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401 new laws without meaningful public participation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/07/2017
» New constitution calls for thorough public participation in law-making but no meaningful public participation in lawmaking under military regime.
New foreign labour law: Harm potential to Thai economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2017
» Thai business says new law with harsh punishment for foreign labor could harm Thai economy.
National reconciliation without public participation?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2017
» Military won't allow Thai public to even see reconciliation plan, surrounding it with a climate of fear. Public participation & debate only way to reconciliation.
Medical tourism vs. universal healthcare for all Thais
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2017
» New law threatens universal healthcare. Also a threat is medical tourism & better pay for doctors at private hospitals.
China-Thai railway deal: Really better than Yingluck's?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2017
» Rail project really aims to please China & breaks laws created to give Thai public control over government spending & projects.
Thai business shuns regime, invests overseas
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2017
» As baht rises & confidence falls, Thai companies choose to invest outside of Thailand with their piles of cash & low interest rates.
Don't rush Chinese-Thai rail project
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/06/2017
» Passing law (section 44) to break your own law & throw caution to the wind, not advisable. Slowness & caution to-date because benefits of rail projects uncertain.
Police to monitor what public reads on web: Editorial
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/05/2017
» How does public know what content is illegal? What about all the other laws that need enforcing? Questions asked in a crackdown that has spiraled out of control.
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.
Lahu activist killing: Release CCTV or lose public trust
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2017
» "Is it all a police brutality cover-up?" critics are asking, after public is not allowed to see CCTV footage of the shooting of the young Lahu activist in Chiang Mai last week.