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Thailand copes with super baht 20 years after crash
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/06/2017
» On 20th anniversary of Asian Financial Crisis new challenges ahead: educational upgrade, attracting foreign direct investment & coping with ageing population.
Vanilla Air: Tourists skip Japanese immigration by
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/06/2017
» Bus driver sent international passengers to domestic terminal, some noticed mistake but too late, many passengers entered Japan illegally.
Competition hot in Thailand-China air travel market
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/06/2017
» With Chinese tourists being a third of all tourists in Thailand & China the favourite Thai travel destination, China flights set to increase but profitability is precarious.
Conventions, exhibitions & fairs: 20 year mega-plan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/05/2017
» Conventions, exhibitions & fairs, an important part of Thailand's tourism industry, aims to triple visitors to 3 million from 1 million by 2036.
Tradition vs change: Social conflict still bubbling under surface
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» For three years Thailand has been peaceful & without protests, but still bubbling under the surface are deep differences in opinion about social change.
Winds of change: Chula's new student president Netiwit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/05/2017
» Reform of established rules and traditions, key promises of newly elected Chulalongkorn University student council president.
Star Cruises: Laem Chabang port for Gulf of Thailand cruises
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/03/2017
» Cruising from Koh Samui to Koh Kong & Sihanoukville in Cambodia, the Gulf of Thailand by cruise ship is a new pleasurable way to tour Thailand & also a new dimension to Thailand's tourism industry.
Underwater hockey: Join the revolution
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/03/2017
» Probably the funnest sport that nobody knows about, players swim around at bottom of pool & push a hockey towards a goal to win.
Asian exporting countries & Trump protectionism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/02/2017
» Big export economies South Korea & Taiwan with big current account surpluses risk being hit by Trump's new policies. Thailand & Singapore also have big current account surpluses.
Cruise ship tourism comes to Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/01/2017
» Cruise liner voyage from Bangkok to Cambodia to Vietnam to Koh Samui to Bangkok to kick off new maritime travel hub for Thailand out of Laem Chabang Port.