• THAILAND

  Content revamp for 'Sunday'

  Spectrum, Published on 05/08/2018

  » Due to a change in news and content policy, the weekly new analysis magazine, Spectrum, has now ceased publication.

• THAILAND

  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.

• THAILAND

  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.

• THAILAND

  Conservation a victim of its own success

  Spectrum, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 15/04/2018

  » According to the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP), there are between 3,500 and 4,000 wild elephants roaming the forests of Thailand and the number is expected to increase due to conservation efforts.

• THAILAND

  Islands seek clean break from trail of tourist trash

  Spectrum, Published on 08/04/2018

  » In the early hours of the morning, a walk along Rin Beach, the site of the infamous Full Moon Party, offers a glimpse into the regular environmental risk posed to the resort island of Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province.

• THAILAND

  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.

• THAILAND

  Shoring up defences

  Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 10/12/2017

  » The village of Ban Khun Samut Chin has long looked uncertainly towards its future. Based in Samut Prakan's Phra Samut Chedi district, the community is located along the Gulf of Thailand's vulnerable coast. For nearly three decades now, the village has seen its shoreline eroded at the rate of three to five metres every year, submerging 4,000 rai of land in water.

• THAILAND

  Weathering water's extremes

  Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 12/11/2017

  » Since downpours from the North swept down into the central Chao Phraya River basin early last month, people are fearfully bracing for the next big flood to hit Bangkok. The Thai government tells the public it is making a concentrated effort to ensure the capital will be protected from future flooding. Despite the heavy rainfall this year, leaders have dismissed the possibility of another flood like 2011's.

• THAILAND

  Scaling back a scaly threat

  Spectrum, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/09/2017

  » Signatories of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) agreed to move all eight species of pangolin into Appendix I, up from the previous status of Appendix II, at the last Conference of the Parties (CoP 17) held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The move is an acknowledgment of the fact that the species of anteater now faces a critical risk of extinction due to a rise in poaching and higher demand from consumers.

• THAILAND

  Chiang Rai School fortifies quake defences

  Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 13/08/2017

  » Three years ago, Chiang Rai experienced one of the most powerful earthquakes in the country's recorded history. The 6.3-magnitude quake shook Phan district in 2014, leaving several unreinforced buildings damaged, with some entirely demolished.

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