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Corruption Prevention: High-speed rail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2013
» Steps being taken to prevent politicians from profiting from local rail construction projects.
Corruption: Same sad story
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/08/2012
» Govt officials & politicians routinely use job to profit from disaster victims, poor rice farmers & forest reserves. Bribes, 50% of government concessions costs.
Rice corruption: Bigger problem than debt
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2013
» Corrupt traders find many ways to profit from govt: selling rice for the poor for a profit, substituting cheap foreign rice...
Govt debt: Borrow 2 trillion now for next half century?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2013
» Borrowing in one lump sum for next 50 years without public participation, transparency or oversight? This provides big corruption opportunity, say critics.
China gets connected
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/12/2012
» 8 hour high speed rail link now connects the capital Beijing to China's most important southern city Guangzhou.
The many dimensions of corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2010
» A conference held this week in Bangkok explores the many dimensions of corruption and possible ways to reduce it.
Murder & corruption: But still popular
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/10/2012
» Found guilty of murder, godfather Kamnan Poh is in hiding but high-ranking govt officials still show up at his birthday party & many are his family.
What's new in business news: February 11, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2014
» Missing rice in govt warehouses & fire at Lop Buri warehouse, Central Business District land surges in value & airports continue expansion.
Tolerance of corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/11/2010
» Citizens who won't tolerate corruption anymore, as in the case of Hong Kong over 50 years ago, may be the essential ingredient in fighting corruption.
Kidney donors needed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/11/2012
» With only 400 kidneys available for transplant each year & 4,000 people waiting in line, more kidney donors urgently needed.