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Rice: Govt purchases of 1st crop finished
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/03/2012
» Govt purchases pushed price of rice inside country up 5%. Only 100 billion of 400 billion in rice bought due to flood damage. Govt aims to break even.
Mekong river patrol: China, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/02/2012
» Boat hijacking by Shan drug gang may be behind killing of 13 Chinese crew last year. Tighter security & joint patrol is the response.
Thai rice exporter invests in Cambodia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/02/2012
» Thailand's top rice exporter in 2011 invests in Cambodia: ready-to-eat-meals & processing for export in Cambodia rather than Vietnam.
Soi dogs' best friends
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2012
» Retired UK couple set up organisation to save soi dogs from having too many pups ... and also to save them from Vietnamese dinner tables.
Foreign Direct Investment: Charting the future
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/02/2012
» Years of political conflict and recent floods may be cause of reduced foreign investment in Thai economy. Electronics at 25% is important sector to watch.
Thai manufacturers: Business strategy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/01/2012
» Srithai Superware's melamine plates & dishes, known by all, may soon be manufactured in nearby Burma.
Tony Blair teaches English to Thais
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/01/2012
» Thailand's 2012 English Speaking Year programme begins with former Prime Minister teaching class of eager Thai students.
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.
Income inequality in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2011
» Incomes of poorest & richest have risen quickly in the past, economic pressures on Thai lower middle class now the real problem.
Dangerous malaria drugs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/12/2011
» Malaria resistance to drug treatment is on the rise in Southeast Asia. Drugs from China, India & Vietnam that don't follow WHO standards is the reason.