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Teflon Thailand starts to flake
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/04/2015
» It’s almost noon and the Toyota saleswoman still hasn’t seen her first customer. Thaiyont, a Toyota dealership in Chon Buri’s Muang district, used to serve at least eight customers a day. But these days, they are lucky to have two.
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Testing teachers in democracy 101
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/04/2015
» In 20 years of teaching, nothing has given Taweewat Pimpat more joy than leading the military mandated civics class.
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‘VIP students’ in a class of their own
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/03/2015
» It’s called a “VIP classroom” and the students are referred to in official records as the “VIP Group”. The classes take place at a public university in Chachoengsao province on alternate weekends, in one of the institution’s more stylish rooms, with lunch and snacks served.
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Saved from the meat trade, a Thai dog wins at Crufts
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/03/2015
» A simple camera flash helped save Miracle from the dog meat trade, but it was the Thai crossbreed’s remarkable bond with a severely disabled Scottish boy which secured it a top prize at the world’s most prestigious dog show last week.
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College bids to halt drop in standards
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/03/2015
» A college in Tak province has changed its name in an attempt to try and rebrand itself after failing three consecutive quality assessments by education authorities.
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Businessmen claim police coercion
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/03/2015
» More than a dozen business owners in Chiang Rai say they were forced by police to pay fines of up to 75,000 baht earlier this month for bogus copyright infringement complaints.
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The need for compassion when lives are on the line
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/02/2015
» ‘Hello, I need someone to talk to. Who wants to talk to me?” asked Sai. “I have a secret that I can’t tell, not even to my family members.”
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Planets fail to align for aspiring astronaut
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/02/2015
» A Thai woman whose Mars dream fell to Earth last week is clinging to hope that she will still have a chance to take a one-way trip to the red planet.
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Bruce the beagle sniffs a Thai ribbon at Crufts
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/03/2015
» It's the largest and most prestigious dog competition in the world and Thailand's Peerapong Pisitwuttinan is hoping his diminutive beagle Bruce can punch above his weight at the 2015 Crufts show.
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Flying high and falling fast
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/12/2014
» At the age of 43, Thailand's youngest billionaire Nopporn Suppipat was flying high on the profits from one of the region's biggest wind power companies.
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