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Southern insurgency torture report
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Water boarding, choking, beating, sexual assault, sleep & sensory deprivation, all allegedly torture methods used by police & military in southern insurgency.
Rebel bomb-making base captured in Pattani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Combined military-police force takes rebel bomb-making base concealed deep in mangrove forest, accessible only by boat.
Chuwit goes to jail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/01/2016
» "I'd never thought, even for a second, of fleeing and sipping wine on a yacht," Chuwit declared unlike those who flee the country before their sentences are read.
Farmers must adapt: Rubber is a sunset industry
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/01/2016
» China, the largest rubber importer, has own rubber farms in Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam with production costs much cheaper than Thailand.
Missing Brit found: Don't worry mom & Dad
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/12/2015
» When Jordan, 21, failed to update his Facebook page for several days & appeared to be in danger, his family back in the UK panicked. International media & social media came to the rescue.
Honest policeman unfairly treated: Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/12/2015
» After law enforcement success, honest & hardworking police officer made unwelcome at all provincial police bureaus except the deep South that most policemen don’t want to be sent to.
Tourism industry: Migrant workers paid less, work more hours
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/12/2015
» Foreigner migrant workers working as waiters, gardeners & cleaners in tourism sector often get below minimum wage & work more hours, so what incentive is there to hire Thai workers.
Bacteria gene in China resists all antibiotics
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/11/2015
» New bacteria gene MCR-1 found in China, resistant to last-resort antibiotics. Return to pre-antibiotic era when even small cuts or infections could mean death may happen soon.
Cleanest water in Thailand: Upper Tapi River in Surathani
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/11/2015
» The Upper Tapi river, the longest river in southern Thailand, with low levels of microorganisms & chemicals has been declared the cleanest river in Thailand.
Krabi fisherman rescues Norwegians stuck in mud
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/10/2015
» After Norwegian couple taking photos of birds next to Krabi river got stuck in the mud, fisherman rescues them & wins widespread praise after a video of his heroics goes viral.