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Kratom leaves: Are they really a dangerous drug? (with video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/09/2015
» Follow three young men into Pattani's forest for a Kratom cookout. Despite use as folk medicine for stomach aches, diarrhoea, light pain relief or pick-me-up-snack, Kratom illegal since 1943 but is part of southern Thailand's culture & may have medicinal uses.
What's new in business news: September 5, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/09/2013
» Purple rail line by 2017, central bank worried about defaults on car loans & new alcohol taxes unfair, some companies say.
What's new in business news: August 29, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2013
» High-speed trains changed to medium-speed, alcohol tax change to catch cheaters & industrial output hit by electronics & auto slump.
What's new in business news: August 28, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/08/2013
» Stocks continue to fall as foreign investors pull money out, alcohol tax increase & ecocar oversupply looming.
Hunt for cash: Post-flood govt borrowing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/01/2012
» With flood recovery looming & tax reductions galore (corporate, first car, first home...) govt frantically searching for ways to pay for it all.
Pattaya gets a facelift
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2011
» Sex for sale paradise is the image Pattaya wants to shed. 10-year master plan focuses on islands nearby, green tourism routes, beaches and public utilities.
Thailand's spa and health industry
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/08/2011
» Relaxation, detoxification, herbal medicine, beauty, massage, exports of cosmetics, soaps, skin care products, so many sides of a growing industry.
Government revenue from liquor taxes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/08/2011
» Liquor taxes are a promising revenue source for future government spending. Tax increases on white spirits could reduce rural health problems and costs.
Liquor industry: One family control
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2011
» Liquor industry liberalization happened in 2000 and now "90% of spirit products come from one source - the Sirivadhanabhakdi family."
Women, is the election helping them?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2011
» "Of the 8.5 million households in the farm sector, 31% of household heads are women, and steadily increasing."