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Sanctuaries answer the call of the wild
Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2018
» The golden-tinged sunlight was dimming. A group of 50 hog deer sauntered around a wide field, pausing to eat shoots of grass. Forest officials had recently burned the field, making way for new grass which will provide a source of food for the population of over 200 hog deer living in Phu Khiao-Thung Ka Mang Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province.
Year after Kim Jong-nam's killing, suspected masterminds evade trial
Spectrum, Eileen Ng and Eric Talmadge, Published on 18/02/2018
» Lost in the glare of North Korea's missile launches, rhetorical battles with Washington and charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, two women stand accused of a crime that could send them to the gallows -- the stunning assassination of Kim Jong-un's estranged half brother.
Millennials point new way to work
Spectrum, Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, Published on 18/02/2018
» The millennial generation has a higher percentage of people starting their own businesses or freelancing their skills thanks to the convenience of online and mobile technologies. In addition, more employees are telecommuting and working remotely, with the blessing of their companies. These shifts in technology, the growth of small and medium enterprises and freelancing have led to the growth of a new kind of office known as co-working space. Many are wondering if this is a threat or any opportunity in the office business.
Of beers and bodily functions
Spectrum, Dwight Garner, Published on 18/02/2018
» Trickster, tinkerer, inventor, parodist -- at 86, Robert Coover is the last man standing, alongside John Barth, who is 87, of a post-war generation of postmodern experimental writers that included John Hawkes, William Gaddis and William Gass.
Checking up on universal coverage
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/02/2018
» Installing the right medical facilities to take care of a sick family member at home could cost nearly the entire fortune for a household of six people. In the centre of Bangkok's commercial Lumpini area, the shabby-looking house of the Jan-urai family stands amid the Bon Kai community, a slum adjacent to the high-end Polo Club where the wealthy Bangkok elite gather for sporting events.
Detention centres stuck in past century
Spectrum, Jasmine Chia, Published on 18/02/2018
» 'Thailand 4.0" is the military government's oft-heard catchphrase, but Thailand's immigration detention system is a relic from a previous century. The need for detention centre reform is not simply humanitarian, but economic, social and political.
Condo market on a rollercoaster
Spectrum, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 25/02/2018
» Drive past Sukhumvit-Asoke intersection and you may notice a new billboard has come up in the past few days advertising a special discount for buyers of a high-end condominium project on Sathon Road that until recently was being touted as having been 100% sold out.
School's out ... for good?
Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 25/02/2018
» Thailand has a huge demographic challenge. Its population is ageing quickly, and the number of college-aged students is predicted to decline sharply through 2040. The country has more university seats than it needs, but higher-learning institutions are under increasing pressure to maintain enrollments.
Bringing peace home
Spectrum, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 04/03/2018
» Around one year after Harong Maeroh, a 43-year-old Thai Muslim, reached out to Bring People Home, a project helping people accused of promoting insurgency from the deep South reintegrate into society, he says his life has "definitely changed" for the better.
How women pay the costs of development
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/03/2018
» Heading down a dirt road, Khampan Suprom zigzags her motorcycle through the grove, passing a small reservoir and plantation on the way. She comes to park under some trees. Dressed in her gardening apron and rain boots, she dismounts and drifts towards her vegetable garden.