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Foreign labour law: Flight to border & economic disruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2017
» New laws to "protect" migrant workers lead to mass flight to border by migrant workers afraid of new laws to protect them.
Chinese click fraud gang in Thailand arrested
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/06/2017
» Chinese click fraud gang using huge numbers of phones to boost page views & cheat advertisers in China, arrested on immigration charges.
Mystery death solved: Gas leak behind Thai teen's death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/04/2017
» Truth slowly revealed behind Indian death hotel in locale where Thai children go to study. Gas heater leaves some dead, some unconscious.
UPDATE: Japan travel scam mastermind caught
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2017
» After selling thousands of Thai tourists cheap trips to Japan, fake travel agent suddenly disappears.
Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.
Pattaya: Las Vegas of sex seeks family friendliness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2017
» After harsh crackdown tourists stayed in hotels scared to venture out, economy tumbled so softer "Happy Zone" idea to change Pattaya's image launched.
Red shirt-Dhammakaya connection: Kotee in hiding
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/03/2017
» Arrest of followers of armed red shirt leader Kotee, said to be traveling from Dhammakaya to Cambodia where Kotee is in hiding after arrest warrant issued years ago.
Transformer explodes, destroys shops in Pattaya
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2017
» Transformer explodes & flames shoot into shophouse on Walking Street Pattaya, at 7:30am so the area was empty & no one hurt.
Thailand Tourism Festival 2017 in Lumphini Park
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/01/2017
» Listen to famous singers & watch spectacular stage shows, visit mini-villages from around Thailand & sample local cuisines, there is something for everyone at the annual Lumphini Thailand Tourism festival.
Facebook Live: Anyone can be a TV station
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2017
» After banned TV news anchor Sorayuth proves anyone can be a TV station with a mobile phone, digital TV stations who paid billions for licenses are scared.