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Crocodile hunters
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/11/2011
» Crocodile team to the rescue ! Sightings of escaped crocodiles in floodwaters skyrocket (500,000 crocs on 900 farms & raised as pets)
Floods: Unpaid foreign workers
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2011
» Lost jobs when floods hit, may never get back wages employers kept. Lack of labour rights made them cheaper for some employers.
Cargo can't get to factories
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2011
» Thousands of containers stuck at ports & can't reach factories, running up fees at customs, port. Bank credit running out.
Govt rice payouts: Suddenly not so attractive
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/11/2011
» Farmers choose to sell to millers rather than govt, complicated govt document requirements & transport difficulties.
Britain warns over state-sponsored cyber attacks
AFP, Published on 03/11/2011
» British Foreign Secretary William Hague issued a warning on Wednesday to countries which sponsor cyber attacks, at the close of a global cyberspace conference in London.
Shortage goods to be imported
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/10/2011
» Taxes normally paid on foreign goods entering Thailand stopped temporarily to get items like drinking water, eggs, vegetables into the country fast.
US curbs on online poker compared to Prohibition
AFP, Published on 26/10/2011
» A former US senator who now represents poker players compared US efforts to curb online gambling to Prohibition on Tuesday as he argued for legislation that would allow Internet gaming.
Flood solution: Plans & coordination
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2011
» People acting alone without long-term plans, building houses & factories on floodplains & then floodwalls to protect them, leads to disaster.
Japan investor post-flood wish list
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2011
» Japanese business suggestions for improvement include more accurate information. Floods biggest disruption in manufacturing ever.
Euro Crisis: Impact on Asia
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2011
» Europe seems distant from Asia, but warnings of economic collapse & great depression make keeping current essential.