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Smart buses: Bus tracking to tell commuters bus arrival times
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/05/2016
» Bangkok bus stops to display which buses are coming & when (arrival information) starting in September.
What's new in business news: December 9, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/12/2013
» First-time workers swelling household debt levels, safe driving of buses monitored by GPS & SME Bank refinancing to match debt & lending maturities.
LPG fuel: Explosive growth
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/10/2012
» Since govt pays for most of it (global price $900; govt price $333) more people moving to LPG, even tourist shuttle buses, farm machinery, water pumps, & forklifts.
Fashion: Thai rainbow bag scores big
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2016
» A big hit at Paris Fashion Week this year, this colourful bag is found in every market in Thailand, used by street vendors & seen on buses hauling gifts back hometown for Songkhran.
Bus drivers from hell: Time to control?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/07/2012
» 11 people dead in most recent bus crash, passengers told driver to slow down, couple minutes later bus hit pole, driver dead, bus in pieces, even more injured.
Crosswalk death: Bus hits 70-year-old
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/10/2012
» Walking is healthy but dangerous as tragic death of 70 year old today shows. Safe & cautious driving prevents accidents.
Bus breakdown reveals weapons smuggling
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/08/2012
» Bus breaks down, passengers leave bus, then discovery of military weapon cache of a mystery passenger with military-style haircut in the bus.
Small schools join together to stay small
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/05/2013
» Community elders say these small schools go back 60-70 years. To survive communities coming together to share teachers.
Most people like first car scheme
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/11/2012
» Most people like govt's tax reduction to help people buy first car but some see problems: traffic jams, lost govt revenue, people deeper in debt.
Life during the floods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2011
» Life passing by during Thailand's great flood in a prose poem reminiscent of Walt Whitman by journalist Kultida Samabuddhi.