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Angel dolls: Sacred or superstition?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2016
» Angel dolls ease fears & bring peace-of-mind say some monks. Doll owner fantasy world wasteful of money poor children could use, say others.
Drought: Crop-switching difficult for farmers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2016
» If all farmers plant vegetables that use less water (cucumbers, bitter gourd) than prices low plus big rice investments already made, so govt drought policies difficult to implement.
UPDATE: Rock legend David Bowie visits Bangkok shaman in 1983
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/01/2016
» After 50-year career David Bowie, who began sporting an androgynous look in the 1970s, turned 69 on Friday & released his final album Blackstar, only to die on Sunday after 18-month battle with cancer.
Luxury import tax cut to take lead from Hong Kong & Singapore
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/01/2016
» Thailand offers more for less to tourists than Hong Kong or Singapore, so making Thailand's luxury good prices equal should grab their market share.
Universities: Restore spirit of 1990s academic freedom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/12/2015
» For much-needed & demanded reform of education system, start taking universities seriously & listen to their input on issues of national importance, rather than stifling their voice as if they were naughty children.
Academics keep the spirit of learning alive
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/12/2015
» Facing creeping military intervention, to defend the spirit of critical inquiry at Thailand's universities academics have joined together.
General Prem's ten anti-corruption commandments
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/12/2015
» 1. Be transparent, 2. promote meritocracy, 3. shun corrupt people, 4. teach ethics to children, 5. have business ethics, 6. prosecute the corrupt, 7. support anti-corruption organizations, 8. govt officers make agencies clean & install audit systems, 9. send 'corruption damages the nation' message in media, 10. swift prosecution of corrupt.
Romance scams: B29m lost to foreign online romeos
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/10/2015
» Facebook photo of handsome Western man or politician like David Cameron but actually from Nigeria. Scammers say they love you, but ask for cash or naked photo to blackmail you with.
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.
No parking space, can't buy car: Bangkok traffic solution?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/10/2015
» Already more cars than people in Bangkok, so Bangkok Governor proposes proof of parking space before car purchase together with other measures at seminar on traffic management in Bangkok on Wednesday.