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Lead mines secretly reopening
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/05/2013
» Lead mines which poisoned rivers & villages in Kanchanaburi, owned by a powerful family, slowly & secretly preparing to open again.
Air Pollution: Northern Thai "hell in the air"
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2013
» Wildfires in Myanmar & Thailand caused sudden dangerous levels of air pollution in northern Thailand. Children, older people & asthma suffers told to stay indoors.
Elephant jam session
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/08/2011
» Marimba, harmonica, cymbals, bells, chirps, roars, barks and thuds; the versatile tools of elephant musicianship.
Isan monks helping their communities
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/08/2011
» Development monks help their poor communities with economic and educational needs, living examples of why monks still matter.
Looks like justice, but isn't
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/08/2011
» Village poisoned by lead mine wins legal case but after decades gets nothing. A microcosm of bigger problems.
When humans and elephants fight
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/08/2011
» If a wildlife sanctuary is too small, elephants stray into villages in search of food and damage croplands of farmers.
Mekong river: New drug smuggler route
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/08/2011
» Facing death if caught, for a measly 5,000 baht, drug mules swim across the Mekong river from Laos with loads of methamphetamines.
Liquor industry: One family control
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2011
» Liquor industry liberalization happened in 2000 and now "90% of spirit products come from one source - the Sirivadhanabhakdi family."
Unnamed politician helps wildlife smuggler
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/06/2011
» Foreign NGO tracked smuggler down, but why the unnamed politician who helped the smuggler remains unnamed, remains a mystery.
Rural doctor shortage getting worse
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/05/2011
» Newly graduated doctors willingly pay fine to avoid three-year rural internship in state hospitals.