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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.
Real estate bubble ahead, says ex-WTO chief
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/05/2017
» Thailand's economy is geared towards unproductive real estate & stock market speculation & not productive investment to develop economy for the long-term.
Downtown Bangkok land prices still increasing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/05/2017
» Luxury condo prices driving land prices in central business district. Lowest price in Bangkok 2,600 per wah in Lum Luk Kah area without infrastructure.
Facebook's new system to help computers talk: ParlAI
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/05/2017
» Facebook releases new system to help human assistants or virtual friends learn to talk with you, their master.
Dhammakaya & tycoon's daughter: Where did the money go?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» As Dhammakaya treasurer & credit union chairman he stole deposits, bought land, sold land to tycoon's daughter (Dhammakaya hospital built with land) & then kept the profits from land sale, his name is Supachai Srisupa-aksorn & he lives in prison now.
Richest in world & Thailand: Gates still world's richest
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2017
» Thai-American woman running largest woman-run business in US is new billionaire. Thailand's richest are a familiar set of names.
Anti-drug policy: Govt harm reduction strategies
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/02/2017
» Progressive public health approaches to ending Thailand's drug problem, big contribution of junta generals to Thailand's future.
Bangkok traffic jams among world's worst
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/02/2017
» Bangkok drivers spent 64 hours in traffic jams last year to become 12th most congested city in world, up from 30th in 2015.
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.
Accounting reform: So investors know what's happening
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/11/2016
» Best way to get investors to invest in Thailand is to increase transparency with global accounting standards, coming this year.