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Commercial surrogacy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2011
» Recent discovery of Taiwanese "baby farm" with Vietnamese mothers in Thailand prompts legal changes.
Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.
ABCs of white skin treatments
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2011
» A variety of laser and chemical treatments that can lead to that Eldorado of Asia: white skin.
Ancient Lanna medicine
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2011
» Research on wrinkle-fighting jasmine rice products and a 20-year quest to compile 200,000 formulas of Lanna herbal medicines.
2010 Prince Mahidol Awards
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/01/2011
» Malaria treatment and zinc dietary supplements were focal points in this year's awards.
European collaboration on food safety
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2011
» Experts in the UK are working with Thailand's food industry to prevent contamination of animal food products that can cause food poisoning.
Mekong smuggling
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/11/2010
» Stolen trucks, motorcycles, drugs, endangered species of wildlife, as well as wine, liquor, sandstone, rosewood, all these goods slip into Thailand along the long Mekong river border with Laos.
Saving ancient Akha culture in Chiang Rai: A US government grant
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2010
» Traditional religious rituals, family genealogies, children's songs, games and literature that have been passed on orally for centuries are being preserved for the future.
Food contamination: Nationwide tests reveal problems
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/10/2010
» Recent surveys reveal food contamination at fresh markets, roadside stalls as well as places where higher standards of cleanliness would be expected such as supermarkets and department stores.
Scandal rocks Thailand's Buddhist Sangha once again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2010
» Monastic rules are strict but high-profile, charismatic monks sometimes get away with wrongdoing.