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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.
Battle for the village: Elections or not?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2017
» Many reasons not to have elections say current village headmen who have job until age 60, basically headmen for life.
Land reform: 180,000 plots of land to villagers this year
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2016
» Govt to give 180,000 plots of land nationwide to villagers. Since past efforts riddled with graft, precautions being taken.
Police reform: PM must seize chance to shake up police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2015
» Thai people view police as most corrupt part of government, with 71% feeling police are corrupt or very corrupt. Act now on reform, urges founder of College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University.
Road collapse: Death traps shut down (with photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2015
» Two more collapsed sections of road near place where motorcyclist ran off road & died last month in Pathumthani shut down. Dried up irrigation canals without water may be cause.
End of lottery corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2014
» Today's Bangkok Post editorial explains why the Government Lottery Office (GLO) is corrupt & what the junta needs to do to break the control of three big-time dealers.
What's new in business news: April 17, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/04/2014
» Thais top tippers in Asia-Pacific, taxis refusing fares biggest Songkran complaint & tax shortfall spurs measures to catch tax evaders.
What's new in business news: April 9, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2014
» Govt runs out of money for first-time car rebates, tourist numbers still high at resorts outside of Bangkok & cyberattack threat with end of Windows XP support.
What's new in business news: November 14, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/11/2013
» Ratings boom for political TV channels, real estate boom in Chiang Rai & IMF-govt dispute over future govt debt.
Local democracy? Forget about it
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/11/2012
» Local govt officials serving for life threaten elected national govt officials: Hold local elections then massive protests & lose the votes we can deliver.