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Nursing graduates: Struggle to avoid low paid jobs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/05/2017
» Senior & junior nurses working together have overcome govt policy of low pay for entry level nurses.
Tradition vs change: Social conflict still bubbling under surface
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» For three years Thailand has been peaceful & without protests, but still bubbling under the surface are deep differences in opinion about social change.
Babies photobomb their father's BBC World interview
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2017
» 'Why did people assume an Asian woman was the nanny?' many asked when mystery woman quickly removed babies from professor's BBC Skype interview in home office.
Education reform: Share classroom best practice nationwide
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2017
» Throw away failed top-down approaches, share classroom best practice nationwide & strive for continual improvement.
Long lines & delays at Suvarnabhumi immigration: Seat leaving ban
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2017
» With lines stretching back to check-in area on Sunday morning, bathroom breaks may explain why immigration officers not present. Ban on leaving seats ordered by top officials.
Long life global trend: South Korean women lead at 90
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2017
» Longer life tied to universal access to healthcare & nutrition as in Korea, Japan & France, but not US in relative decline because it does not have universal access.
Taxi calls police friend to arrest complaining passenger
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2017
» Taxi driver facing charges after calling policeman friend to arrest passenger complaining that refusing fare was against the law but passenger is a criminal prosecutor.
The impossibility of becoming Japanese
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/12/2016
» Thai teen born & raised in Japan loses legal battle & must leave Japan. Highlights deep reluctance to accept foreigners even as Japan's population shrinks.
Bangkok Post Forum: Developed country by 2036, says PM
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/09/2016
» Escape from middle income trap & become developed country by 2036. Reforms in education, research & technology targeted.
Chinese #A4waistchallenge: Fitness challenge or road to ruin?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/03/2016
» Young women in China started posting selfies holding A4 paper against their waist to show how thin they were & now the whole world is doing it.