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Jail cell suicide: Lord of the Dark Web
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2017
» Mastermind of biggest illegal marketplace since Silk Road living life of luxury as tourist in Thailand, market closed down as part of global US operation.
Smart ID cards for monks & temple auditing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2017
» Surveillance of monks & better accounting at temples after high-profile embezzlement cases clearly show need.
Sugar drinks: New tax, higher prices & social engineering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/06/2017
» New sugar tax to cut future health costs, high sugar consumption means 2.2% lost GDP each year from obesity, diabetes & heart disease.
New law sparks fears over drug price hikes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/05/2017
» New law allows govt hospitals & clinics to make their own deals. Threat to GPO which supplies low cost drugs to Thailand's universal healthcare program.
Drug reform Thailand: Harm reduction & decriminalisation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» Thailand launch for annual report on drugs because of "late King's commitment to solving narcotics problems & current government's shift in drug policy."
Lahu activist killing: Release CCTV or lose public trust
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2017
» "Is it all a police brutality cover-up?" critics are asking, after public is not allowed to see CCTV footage of the shooting of the young Lahu activist in Chiang Mai last week.
UPDATE: Thai-Philippine relations: PM Prayut meets President Duterte
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/03/2017
» For two fellow Asean countries that are only 3-hours apart by air, the state visit by President Duterte of the Philippines laid the groundwork for future cooperation.
Brain Prize goes to dopamine, addiction neurotransmitter
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/03/2017
» Scientists who uncovered secrets of dopamine & its role in reward & addiction in the brain honoured in this year's Brain Prize.
Thai prisons: Fall far short of world standards
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2017
» Thais most likely to land in jail on minor drug charges, get stuffed into crowded cell, work for 8 baht a day with guards abusing them.
Is Thailand's trade safe under Trump?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/03/2017
» If Trump hits China with 45% tariff, Thai exports may gain but exports to China likely to fall & watch out for new Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade from the US.