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Big Chinese banana farms: Water grab & pesticide issues
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/04/2016
» Taking water from local farmers in Chiang Rai now issue, as big Chinese banana farmers banned from Laos for heavy pesticide use move to Thailand.
California Wow: Land seized by anti-money laundering agency
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2016
» While reporting losses transferred 1.69 billion baht (99% of all transactions) abroad & to buy Phangnga land for founder Eric Levine from 2000-2011. Cheating customers by shutting down branches while selling memberships.
What's new in business news: July 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/07/2015
» Trade talks with Vietnam, gold sinks in longest fall since 1996 & ladyboy crime wave in Pattaya.
Essential finance vocabulary 1: Bonds
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/10/2010
» A bond is a formal contract to repay borrowed money (principal) together with interest charged for the use of this money.
Essential food safety and food processing vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2010
» Every major food exporting country has experienced food safety problems at one time or another.
Essential land reform vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2010
» The goal of land reform policy is to give poor farmers land but the real challenge is a policy to prevent farmers from losing this land during bad years.
Essential marketing vocabulary 1
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/09/2010
» The 4 P's of marketing are: product, price, place and promotion.
Agricultural price supports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/09/2010
» The Abhisit administration has put in place a true system of crop insurance and agricultural price supports. Payments to farmers used to be used as a system of "political booty" to gain voter support in elections.
Internet Crime I
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2010
» A short passage about transnational internet crime including a vocabulary list.