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Tour guides: 'Savage' foreign criminals steal our jobs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/07/2017
» Foreign tour guides come to teach then work & steal jobs from Thais. Many are criminals & behave like 'savages' Thai tour guide association says.
LINE stickers boom: 500 million Thai downloads
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/05/2017
» LINE sticker design good way to start career in graphic design with demand for stickers projected to continue to grow into the future.
Vans drivers protest new safe speed limit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/05/2017
» New safety rules hurting business, say van drivers, so they want to make their own rules that include exemption from new speed limit & no GPS devices to monitor safety compliance.
Trump-Prayut phone call: Closer ties begin
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/05/2017
» First time Thai Prime Minister invited to make state visit to US White House since 2006. Focus change from human rights to regional & economic issues.
THAI Smile tops online ranking
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2017
» Air travel industry taken by surprise when Thai Airways low-cost carrier awarded best airline in Thailand.
Richest in world & Thailand: Gates still world's richest
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2017
» Thai-American woman running largest woman-run business in US is new billionaire. Thailand's richest are a familiar set of names.
Babies photobomb their father's BBC World interview
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2017
» 'Why did people assume an Asian woman was the nanny?' many asked when mystery woman quickly removed babies from professor's BBC Skype interview in home office.
Long life global trend: South Korean women lead at 90
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2017
» Longer life tied to universal access to healthcare & nutrition as in Korea, Japan & France, but not US in relative decline because it does not have universal access.
Thai over-stayers in Korea on the rise
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2017
» More & more Thais are flying to Korea on a tour & then not coming back, choosing to illegally work in Korea instead. Thai & Korean govts trying to solve this problem.
Asian exporting countries & Trump protectionism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/02/2017
» Big export economies South Korea & Taiwan with big current account surpluses risk being hit by Trump's new policies. Thailand & Singapore also have big current account surpluses.