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Flood-safety inventions
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/11/2011
» Floating toilets with wastewater treatment solve one big flood problem, keeping floodwaters safe and clean. Plastic car wraps & steel boats also, now very useful.
Murder by hand grenade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» She asked her boyfriend to check the strange plastic bag next to the wheel of her truck & that was the last thing he would ever do.
Wooden toys for European markets
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/06/2011
» One Thai company has built a solid reputation with wooden toys and fine workmanship, different from mass-produced Chinese plastic toys.
Animal flood rescue
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/11/2011
» Marooned on the couch with bowl of dogfood, floating over the sea of floodwaters in a plastic basin, these poor hungry dogs are the lucky ones, alive & ready to be rescued.
2010 protests: 10 years jail for ex-cop with grenades
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/01/2013
» Ex-policeman carrying sixty-two rounds of M79 grenades ready to explode on his motorcycle during UDD rally gets 10 years in jail.
Museum of human body in health & disease
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/09/2012
» At first frightening, taking a closer look at the inside of the human body helps you lead a healthier life.
Fashion: Thai rainbow bag scores big
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/03/2016
» A big hit at Paris Fashion Week this year, this colourful bag is found in every market in Thailand, used by street vendors & seen on buses hauling gifts back hometown for Songkhran.
China's rubber ducks: Tanks into ducks
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2013
» 1989's "tank man" reborn as "rubber duck" man in 2013 on the internet but Chinese govt may not like so he was deleted.
Thai manufacturers: Business strategy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/01/2012
» Srithai Superware's melamine plates & dishes, known by all, may soon be manufactured in nearby Burma.
Plastics market in flux
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/06/2011
» China's chemical consumption causes big price changes and market slump. SCG chemicals diversifies with microwaveable plastics.