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Jail for cheaters in Cambodia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/03/2014
» Cambodian anti-corruption agency takes drastic steps to end rampant selling of exam info that supplements teacher salaries.
Cambodia: Police open fire on protesters, 3 dead (video included)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/01/2014
» Three dead after special military unit deployed against garment workers. Workers armed with sticks, rocks & Molotov cocktails.
Household debt rising: 40% of income
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/07/2013
» Bank of Thailand warns, as borrowing becomes easier & rises to 40% of income, savings suffer & economic downturn danger arises.
Thai factories moving to Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/05/2013
» For years Europe stopped textile & garment exports from Myanmar. Now with democratic change, Europe will give Myanmar textiles a tariff advantage.
Silk Boom: Opportunity for Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/05/2013
» As Chinese wages rise & more silk used in China, global supplies fall & prices rise, creating silk opportunity for Thailand.
Cheap Asian labour: The end?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2013
» Cheap labour in factories producing clothes, shoes, toys & food helped Asia grow quickly for decades, but wages are rising so time for next step?
Dozens found alive as Bangladesh tragedy toll hits 272
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/04/2013
» Dozens of workers were found alive Thursday as they huddled in the wreckage of a collapsed garment factory block in Bangladesh, a rare success for rescuers who have pulled out 272 bodies.
International Trade: Connecting Thailand & Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/01/2013
» A special manufacturing & duty free area in Mae Sot (border trade of 30 billion baht last year) to make business connections with the new Myanmar.
Child labour in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/12/2012
» US human trafficking laws might make Thai exports to the US more difficult, if action is not taken soon.
End of beer & alcohol at factories
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2012
» In the past, some factories gave workers free beer & alcohol but fighting as well as health & production quality problems led to a new law against alcohol.