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Locals fight city pillar shrine renovation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2017
» As King Power tycoon finances shrine makeover, locals fear tycoon using shrine to win himself more luck.
Pattaya: Las Vegas of sex seeks family friendliness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2017
» After harsh crackdown tourists stayed in hotels scared to venture out, economy tumbled so softer "Happy Zone" idea to change Pattaya's image launched.
Forget stealing the land, steal the dirt, it's easier
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/08/2016
» If rich cannot buy reform land from poor farmers, they can strip all dirt from land & sell for profit so poor farmers can never grow anything on it.
Street fighter: Muay Thai star Sagat's rise to fame
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2016
» In 1994 videogame Street Fighter made Sagat the "Emperor of Muay Thai" after legendary career in Thai & western boxing.
Monks clash with army: Demand Supreme Patriarch action (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2016
» Thousands of monks assembled in Nakhon Pathom today to demand speedy Supreme Patriarch installation & Buddhism declared national religion in constitution.
Battle over Supreme Patriarch heats up
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/01/2016
» Gen Prayut says no Supreme Patriarch nomination until dispute cleared up, but monk university rector & Jatuporn Promphan threaten protests. Supreme Sangha Council (SSC) may have already acted independently.
UK blacklisted whistleblower finally gains entry to Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2015
» Immigration officials told Dr. Ellis that he was "blacklisted as a danger to Thai society" & could not enter Thailand. Blacklisting part of long battle with Thai government official who plagiarised 80% of his PhD dissertation & had PhD revoked by Chulalongkorn University.
What's new in business news: April 30, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2015
» Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) empties ponzi scheme Ufun's safes, Alibaba.com targets Thai exporters with ReadyPlanet venture & Chiang Rai expects fall in European big-spender tourists this year.
Wat Dhammakaya's rise to power
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2015
» Alleged: As a child Phra Dhammachayo admired Hitler. Later, the rigid discipline & personality cult of the Nazi Party would serve as a model for Wat Dhammakaya.
Carabao IPO likely to make Add Carabao a billionaire
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2014
» Rock star Add Carabao, famous for songs about social injustice & politics, set to become billionaire when his energy drinks company IPO this week.