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Heavy rain and floods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/07/2013
» Heavy rain & floods mark official beginning of rainy season all over Thailand.
Rice secrecy has to go
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/06/2013
» Rice secrets finally released to public. 136 billion baht in losses for 2011-12 govt rice purchases. Raise income for poor farmers but without market distortions.
Eating insects: Sudden popularity
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2013
» Everyone is eating insects nowadays, even expensive restaurants (US, Thai, Japanese) but the old traditions of collecting & cooking insects haven't changed much.
Expensive eggs & hot weather
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/05/2013
» Farmers say hot weather so chickens laying fewer eggs. Egg supply down, prices up. Others say exports & new school term to blame.
Thai Durian Pizza: Chinese love it
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/05/2013
» The smelly king of fruits is the Shanghai talk of the town. A popular downtown restaurant added it to pizza & it became an instant hit with rich Chinese.
Day trip food adventure in Nakhon Pathom
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2013
» Roam & explore street food like khao moo daeng or hoi thawt, for desert watch the ice cream show & take a walk at Sanam Chandra Palace.
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?
Thai-Mongolian Relations: Business & military cooperation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/04/2013
» Three day visit by PM Yingluck focuses on trade & investment in biotech, food, pharma, electronics & computers. Mongolia also wants to join Thai-US Cobra Gold military exercises.
Tourism: Death Railway to Kanchanaburi
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/04/2013
» To attract tourists, Myanmar plans to rebuild & reconnect to Thailand, famous railway build by prisoners of war during World War II.
Toxic Waste Killings: Will businessmen get away with it?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/04/2013
» 5 million baht to kill 5 local leaders. 2 dead, 1 case dropped, 1 going to court, 3 more contract killings to go?