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Indonesia's smog hits tourism islands Phuket and Koh Samui
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/10/2015
» Heavy layers of smog blanketed the south since Monday, creating health risks & delaying flights up to 2 hours to tourist destinations such as Phuket.
What's new in business news: March 6, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/03/2015
» China's economic growth slowing, Bangkok city to take over work on Green Line & contract farming, root cause of haze in the north.
Jungle death on horns of Bull Gore: Lucky escape
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2013
» After 48 years in Thai forests photographer meets face-to-face with angry Bull Gaur, forced to do some quick thinking.
Asbestos kills, that's for sure
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2013
» The World Health Organization & Thai doctors know it, but the public health ministry seems more interested in serving business interests.
Cheap Asian labour: The end?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2013
» Cheap labour in factories producing clothes, shoes, toys & food helped Asia grow quickly for decades, but wages are rising so time for next step?
Seafood industry: Slave labour & environmental destruction?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» "I don’t want slave labour and destruction of the ocean mixed in with my prawn cocktail," widely read UK news site concludes in investigative journalism article.
Air Pollution: Northern Thai "hell in the air"
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2013
» Wildfires in Myanmar & Thailand caused sudden dangerous levels of air pollution in northern Thailand. Children, older people & asthma suffers told to stay indoors.
Micro-insurance for the poor
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/03/2013
» For sale in 7-11 soon, low-cost insurance policies for poor people to deal with risks such as cancer, Songkran accidents or home fires.
Flying frog discovered in Vietnam
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/01/2013
» With big webbed feet this frog parachutes from high trees in the forest. Surprisingly found near Vietnam's biggest city.
Shootout in Chiang Rai forest
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/07/2012
» Drug smugglers killed in gunfight as they pass through forest from Burma to Thailand near Maesai.