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Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.
The rise of Vietnamese rice
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/01/2011
» Vietnam now dominates rice markets in Asean with a 67.5% market share.
ASEAN to pilot free labour market for professionals in 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2010
» ASEAN has plans to move to a free regional labour market much like the European Union starting in 2015.
Armed paramilitary takeover of Bangkok's international airport parking last week
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/10/2010
» The details behind last week's takeover of the parking lots of Bangkok's international airport remain shrouded in mystery.
Scandal rocks Thailand's Buddhist Sangha once again
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2010
» Monastic rules are strict but high-profile, charismatic monks sometimes get away with wrongdoing.
Patronage politics in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/09/2010
» Bangkok Post columnist Suranand Vejjajiva describes how patronage works in Thai politics in his Friday column.
Pasuk & Baker on Social movements in Thailand: Part 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/09/2010
» Renowned historians of Thailand husband and wife team Pasuk Phongpaichit & Chris Baker provide the big picture behind Thailand's political conflict.
Modern interpretation of Thai classic Manorah
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/09/2010
» Manorah is a Thai poem and dance drama dating from the Ayutthaya period of Thai history. One of the main characters in the drama is a Kinnaree, a bird-like female creature of beguiling beauty.