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Chuvit: Russian gangsters control Phuket
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/03/2012
» Gambling, money laundering, buying up national forests, luxury housing estates & five-star hotels, payoffs to corrupt police & govt officials.
TB infected elephants: Who did it?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2012
» 8 seized elephants have TB that humans can catch, 15 of 18 seized elephants in poor health, govt & animal parks accuse each other of negligence.
Foreigners own one third of Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/03/2012
» Blaming foreigners for Thailand's unequal land ownership system is one way to avoid dealing with the problem.
Phuket land scam
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2012
» In Phuket govt officials & their families reap illegal gains from beach & forest land. 200 million baht per rai , 4 billion baht beach-front hotel.
Thai elephant day
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2012
» With only 3,700 wild & 4,000 captive elephants (2,300 in 135 elephant parks) in the country, this vital part of Thai heritage urgently needs protection.
From floods to drought
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2012
» Thailand seesaws from too much water in Bangkok to too little in farming areas like Nan that need water for crops.
Elephant kiss of death
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/03/2012
» Elephant in a frenzy of lust (musth) goes crazy, kills owner, then goes crazy again, chases driver, collapses, dies from heart failure.
Store floodwater in rice fields: Pay the farmers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2012
» Govt failed to tell villagers their fields will be used for floodwater storage. Worries about being paid for flooded rice fields.
Govt vs. Bank of Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2012
» Politicians dump 1997 crisis debt on banking sector with tax on bank deposits (govt banks exempt) law made in cabinet, not parliament.
Injustice for the poor
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/12/2011
» With criticism of court decisions illegal, court cases costly, lengthy & victory unlikely, continuing inequality & injustice for the poor is the result.