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Face to face with terror
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2023
» One survivor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall shooting attack talked about the moment when she faced the 14-year-old shooter while running up an escalator.
Powerful typhoon lashes Japan, Tokyo "largely unscathed" (Updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/10/2017
» Powerful Typhoon Lan made landfall on the Pacific coast of central Japan early Monday, leaving at least two persons dead and one missing as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds, but the capital was "largely unscathed."
Mystery death solved: Gas leak behind Thai teen's death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/04/2017
» Truth slowly revealed behind Indian death hotel in locale where Thai children go to study. Gas heater leaves some dead, some unconscious.
What's new in business news: February 24, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/02/2014
» Food vendors using cancer-causing formaldehyde, digital TV firms fear advertising price war & rice corruption probe same day as rice auction, banks may steer clear of auction.
Condo bubble danger ahead?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2013
» As foreign capital flowed into Thailand recently, many feared stock & real estate prices were far above true value, a bubble ready to burst...
Cheap Asian labour: The end?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2013
» Cheap labour in factories producing clothes, shoes, toys & food helped Asia grow quickly for decades, but wages are rising so time for next step?
High-speed rail: Big money project for the rich?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/04/2013
» Big spending for high-speed rail questioned by Thaksin's former Finance Ministers. More capacity for existing rail cargo & passenger makes more sense.
High speed rail coming to Laos
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2013
» Paying for high speed rail through Laos to China will take 80% of the Laos national budget but China govt banks will help with loans.
You will pay more for electricity soon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2013
» As natural gas price rises, electricity prices will rise to Singapore level. Meanwhile, neighbors Vietnam & Malaysia have head start with clean coal & nuclear.
Seafood industry: Slave labour & environmental destruction?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» "I don’t want slave labour and destruction of the ocean mixed in with my prawn cocktail," widely read UK news site concludes in investigative journalism article.