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UPDATE: Thai-Philippine relations: PM Prayut meets President Duterte
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/03/2017
» For two fellow Asean countries that are only 3-hours apart by air, the state visit by President Duterte of the Philippines laid the groundwork for future cooperation.
Thai schools to cut class sizes
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/06/2015
» The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will start its plan to reduce class sizes in both primary and secondary levels next term, but popular top-ranked schools will be given five years to fully comply
Miss Tiffany Universe: Public health student wins (photos, videos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/05/2015
» 22-year-old public health student from Ayutthaya chosen from 30 contestants to represent Thailand at Miss International Queen, world's largest international transgender beauty pageant.
What's new in business news: October 15, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/10/2014
» Tallest building in Asean planned for Bangkok, digital TV box makers found cheating voucher system & free M2F newspaper to be distributed all over Thailand.
Weekly business news quiz: October 21-25, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/10/2013
» Check if you understand the issues and vocabulary in this week's most important business news stories.
Stop cheating tourists: Call from Europe
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/06/2013
» Diplomats from 18 European countries come to Phuket & ask govt officials to stop allowing tourists to be cheated. Govt mission to China apologizes for cheating Chinese tourists.
Web use passes TV in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/06/2013
» Thais use web 16 hours a week & TV 10 hours, web 49% vs. TV 36%, but TV 69% of ad spending, web only 3%.
Govt rice losses: 130 billion baht, not 34 bil
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2013
» Low estimate didn't include market value of unsold rice in storage. Rice is perishable & falls in value so market value is real value (mark-to-market).
US govt whistleblower Snowden: Who is he?
Published on 10/06/2013
» After string of jobs with CIA, Snowden turns around & reveals US govt secret collection of info on US citizens (email, video, chat, videos, photos, file transfers, logins, social networks.
Microchips that see, hear & feel
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/06/2013
» New ways to use apps using sight, sound, smell, gestures, voice, emotional sensing & biometrics are focus of chip-maker Intel.