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Cheaper homes for the rich
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/09/2011
» Surprising, but true. Expensive new homes benefit from govt scheme, not cheap 2nd-hand homes for middle class and poor.
Rice policy: Govt spending black hole?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/09/2011
» Will consumers pay for huge rice price subsidies, far above market prices? Will ignoring the market lead to a vicious cycle of government spending?
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?
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.
Nine-point reform plan for political, economic and social change
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/12/2010
» Nine high-level goals and ideals to further national harmony and increase communication and transparency.
Tolerance of corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/11/2010
» Citizens who won't tolerate corruption anymore, as in the case of Hong Kong over 50 years ago, may be the essential ingredient in fighting corruption.
Heavy industry relocation to Burma?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/11/2010
» With industrial projects suspended at Map Ta Phut recently, the city of Dawei in Burma near Southern Thailand is looking more attractive for heavy industry projects.
Sugar industry reform
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/11/2010
» The vote-winning subsidies of one politician eventually have to paid back by the politicians and taxpayers that come afterwards. Consumers are also impacted by higher prices.
Should Thailand strive to become a medical tourism hub?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2010
» Medical tourism could draw doctors out of an already struggling public health care system and endanger its very existence.
Wave of investment money likely heading towards Asia and Thailand from US
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/10/2010
» The US is deeply mired in a sluggish economy with high levels of unemployment. US policy to get its economy moving again may affect Asia.