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UN envoy, Amnesty denounce regime tactics
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/02/2017
» UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion & expression launches scathing attack on alleged misuse of defamation laws in Thailand.
Corruption skyrockets: Thailand falls from 76th to 101st
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2017
» New constitution fights corruption but entrenches military & unaccountable govt. Cambodia rated most corrupt in Southeast Asia.
Colombian president wins Nobel Prize for peace efforts
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/10/2016
» After 50-years of civil war tore Colombia apart, referendum was to end war but voted down last month.
Export decline: Minus 2% for first seven months
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/08/2016
» Major factors for July decline: refined oil (-40.7%), autos (-27.5%) & farm exports (-18.6%).
Pokemon Go adventures in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2016
» The Pokemon Go craze finally hit Thailand with enthusiastic players braving soi dogs & freeway traffic to catch cute critters on their smartphones.
Prayut to say yes to both questions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2016
» Voters asked two questions on Sunday, first whether to accept new constitution to enable five years of stability for national strategies, development & reform.
Fans mob Yingluck as she arrives at court
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/08/2016
» In lead up to Sunday's referendum, hundreds of supporters greeted Yingluck with roses as she made one last plea for people to vote on Sunday.
Foreign direct investment collapses
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/08/2016
» Biggest fall in 10-years, low-technology, rising wages blamed, but BoI numbers show big jump in investment projects.
Abhisit says 'no' to draft charter
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/07/2016
» Draft charter doesn't solve Thailand's problems of national development, corruption and political conflicts. Senators handpicked by junta & changes in corruption fighting big problems.
Fortune-tellers & politics in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/07/2016
» Public figures cannot avoid fortune-tellers, observes former-PM Abhisit, but predictions for careful living, not policy. Everyone from Gen. Prayut to Thaksin uses them.