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Pledging not evil
News, Postbag, Published on 29/08/2017
» Re: "How awful was rice pledging, really?", (BP, Aug 25)
Too much rice in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/09/2011
» Real problem is overproduction & excess of rice pushing prices down. Labour wasted, used only sporadically in peak months. Poor farmers produce only 15 tonnes of rice per harvest, but are 82% of all rice-farming households.
Credit cards for farmers and more
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/05/2011
» In the run-up to Thailand's election, political parties are putting together competitive policy platforms to win the rural vote.
Be skinny and white!
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/03/2011
» The "skinny and white" ideal pushed by ad agencies and Thai Airways is a health hazard and discriminates against many regions in the country.