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New drug laws: Make punishment fit the crime
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/10/2016
» Rigid laws with fixed penalties, including death penalty, based on number of tablets will change to make punishment fit the crime.
Casinos to drug deals: Road to ruin for Chiang Rai cop
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/01/2016
» Working at police headquarters in Chiang Rai he operated two casinos but ran up 17 million in debt & was forced to sell drugs to pay off debts.
Friendship bridge fuels drug trafficking
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/06/2015
» While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge last month may bring long-awaited economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over the risk of increased drug trafficking along the route.
Drug kingpins continue crime business in prison
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/09/2014
» Prisons are now drug dealing hubs run with family outside prison & mobile phones. Prison staff help & share in the profits.
Opium fields: Army destroys
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/08/2013
» Opium hidden as vegetable gardens difficult to see from air & new drug bases near Mae Sai & Mae Hong Son on Myanmar border.
Free from jail after police mistake
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/05/2013
» Working to support his 3-year old son & finishing university, police mistake jails for 2 years, can't get job with criminal record.
Teen pregnancy: Growing problem in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2013
» Births in Thailand falling but teen births rising fast (43% in last 10 years). Govt looking to follow successful UK teen birth reduction program.
Thailand's police corruption problem
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/12/2012
» More and more Thais have their own experiences with bad cops & the bad image they create hurts the tourism industry & brings loss of face at a national scale.
Bus drivers from hell: Time to control?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/07/2012
» 11 people dead in most recent bus crash, passengers told driver to slow down, couple minutes later bus hit pole, driver dead, bus in pieces, even more injured.
Mekong river patrol: China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/02/2012
» Boat hijacking by Shan drug gang may be behind killing of 13 Chinese crew last year. Tighter security & joint patrol is the response.