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What's new in business news: December 9, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/12/2013
» First-time workers swelling household debt levels, safe driving of buses monitored by GPS & SME Bank refinancing to match debt & lending maturities.
Forbes business magazine comes to Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/06/2013
» Asean Economic Community (AEC) nears, Thai edition of Forbes to focus on business across ASEAN region as "new supply chain within Asean emerges."
Fashion trend: Personalised perfumes
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/01/2013
» Small French companies set standard in perfume excellence by using highest quality materials to craft perfume exactly the way you want it to smell.
Real estate investment guru
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/10/2012
» Quitting job at largest bank in US to guide family property business back in Bangkok, today he shares his real estate development know-how with readers.
"Free education" not really free
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/02/2012
» Test scores & education quality falling. Lack of accountability the problem, not money, 20% of govt budget to education, more than ASEAN neighbors.
Insurance payouts: Big or small?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/10/2011
» 80% of 140 billion baht in losses covered by Japanese insurers & foreign reinsurers, but only 4.3% insured compared with US (8%) & UK (12.4%)
People-friendly criminal courts
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/08/2011
» The Thon Buri Criminal Court in Bangkok is trying hard to make itself a more pleasant place to be.
Bangkok leads Asia Pacific in tourist spending
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2011
» Bangkok beat out Singapore and Hong Kong in visitors and all Asia-Pacific countries in money spent by tourists in the country.
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.
Learning economics from Japan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/02/2011
» "The Japanese people benefited some from trade in the past, but we didn't enjoy the surpluses."