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Big dams not releasing water
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/10/2017
» Flooding in the central plains and Bangkok area is not due to water releases from Thailand's two biggest dams. Torrential rain and the Chao Phraya dam are the culprits.
LPG price control & subsidies to end after 30 years
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2017
» Three decades old LPG price control & govt subsidy to end August 1. Current low LPG price means will not hurt poor.
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.
Solar power: Thailand needs a strategy
Published on 01/06/2017
» Declining costs of solar panels and energy storage systems have inspired a push for a change in the way we produce and consume electricity. However, the rooftop solar market in Thailand remains in its infancy due to a number of planning and regulatory hurdles.
Try healthy fats, rather than no fat at all
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/06/2016
» Eat fat (especially nuts) cut carbs & avoid snacks to reverse obesity & type 2 diabetes, Mediterranean diet worth trying.
Drink producers want a rethink of sugar tax increase
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/05/2016
» Producers of soft drinks and other beverages with high sugar content are calling on the government to review the NRSA's proposal to impose a new sugar tax.
Sugar tax for public health: Soft drinks 20-25% price rise
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2016
» Fatness, heart disease & overburdened public hospitals from too much sugar in national diet to be fought with taxes.
Stock collapse: Oil, China or just stock market traders?
Online Reporters, Published on 21/01/2016
» Global stock price plunge may just be "herding" behavior of stock traders, but if it lasts for long watch out: "low stock prices lasting for long lead to lower consumption, lower demand, and, potentially, to a recession."
Solar, wind power replacing coal, natural gas, slowly but surely
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2015
» Electricity from wind & solar quickly replacing coal & oil in advanced economies, in trend likely to spread to rest of world. In Germany, the UK and Denmark, wind now cheapest source of electricity even without government subsidies.
Drought to last till 2017: prepare for water shortages
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/10/2015
» People living in Chao Phraya River basin in Bangkok & irrigated rice areas should prepare for drought crisis lasting until 2017 & store water for dry season. Price of Thai rice may jump soon.