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City braces for sixth wave with spike in infections
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2022
» Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital hit over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.
Graduation season has arrived: Big business
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/06/2013
» From rehearsal to graduation ceremony, a time for big spending on gifts, flowers, hair, make-up, clothes with everyone from Facebook showing up as guests.
Lead mines secretly reopening
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/05/2013
» Lead mines which poisoned rivers & villages in Kanchanaburi, owned by a powerful family, slowly & secretly preparing to open again.
"Toon Bodyslam"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/05/2013
» Last week, our Friday Guru magazine did a feature on top Thai entertainers who did not have an easy time becoming rich and famous. Let's begin with Atiwara "Toon Bodyslam" Kongmalai. More tomorrow
Pay for it yourself & avoid waiting in lines
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2013
» With self-service payment machines coming to stores soon, no more long waits in lines just because not enough workers at cash registers.
Govt controls rice price, small farmer businesses fail
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/03/2013
» As govt becomes only buyer of rice, local farmer groups producing high quality rice products forced out of business.
Rising baht hurts exports: How to keep it down?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/01/2013
» As baht rose to 29.70 to US dollar at start of year, what action Bank of Thailand should take subject of fierce debate.
Art of a princess
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/01/2013
» The colourful imaginary worlds of Thailand's artist-princess, full of flowers, fairytale stories & animals from pets to unicorns may even include the artist herself.
Debt & Poverty: Trapped by loan sharks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/12/2012
» Poor borrowers forced to sign blank contracts so loan sharks can increase size of loan & interest rate to as high as 1,095% per year (3% per day).
3G auction criticised
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2012
» Telecom operaters seem happy, but Thai consumers may or may not be closer to having a true 3G system today after the low prices offered during yesterday’s bandwidth auction have prompted renewed threats of legal action against the NBTC.