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What's new in business news: June 20, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2014
» Robots at Bangkok electronics show, motorbike taxis face fare cap, registration & end of gangs & Junta shakeup at Labour Ministry.
Thai-style fish mobiles: Pla ta pian
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/01/2013
» Small fish made from palm leaves, swinging over baby's bed to put them to sleep, Thai handicrafts are changing with the times to survive & thrive.
Taxi driver returns 26 million baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/11/2012
» Singapore taxi driver returns 26 million baht left in taxi in a paper bag to Thai couple vacationing in Singapore.
Asean to be connected by roads and railways
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/08/2012
» Roads & rail lines from China & India gradually extending into Asean, driving from Shanghai to Paris by road non-stop, one day soon a reality.
Thai tourism passes Malaysia & Singapore
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/05/2012
» Global tourism continues recovery from crisis year of 2009, exceeding $1 trillion for first time last year.
Bangkok's free internet: 23,000 hotspots
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2012
» Free public Wi-Fi service at 23,000 hotspots around Bangkok at schools, main streets, parks, hospitals, train & bus stations with standard of US & Singapore.
Thailand's competitiveness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/03/2012
» Disaster preparedness, workforce training, roadshows all essential for Thailand to hold its ground against Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, China & India.
Global airline industry: Unprofitable
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/02/2012
» Thai Airways will lose money this year like many other airlines, only the 2nd time in its 51-year history. Airlines are rarely very profitable businesses.
Thai investment in Burma industrial center
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/12/2011
» Major Thai companies build factories at Dawei deep sea port & industrial city in Burma (steel, fertiliser, petrochemicals). 132 km road from Thailand finished.
Suvarnabhumi: Tourist arrivals falling
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/11/2011
» Cancellations & falling bookings for trips to Thailand due to fear but Suvarnabhumi protected. Flood-free destinations promoted.