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UPDATE2: Bomb attack at Phramongkutklao hospital
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/05/2017
» Explosion in dispensary for commissioned officers with 2-3 meter radius. Remnants of wire and battery found at explosion site.
Pattaya taxi drivers force tourist couple out of Uber car
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/05/2017
» As tourist husband & wife get into car in Pattaya, five men surround car in threatening manner & block it from leaving. Has also happened to real estate agents mistaken for Uber drivers.
11,000 nurses to get civil servant status
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/05/2017
» Some protests do work. Nurses stuck in low paid temporary status get promises of full-time nurse jobs with full benefits and pay.
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.
Hotels.com awards: Thailand ranks 10th globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» From luxury beach resorts on the Andaman Sea to traditional Lanna palaces to the Oriental Hotel, part of the history of Bangkok, Thailand's hotels are some of the best in the world.
Street food with a bullet
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/05/2017
» Three drunk guys refuse to return dishes for washing, tussle ensues, owner grabs gun, shoots all three, runs away.
Jack Ma: Decades of pain as internet overturns old economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2017
» Students must learn how to work with robots, Jack Ma warns as he predicts 30 years of social conflicts as internet disrupts economy.
Young Thai woman's fall to her death in Bahrain
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2017
» She told her mother she could not escape & she wished to be her mother's child again in her next life.
Uber: Flying taxis by 2020
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2017
» Flying cars (Vertical Takeoff & Landing Vehicles) to reduce traffic jams & move city traffic to the air by 2020. Prototypes already being tested.
Sun-cooked chicken: Roadside dining for 20 years
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/04/2017
» Phetchaburi roadside stall made its name with solar-cooked chicken, saves on electricity but have to eat dinner before sun goes down.