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Smart ID cards for monks & temple auditing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2017
» Surveillance of monks & better accounting at temples after high-profile embezzlement cases clearly show need.
Why does corruption continue to plague us?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/01/2017
» When the very way that a society works enables corruption, what can be done? Uprooting corruption requires fundamental change.
Bangkok Governor & 'strip the reporter mayor' suspended
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/08/2016
» Article 44 of interim constitution invoked by PM Prayut to suspend Bangkok Governor & Mayor Premsak from duty effective immediately.
Monking around on the big screen
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2016
» New movie about funny monk is big hit at a time of monks fighting with monks, power battles & money scandals in the Sangha.
Premocracy 2.0 in the 2010s?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/04/2016
» In the 1980s General Prem shared power with politicians, delegated economics to technocrats & was untainted by corruption, can it work again?
Thai football wars: Worawi vs. FIFA
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2015
» With controlling business interest in Thailand's football business, convicted of fraud & suspended by FIFA, Worawi won't give up, but Thailand like Indonesia may be barred from World Cup if it ignores FIFA.
Thailand's export challenge
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/10/2015
» Fall in exports (70% of Thailand's GDP) due to problems in Thai economy & global economy. China's economic slowdown & currency wars are big worries.
What's new in business news: June 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2015
» Decades-old frozen meat seized in China food scandal, gaming in Thailand and SE Asia seeing rapid growth & Thai AirAsia gains new Asian routes.
Chequebook Buddhism: Threat to Buddhism in Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2015
» From private jets to multi-million dollar donations from corrupt businessmen, Thailand's monks are being criticized for increasing commercialism.
What's new in business news: March 3, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2015
» Anti-Money Laundering Office freeze on Dhammakaya assets, temple financial audits overdue & electric buses for Bangkok instead of natural gas NGV buses.