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Dhammakaya & tycoon's daughter: Where did the money go?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» As Dhammakaya treasurer & credit union chairman he stole deposits, bought land, sold land to tycoon's daughter (Dhammakaya hospital built with land) & then kept the profits from land sale, his name is Supachai Srisupa-aksorn & he lives in prison now.
True innovation at a small Bangkok police station
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» 100 baht fines if you study the traffic laws & pass a little test on the rules of the road. Innovation starts at local level, one police station at a time.
Big C bombs in Pattani injure 37
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» First bomb inside sent shoppers into panic fleeing outside where a second bomb exploded.
Tradition vs change: Social conflict still bubbling under surface
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» For three years Thailand has been peaceful & without protests, but still bubbling under the surface are deep differences in opinion about social change.
Hotels.com awards: Thailand ranks 10th globally
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2017
» From luxury beach resorts on the Andaman Sea to traditional Lanna palaces to the Oriental Hotel, part of the history of Bangkok, Thailand's hotels are some of the best in the world.
Rejected boy goes crazy, punches, kicks, slaps girl
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2017
» Young man asks girl for phone number, is rejected, lashes out with kicks, slaps, punches, throwing fish sauce bottle at her & her friend.
Starfish selfies: Facebook post, then apologies & fine
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/05/2017
» Don't pull starfish out of the sea for your own pleasure & selfies, critical comments on Facebook post leads to apology & fine for tour guide.
Wikipedia, China style
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/05/2017
» In China's new Wikipedia, only a small group of people picked by the govt will write articles to make sure everything "true" & say exactly what the govt wants.
Monk-beater: Van driver fined after viral fight
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/05/2017
» What do you do about a monk who wants to fight with you? And then he punches your wife...
Winds of change: Chula's new student president Netiwit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/05/2017
» Reform of established rules and traditions, key promises of newly elected Chulalongkorn University student council president.