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Glyn Davies: US ambassador to Thailand nominee (editorial)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/04/2015
» All eyes are on how the new envoy will maintain the balance between his role as the guardian of Western-style democracy and friendship with its long-time Southeast Asian ally.
Thailand in 20 years: Old man of Asean?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2015
» Starting in 2017, Thailand's working-age population that fuels manufacturing, exports & growth will start to fall, so better start making long-term plans now.
US senator praises HRH Princess Sirindhorn
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/04/2015
» Speaking in the US Senate on the occasion of the princess's 60th birthday, Senator Orrin Hatch praised the princess's achievements & wished her happiness, good health and longevity.
Slave-labour fish: Indonesia to Thailand to US (video, photos, map)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/03/2015
» "...after authorities and companies started demanding that every man be accounted for... captains began stowing corpses alongside fish in ship freezers until they arrived back in port..."
Why Thailand's unemployment rate is ridiculously low
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/02/2015
» Low unemployment (below 1% since 2011) due to low birth rate, lack of social insurance & informal sector with 64% of workforce (street vendors, motorbike taxis, self-employed).
Thai workers in Israel are dying, and it's got to stop (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/01/2015
» Working up to 17 hours a day in often dangerous working conditions with no day off, roughly two Thai workers die every month on Israeli farms.
What's new in business news: January 15, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/01/2015
» New rice scheme better at helping small farmers, PTT losses on oil inventory offset by end of natural gas subsidies & opposition to prisoners on fishing boats as way to fight human trafficking.
Cambodia's Hun Sen celebrates 30 years in power today
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/01/2015
» From Khmer Rouge foot soldier to Prime Minister after Khmer Rouge defeat in 1985, Hun Sen brought stability to Cambodia accompanied, however, with serious human rights violations.
What's new in business news: November 13, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/11/2014
» Sorayuth & Bangkok Film Festival bribery cases revived, Prayut calls for tighter Asean cooperation especially on trade & anti-human trafficking, & UK to offer £600 24-hour visa service.
What's new in business news: October 5, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/11/2014
» Explosion of cars on Bangkok roads & new bridges to ease traffic, AIS expansion to overcome lost TOT concession bandwidth & how businesses abuse criminal defamation laws.