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Rice price slump: Economics & long-term solutions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/11/2016
» Prices would never be so volatile & plunge suddenly if farmers, traders & exporters had better info, futures markets & supply projections.
Could licence plate numbers solve Bangkok's traffic problems?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/09/2016
» Veera Prateepchaikul's suggestion that we restrict Bangkok traffic by allowing only cars with odd number licence plates on one day and even then next was not popular with Bangkok Post readers. But is it worth considering?
Gen Preecha feels the heat
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/04/2016
» "Nepotism", giving unfair advantages to your own family, is the word of the day regarding the appointment of Gen Preecha Chan-o-cha's son to an army position. The Bangkok Post's Veera Prateepchaikul explain why it fits.
Police transfers: Do they really solve the problem?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2016
» Do police transfers & secrecy in handling police misconduct cases really solve the problem? Last week's Mercedes accident case once again raises this question.
Honest policeman unfairly treated: Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2015
» After law enforcement success, honest & hardworking police officer made unwelcome at all provincial police bureaus except the deep South that most policemen don’t want to be sent to.
Visa runs now illegal for tourists, say police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/09/2015
» For decades tourists have extended their stay in Thailand by "visa runs" but latest crackdown may change this...or maybe not.
If small drop in oil price is good, huge drop even better, right?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/12/2014
» A small drop in oil prices is like getting a salary raise, but huge sudden drops endanger companies, their investments & employees, and even whole economies like Russia.
What's new in business news: February 18, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/02/2014
» Farmers return home without rice payments, TrueVisions offers Thai Premier League & China tourists push Hong Kong Disneyland to record profit.
What will happen next in Thai politics? (from the editorial pages)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/12/2013
» Experts in Thai politics explain what is happening & provide a possible scenario of events after the protests of December 9th.
Quick execution of drug dealers?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/02/2012
» UN drug enforcement org (INCB) worried only that rule of law upheld in any new war on drugs, neutral on death penalty.