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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.
Universal healthcare changes: Public participation needed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/06/2017
» Big changes arriving soon in healthcare but what they are no one knows, because little public participation allowed.
To be controlled: YouTube & other internet video
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2017
» YouTube, Netflix & other internet video is broadcasting Colonel Natee decides, so must be registered, regulated & controlled.
If corrupt politician flees country, loses legal rights
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2017
» Powerful corrupt politicians will no longer be able to run away to a foreign country to avoid punishment, as they typically do, if this law becomes reality.
UN envoy, Amnesty denounce regime tactics
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2017
» UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression launches scathing attack on alleged misuse of defamation laws in Thailand.
Rolls Royce admits to bribery in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/01/2017
» Jet engine producer Rolls Royce pays 28.5 billion baht to settle bribery case in Thailand & six other countries over three decades. No details on who received massive bribes in Thailand.
Parole system: Courts must decide who is released early
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/09/2016
» After early release of politically powerful influential figures, calls for courts, not prison officials, to make parole decisions.
Avoid grilled toad, if you don't already
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/08/2016
» After cooking toad he found in rain, 70-year old man developed breathing problems, vomited, fell unconscious & died shortly afterward.
Fortune-tellers & politics in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/07/2016
» Public figures cannot avoid fortune-tellers, observes former-PM Abhisit, but predictions for careful living, not policy. Everyone from Gen. Prayut to Thaksin uses them.
What's new in business news: April 23, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/04/2015
» US House told of slavery in Thai seafood industry, state-backed research venture capital to increase R&D & China manufacturing at 12-month low.