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Government returns to rice trade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/07/2011
» Will active government buying, storing, selling rice, using it as collateral for state bank loans, avoid the corruption of the past?
Government budget makeover
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/07/2011
» To meet campaign promises spending will rise to 60 billion baht and corporate income taxes fall to 20% from 30%.
Huge rallies to end campaign
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/07/2011
» Both major parties are planning huge rallies in Bangkok to wind up their general election campaigns.
Rice policy corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2011
» Revival of past rice policy will create opportunities for middleman rice millers to profit, not the small farmers who need help.
Yingluck's team fights back
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/06/2011
» Pheu Thai has asked the Election Commission to investigate those behind an alleged smear campaign against its No.1 list candidate Yingluck Shinawatra.
Loan sharks prey on parents
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/05/2011
» With back to school expenses mounting, low income parents borrow from loan sharks who use threats, extortion and violence to later collect those loans.
Vote-buying: What does it look like?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2011
» Free trips at taxpayers' expense disguised as "study trips" or "seminars" create obligations to vote for politicians.
Veera's mother makes an appeal
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/03/2011
» The mother of Veera Somkhwamkid has made an emotional plea to Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni to grant him a royal pardon.
Coming soon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/03/2011
» The general election is likely to come sooner rather than later, the prime minister says.
Focus on "real issues"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/03/2011
» Economic issues, not political, should dominate upcoming no-confidence debate, Rosana says.