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    Struggling industry leaves reporters squirming for survival

    Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016

    » The journalists had spent the whole morning learning how to breed earthworms, lobsters and growing sunflower sprouts. By noon, Somruedee Polkhaw left the farm with two bags of sunflower seeds, two packs of soil, three bottles of worm castings tea and a black plastic tray. The starter kit cost her around 300 baht -- enough to test the waters before she considers whether if it's worth a sideline job.

  • THAILAND

    Breach of trust

    Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/09/2016

    » On a sunny September day a year ago, a group of whale spotters was floating on a boat 15km off the Bangkok shoreline.

  • THAILAND

    Tale of the travelling dolls

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/09/2016

    » When the Empower Foundation surveyed migrant women in Chiang Rai about where they would travel if they had the chance, many of them answered that they wanted to see the ocean -- they'd never been before.

  • THAILAND

    Why GPs want to be a cut above the rest

    Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/09/2016

    » When a group of physicians urged the Thailand Medical Council late last year to approve short-term certificate training in facial plastic surgery, the move angered certified plastic surgeons. The surgeons, who had undergone specialised training for up to seven years, asked the council to temporarily set aside the plan.

  • THAILAND

    Changes that are more than cosmetic

    Spectrum, Published on 25/09/2016

    » Adunchai Thammasangsert felt proud when he attended a three-day cosmetic surgery course in South Korea in 2010. Four years after achieving board certification in plastic surgery in Thailand, he managed to save enough money to pay for the 150,000 baht course, hosted by the Korean College of Cosmetic Surgery at the University of Seoul. Out of roughly 30 participants, he was not only the sole Thai physician attending the workshop, but also the only plastic surgeon.

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