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Thai exports tied to China
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/02/2011
» China replaced the US as Thailand's top export destination last year. China's export demand may slow as China's economy slows this year.
Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges no.3 and 4
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2011
» Chiang Rai will soon connect to Laos at Chiang Khong, a new highway then connects quickly to China.
The banjo and African music
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/02/2011
» Banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck records his musical journey through Africa.
Destitute foreigners and Thailand's hospitals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/01/2011
» Savings quickly used up on entertainment and women, lacking health insurance, hospitals end up paying for their chronic illnesses.
Mekong smuggling
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/11/2010
» Stolen trucks, motorcycles, drugs, endangered species of wildlife, as well as wine, liquor, sandstone, rosewood, all these goods slip into Thailand along the long Mekong river border with Laos.
Heavy industry relocation to Burma?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/11/2010
» With industrial projects suspended at Map Ta Phut recently, the city of Dawei in Burma near Southern Thailand is looking more attractive for heavy industry projects.
Floods disrupt commerce and agriculture in Southern Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/11/2010
» Floods in Hat Yai have brought rubber and palm oil plantations as well as food processing plants and border trade to a grinding halt but many businesses are insured.
2010 SEA Write poetry prize for free verse master
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/10/2010
» Poet Zakariya Amataya has won the 2010 SEA Write poetry prize for his Mai Mee Yingsao Nai Bot Kawee ("Poems without maidens").