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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.
Royal funeral pyre: Construction to begin Jan 10
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/11/2016
» Royal funeral pyre built in the image of sacred Mount Sumeru to be decorated with angels, garuda & forest creatures.
Jade boulder of monstrous size unearthed in Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/10/2016
» Stunned miners unearthed the most valuable piece of jade seen in recent history in the remote northern Kachin State of Myanmar.
Lightshow at Bangkok's new tallest building (VideoUpdate)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/08/2016
» MahaNakhon, the tallest building of Thailand, was officially launched with lights and sounds shows in Bangkok on Monday night.
Soaring prison population: Drug war rethink
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/07/2016
» People jailed for drug convictions almost doubled over last decade, Klong Prem prison 64% drug offenses, but Drug War policy not working.
Drought: Crop-switching difficult for farmers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2016
» If all farmers plant vegetables that use less water (cucumbers, bitter gourd) than prices low plus big rice investments already made, so govt drought policies difficult to implement.
Thailand's Drought: Time to conserve water is now
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/12/2015
» People in & around Bangkok must find new ways to save water (water conservation) from now until May. Water shortages from the ongoing drought are a real possibility.
Uber: Cheaper than taxi, but still unregulated
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/11/2015
» With 1 million trips in 18 months of operation, UberX's cheapest fare 25 baht, from Sukumvit to Thonburi 77 baht.
Cleanest water in Thailand: Upper Tapi River in Surathani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» The Upper Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand, with low levels of microorganisms & chemicals has been declared the cleanest river in Thailand.
Bomb behind Russian plane crash, US & UK suspect
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2015
» Possible bombing would be first time IS, which controls vast parts of Syria & Iraq, has bombed a passenger plane. 20,000 UK nationals now stuck in Egyptian Red Sea resort.