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What's new in business news: November 15, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/11/2013
» Promising new digital TV set-top box market, slowdown in Bangkok real estate & Danish shoe factory closes in Phichit.
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Silk Boom: Opportunity for Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/05/2013
» As Chinese wages rise & more silk used in China, global supplies fall & prices rise, creating silk opportunity for Thailand.
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Electronics workforce: Skill upgrade + English needed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2012
» Electronics industry with exports of 1.6 trillion baht & 200,000 employees, could shrink 50% in 3 years without educational & skill improvements.
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Floods: Managing dam water levels
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2012
» With the rainy season fast approaching, dam storage levels need to be cut from 80% to 45% to make room for new rain water.
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Flood prevention: Running out of time
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/02/2012
» Delays dredging canals & irrigation repairs, public hearings on farmer compensation for water retention, all make 3 month deadline difficult.
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From floods to drought
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2012
» Thailand seesaws from too much water in Bangkok to too little in farming areas like Nan that need water for crops.
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Floods: Facebook helps Nakhon Sawan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2011
» During 18 days of high floodwaters, Facebook remade civil society in Nakhon Sawan, from the grassroots on up.
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Smith: Bangkok unlikely to escape floods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2011
» Timing and coordinating water release from dams was key to avoid Bangkok flooding. Crop irrigation & electricity generation handled by different govt agencies.
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Floods: Damage to farms & crops
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/11/2011
» Record 7.3% crop production growth in 1st half of year replaced by lost rice crops, flooded rice fields (9.01 million rai) with 51 billion baht in damage.
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Floods: Blame the weather, not humans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2011
» With droughts & dams half-full until May this year, storms then filled dams & water was released slowly to avoid even greater flooding.
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