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Police arrest photojournalist at Suvarnabhumi for carrying bulletproof vest
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2015
» Bulletproof vests & helmets classified as weapons under Thai law. Hong Kong photojournalist brought one with him to cover bombing last week to be tried in military court.
Floods hit Myanmar (with photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/08/2015
» In Myanmar, 200,000 people hit by floods as flood waters sweep into villages, swamping homes & fields. UN says full extent of damage not known yet due to poor communications & infrastructure in the poor country.
Global tourism rankings: Thailand falls
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/04/2015
» Thailand drops in gloTourism is becoming a bigger part of international trade reaching $1.5 trillion in 2014 with income from hotel, transport food and drink and shopping all contributing to the total. bal tourism rankings
Bangkok tourist shakedown & police harrassment? (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/01/2015
» Grassroots Facebook page & foreigners sharing frightening experiences with police leads to investigation & apparently end of harassment.
What's new in business news: May 12, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/05/2014
» Auto sector slowdown & mass layoffs, govt bailout for credit union hit by 12 billion baht embezzlement & consumer goods prices likely to rise with palm oil weather problems.
What's new in business news: April 9, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2014
» Govt runs out of money for first-time car rebates, tourist numbers still high at resorts outside of Bangkok & cyberattack threat with end of Windows XP support.
What's new in business news: April 2, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2014
» Tourists cheated at travel expo by Krabi resort, wealthy foreign real estate investors return to Bangkok & Bank of Thailand governor warns of recession.
Do-it-yourself explosives at protests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2014
» Instructions for making ping-pong bombs, Molotov cocktails & giant firecrackers easy to get on internet, and are starting to be used against people at protests.
What's new in business news: December 3, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/12/2013
» Protests hit peak tourist season, B1bn cost of CAT power cut & risk of sovereign credit rating downgrade from protests.
Ramkhamhaeng bomber: No southern insurgency links
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/06/2013
» In Narathiwat police arrested second suspect in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 43 bombing. Business conflict likely reason for bombing.