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Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/12/2012
» Back in 1980s govt promised communists fighting govt, cows, money & house to get them to stop fighting. 30 yrs later 650,000 baht is what they are asking for.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2012
» With dealings between millers, exporters & government invisible to public, rice industry corruption seems likely but also impossible to prove.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/09/2011
» Poor stuck buying more expensive rice. Rice exporters, millers, warehousers, richer farmers, the cronies of politicians, the ones who will really benefit.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/09/2011
» Surprising, but true. Expensive new homes benefit from govt scheme, not cheap 2nd-hand homes for middle class and poor.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/07/2011
» To meet campaign promises spending will rise to 60 billion baht and corporate income taxes fall to 20% from 30%.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2011
» Heavy losses resulted when past governments took physical possession of large amounts of rice.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/01/2011
» The business community in the Ratchaprasong intersection area has had enough of red-shirt political rallies, saying they have caused huge losses.
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/10/2010
» The US is deeply mired in a sluggish economy with high levels of unemployment. US policy to get its economy moving again may affect Asia.