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Floods from Laos dam collapse reach Cambodia
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: The torrent of water unleashed in a deadly Laos dam collapse has drained into Cambodia, forcing thousands to evacuate, as rescuers on Thursday battled monsoon rains to find scores of Laotians still missing after entire villages were washed away.
Change.org: Fake Motosai spokesperson angers netizens
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2017
» Motorcycle taxi Isan-speaking world traveller in ad for Bangkok "knowledge center" was fake. Petition signers want to unsign petition.
From salt to solar
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2016
» Salt farmers, hit by low prices and other problems, now see their land as potential sites for the lucrative solar energy business, but opposition is rising from conservationists.
Solar, wind power replacing coal, natural gas, slowly but surely
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2015
» Electricity from wind & solar quickly replacing coal & oil in advanced economies, in trend likely to spread to rest of world. In Germany, the UK and Denmark, wind now cheapest source of electricity even without government subsidies.
Chonsawat Asavahame jailed after 16 year court battle
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2015
» 16 years after being caught stuffing ballot boxes with fake ballots in 1999 & numerous arrests for other crimes, politician Chonsawat Asavahame follows the path of his father to jail but unlike his father cannot flee.
Mekong-Japan Cooperation: Dawei & Thai high-speed train backed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2015
» Thailand & Japan agreed on Saturday to develop Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) in Myanmar & two train lines in Thailand. Japan pledged 205 billion baht to Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam over next three years to spur region's development.
What's new in business news: July 3, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2015
» GM to export engines to US & new Hilux model to increase Toyota pickup exports, deflation after price falls for six months in a row due mostly to falling energy prices & current water crisis has origins in rice pledging scheme.
What's new in business news: April 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/04/2015
» Malaysia goes ape over Hard Rock's orangutan advert, EU illegal fishing cleanup deadline difficult to meet & PTT plans petrochemical complex in the US in joint venture with Japan.
Thai-Japan railway to link Burma & Cambodia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/01/2015
» Thai-Japan railway through Kanchanaburi tried once before in 1940s but this time to feature Japanese high-speed rail & go all the way to Cambodia.
What's new in business news: October 24, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/10/2014
» Possible reduction of taxis on roads, China & Singapore currencies to start direct foreign exchange & coal plants at Songkhla, Rayong & Krabi planned.