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Foreign worker crackdown: Small mom & pop businesses suffering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2017
» Big corporate hotels & restaurant chains want the small cheap mom & pop restaurants & guesthouses licensed or shut down.
To strengthen exports, currency market intervention: KBank
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2017
» With exports 75% of Thai economy, controlling baht to remain competitive on international export & tourism markets very important for Thailand, so Bank of Thailand intervened.
Ekamai bus station move: Public left out of decision again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/07/2017
» People don't even know what is happening, much less asked what they think or prefer. Lack of any public participation in govt decisions that affect public, once again.
Thai-China rail project: Korat in just 77 minutes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/07/2017
» Railway to Nakhon Ratchasima will cost 535 baht & is key first step in future railway projects with China.
Thousands of goldfish bring Tokyo art exhibit to life
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/07/2017
» Thousands of fish in illuminated tanks create sprawling psychedelic visual art installation, drawing tens of thousands of viewers in Tokyo.
University over-enrolls, graduating students punished
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/07/2017
» 147,000 baht tuition wasted as graduates not allowed to get license needed to become school director. University broke rules, but students punished.
LPG price control & subsidies to end after 30 years
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2017
» Three decades old LPG price control & govt subsidy to end August 1. Current low LPG price means will not hurt poor.
Smart ID cards for monks & temple auditing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2017
» Surveillance of monks & better accounting at temples after high-profile embezzlement cases clearly show need.
401 new laws without meaningful public participation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/07/2017
» New constitution calls for thorough public participation in law-making but no meaningful public participation in lawmaking under military regime.
Family doctors for efficient local healthcare
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2017
» Overuse of hospitals led to long lines & wait times, so family doctors trained for convenient local care reserving hospitals for specialist care.