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Korean Investment: 12 billion baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2012
» Thai govt roadshow attracts investment from line-up of Korea's top companies & SMEs: electronics, electrical appliances, even solar power & electricity from garbage.
Thailand-Burma energy relationship
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/02/2012
» Military conflicts between Burma & Thailand have shut the border in the past, but the natural gas supply to Thailand has never been turned off.
Foreign Direct Investment: Charting the future
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/02/2012
» Years of political conflict and recent floods may be cause of reduced foreign investment in Thai economy. Electronics at 25% is important sector to watch.
Hunt for cash: Post-flood govt borrowing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/01/2012
» With flood recovery looming & tax reductions galore (corporate, first car, first home...) govt frantically searching for ways to pay for it all.
Hide the government debt? (like Greece)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/01/2012
» Heed central bank & international financial markets warns outgoing Finance Minister Thirachai (former central banker & securities regulator).
Politician murders politician?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/12/2011
» Did the MP shoot the local govt official in the head 8 times in a gas station toilet? Did their hatred & sarcasm finally lead to murder?
Thai investment in Burma industrial center
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/12/2011
» Major Thai companies build factories at Dawei deep sea port & industrial city in Burma (steel, fertiliser, petrochemicals). 132 km road from Thailand finished.
Flood-safety inventions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/11/2011
» Floating toilets with wastewater treatment solve one big flood problem, keeping floodwaters safe and clean. Plastic car wraps & steel boats also, now very useful.
Impact of Japan crisis on Thai economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2011
» Short-term shortages likely to drive markets. Japanese businesses may relocate to other countries to reduce business risk.
Bioplastics public-private venture
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/12/2010
» Just when Map Ta Phut pollution seems to spell the end of heavy industry in Thailand, environmentally friendly bioplastics may resuscitate the industry.