active man in his late 50s. He owns a distribution company and is a widower, his wife having passed away from cancer six years ago. They were high school sweethearts. He has tried to move on and meet new women, including by signing up with a speed dating company, but says he found he was at "the bottom of the dating barrel" at such events due to his advanced age.
A spike in the fruit trade
Spectrum, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 14/01/2018
» Driving around Chanthaburi, it's almost impossible not to notice ubiquitous warehouse-like structures lining the roads in the eastern province.
The passion of Phra Phayom Kalayano
Spectrum, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2018
» The name of Phra Phayom Kalayano -- the famous abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo in Nonthaburi -- has various connotations. For religion, he is a prolific sermon giver whose lively oratory style lures the younger generation to listen to the Lord Buddha's teachings. For social development, the 68-year-old monk is a living example of a Phra Nak Pattana -- or a developing monk who works to improve the lives of poor people.
Breathing uneasy: smog spurs health problems in New Delhi
Spectrum, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 07/01/2018
» When air quality levels in New Delhi rose over 40 times above the World Health Organisation's (WHO) safe limit, Rai, former president of the Indian Tour Agents Association, suffered a major asthma attack.