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Blast update
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/10/2010
» We now have a lot more information on Tuesday evening's bomb incident, but police still have much work to do to find everyone involved.
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.
Possible flaws in Sor Por Kor land reform
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/10/2010
» The old scandal-ridden Sor Por Kor system of land reform may be facing even further problems.
The balloon artist
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/10/2010
» Rungroj Suwanthada has made a good career out of an activity many people would consider child’s play.
Essential marketing vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/09/2010
» The 4 P's of marketing are: product, price, place and promotion.
Mall design in China: Bangkok-based Concept i's next move
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/09/2010
» What design firm based in Bangkok has state-of-the-art design projects from Shanghai to Saudi Arabia?
Thai government adopts open source fonts
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Thai government is now taking the lead in open source promotion by requiring free open source fonts be used for government documents.
Major Thai rice exporter defaults, then secretly returns as nominee in disguise?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/09/2010
» Thailand's rice sector at times lacks transparency. Will what actually happened once again remain a mystery as it has in the past?
More of those Melting Moments
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/09/2010
» This week I must pause in my chronicle of Thai experiences to thank all my readers who sent in their personal Melting Moments this past week. Honestly, I am in awe of the response. When I send off my weekly column to my esteemed editor I sometimes forget that it's printed, read, and even responded to. I feel like Sally Fields receiving an Oscar for Places In The Heart.
Murky lead-up
Database, Published on 01/09/2010
» Members of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) turned out to be the suspicious type; the Magnificent Seven disclosed they are afraid that the companies who want to bid at the auction for 3G licences might now get together and actually share information about their prospects at the end of the month; in fact from Monday, it will be collusion, it will be a criminal offence for any of the companies to even issue a press release on what its plans might be for 3G; the companies have put in papers to pre-qualify to take part in the auction on Sept 20, along with deposits of 1.28 billion baht apiece, and that money will be seized if any company tries to share its plans with any other; the NTC has asked the Ministry of Internet Censorship in Thailand (MICT) to coordinate collusion by law enforcement agencies to make sure there is no collusion by the phone companies, top agencies called in as monitors include the DSI and Amlo - Department of Special Investigation and the Anti-Money Laundering Office.