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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.
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.
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.
Thai rice: Future brightens after over-supply crisis passes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2017
» With rice stockpiles finally sold off & supply reduced from drought & crop-switching, rice prices rising again so future brighter for Thai rice.
Customs department: Deep-rooted corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/06/2017
» Deep-rooted big money corruption by customs officials & influential figures revealed in supercar tax evasion saga.
Govt revenue shortfall: Steep fall in tax revenue
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2017
» Govt 80 billion baht short in tax revenue in first eight months of year due to fall in oil tax revenue. Projected to not meet tax collection targets this year.
Rejected boy goes crazy, punches, kicks, slaps girl
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2017
» Young man asks girl for phone number, is rejected, lashes out with kicks, slaps, punches, throwing fish sauce bottle at her & her friend.
Wikipedia, China style
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/05/2017
» In China's new Wikipedia, only a small group of people picked by the govt will write articles to make sure everything "true" & say exactly what the govt wants.
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.
Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.