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Makkasan green areas: Parks or malls?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2016
» Concrete malls & office buildings or green parks with many trees for Bangkok's largest green space in Makkasan? Let public decide too, say many people.
New TOT strategy: Cheap 3G service for poor people
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/01/2016
» After investing 20 billion baht in 3G & gaining only 100,000 subscribers, TOT decides to target poor people & sell them 3G for 200 baht a month. Renting out TOT network to AIS also part of strategy to make money.
What's new in business news: September 12, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/09/2014
» Taxi drivers threaten protest in a month if no fare hikes, digital TV transmission failure & few paying off credit cards so increasing household-debt worries.
What's new in business news: March 17, 2014 (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/03/2014
» New "Star Wars" smart tennis racket, replacing high-speed rail with cheaper dual-track & 7-11 HR management, recruitment & training key to success.
Leaving the monkhood: For the love of a woman
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/10/2013
» In two new books the famous former monk Mitsuo Shibahashi shares the true story behind his decision to leave the monkhood.
Grammy digital TV strategy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/06/2013
» Thailand's largest entertainment company is betting everything on digital television. Selling non-core businesses & doing without profit & stock dividends for now.
Thai country music sings of love life on Facebook
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2012
» When boys meet girls on Facebook lots of sad stories to sing about, broken hearts, playboys, two-timing boyfriends & girlfriend stealing ...
Drug smuggling: Don't carry bags for strangers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/08/2012
» Thai women made victim by carrying bags packed with drugs for their African husbands. At risk of becoming largest foreign group in Brazil's prisons.
Rice policy mainly benefits rich people
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2012
» Poor farmers get 5% of govt rice program money, merchants & millers get 63%.
Minibikes: Thai brand to be made in Laos
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/07/2012
» Stallions, the Thai minibike brand, is planning a factory in Laos & exports to Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.