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Starfish selfie fake news: Poor jobless man lied to
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» Woman picked up starfish herself, park official promised poor man job, then told him to lie, causing his family shame & embarrassment.
Hotels.com awards: Thailand ranks 10th globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» From luxury beach resorts on the Andaman Sea to traditional Lanna palaces to the Oriental Hotel, part of the history of Bangkok, Thailand's hotels are some of the best in the world.
Starfish selfies: Facebook post, then apologies & fine
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2017
» Don't pull starfish out of the sea for your own pleasure & selfies, critical comments on Facebook post leads to apology & fine for tour guide.
Tachai Island closed: Tourism damage to environment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/05/2016
» Small island in Phang Nga to be closed to save it from over-tourism (food-stalls, speed boats, thousands of tourists).
Tourists rescued on island off of Pattaya
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/09/2015
» 400 tourists trapped by heavy seas, brought safely back to Pattaya after three-metre-high waves prevented boats from leaving shore.
What's new in business news: August 31, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2015
» PM Prayut & Philippine President Aquino discuss trade, labour & defense ahead of Asean Economic Community, China-Japan rivalry in Indonesian rail project heats up & 2nd Thai-Myanmar bridge construction begins.
Boat people pushed out to sea by Malaysia & Indonesia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2015
» ASEAN refugee crisis quickly growing worse, with 1,600 boat people pushed back to sea & thousands more at sea for months with many more boats expected in near future.
What's new in business news: January 9, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/01/2015
» Travel to Japan still hot with Thais, Public-private partnership upgrade to speed up infrastructure projects & UK wants to invest in deep sea port & airport projects.
What's new in business news: November 18, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/11/2014
» Taxis, not martial law, is what upsets tourists, govt to give 10,000 rai of farmland to poor & vans, taxis, motorcycle-taxis to be registered by year-end.
What's new in business news: October 9, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/10/2014
» Goal to make Thailand trading centre of Southeast Asia, National Reform Council bursting with reform ideas & Japan Tech: Health monitoring shirt, hand-squeezing direction-giver & mind-reader for bartenders.