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Seafood industry: Slave labour & environmental destruction?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» "I don’t want slave labour and destruction of the ocean mixed in with my prawn cocktail," widely read UK news site concludes in investigative journalism article.
Rohingya boat people: Navy shot them Thai villagers say
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/03/2013
» Forced back to sea to die, trafficked & sold, now shot at by Navy, Rohingyas escape violence in Burma, only to meet violence once again here.
Micro-insurance for the poor
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/03/2013
» For sale in 7-11 soon, low-cost insurance policies for poor people to deal with risks such as cancer, Songkran accidents or home fires.
Teen pregnancy: Growing problem in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/03/2013
» Births in Thailand falling but teen births rising fast (43% in last 10 years). Govt looking to follow successful UK teen birth reduction program.
Tricks of the ivory trade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2013
» Registration of Thai elephants with micro ID chip under skin, cheap way to save lives of elephants & beat corrupt ivory traders at their game.
Mars space mission
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/03/2013
» US multimillionaire plans to send spaceship to Mars & back by 2018. Mission will take 501 days & cost $1 to $2 billion dollars.
Doll Museum: Chiang Mai
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/03/2013
» 50,000 dolls from around the world: clowns, wizards, frightening warriors, from hilltribes to Thai Khon dance & Asean neighbours in traditional dress.
Headed for debt crisis?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2013
» Big promises to spend money made by politicians in elections now, may not be what is best for the country in the future.
Turtle gets artificial flippers in Japan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/02/2013
» After flippers lost in shark attack, Yu a 25-year-old sea turtle gets new artificial flippers & many people come to see her at aquarium in Japan.
World's largest crocodile dies: 6.17 metres long
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/02/2013
» Crocodile who ate school girl & fisherman in Philippines hunted down by villagers & kept as tourist attraction, finally dies from mystery illness.