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Foreign worker crackdown: Small mom & pop businesses suffering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/07/2017
» Big corporate hotels & restaurant chains want the small cheap mom & pop restaurants & guesthouses licensed or shut down.
Ekamai bus station move: Public left out of decision again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/07/2017
» People don't even know what is happening, much less asked what they think or prefer. Lack of any public participation in govt decisions that affect public, once again.
Bangkok No 1 in Asia for launching a startup: survey
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/07/2017
» Low cost of living & rents raised Bangkok to top place for small startup businesses. 'Digital nomads' choosing Thailand too, but more friendly regulations needed.
University over-enrolls, graduating students punished
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/07/2017
» 147,000 baht tuition wasted as graduates not allowed to get license needed to become school director. University broke rules, but students punished.
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.
Family doctors for efficient local healthcare
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2017
» Overuse of hospitals led to long lines & wait times, so family doctors trained for convenient local care reserving hospitals for specialist care.
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.
Is Thailand's new welfare state financially sustainable?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2017
» Greying Thailand is taking better care of its people but costs are rising & sustainability is becoming a bigger issue.
Financial bubble & crisis warning from Ex-BOT governor
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2017
» Real estate speculation & unregulated credit unions could trigger next financial crisis warns former Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul.
AirAsia plane 'shaking like washing machine' returns
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/06/2017
» AirAsia flight to Malaysia 'shaking like a washing machine' forced back to Australia. Engine 'seized up' lost blade.