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He was raised by his grandmother in a Bangkok slum after his parents separated when he was two months old. At the age of seven, Thanakarn started selling garlands at the Liab Duan flea market on ...

LONDON - A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious ...

While some users criticised the partygoers who filmed Thanakarn's deteriorating condition, while others expressed sympathy for his grandmother, who raised him in a Bangkok slum after his parents ...

Lunar New Year is coming early this year as Jan 29 marks the start of the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese calendar. Besides being the time to reunite with family and loved ones, it ...

And I’ve now also turned my attention to assisting children who are living in the most dreadful conditions in the slums of Bangkok.” Last week, Willie received a letter and video containing ...

Thanakarn was born to a poor family living in the slums of Bangkok. His grandmother Lek, 80, raised him after his parents separated. At seven years old, Thanakarn began selling garlands at a local ...

I was taught to make it by a fantastic Thai cook, Khun Saiyuud Diwong, who runs an amazing cooking school in the largest slum in Bangkok – look her up, she's an inspirational woman. "I've ...

From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa ... areas of Thailand including Bangkok, temperatures sky-rocketed ...