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Used car prices collapse
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/06/2013
» Used cars usually retain value at 30% of new price. Likely drop to 50% of new car price with govt 1st car scheme flood of new cars.
Reform the police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2012
» Illegal gambling dens only most visible form of police corruption, the underground economy which police profit from is 20% of the economy.
300 baht minimum daily wage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2012
» 300 baht minimum daily wage policy starts on April 1st & with up to 40% wage increases many companies worry. Last ditch legal effort to stop policy.
Floods: Honda destroys cars
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/12/2011
» Customers need not worry about buying the flood-damaged cars seen so often in photos. They will be systematically destroyed and scrapped.
Floods: Foreign investment in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/12/2011
» Before the floods Thailand regained its position among the top 20 foreign investment destinations. Dealing with investor flood concerns, now key to the future.
Floods: Losses to Thailand's economy?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/11/2011
» Ongoing threats with damage still preventable far greater than damage already done in this survey of flood economic impact by economists at TMB Bank.
Floods hit auto & electronics exports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2011
» Auto supply chain stops with roads and transport flooded. High-tech equipment in electronics factories damaged.
Smartphone navigation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/04/2011
» Smartphones are emerging as essential navigation aids while driving and may even drive the car by themselves one day (Google Driverless Car).