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Left monkhood for a woman: Facebook reveals
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2013
» Facebook reveals where famous Japanese monk Mitsuo went after he left the monkhood earlier this month.
Jungle death on horns of Bull Gore: Lucky escape
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/06/2013
» After 48 years in Thai forests photographer meets face-to-face with angry Bull Gaur, forced to do some quick thinking.
Japan's robot astronaut is very cute
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2013
» Tiny doll-sized robot that speaks Japanese to help out at the International Space Station. Will be chatting partner & remember faces.
Chinese tourists: Difficult to deal with?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2013
» "Pigs On The Loose" new book by young Chinese woman studying in Bangkok catalogs embarrassing things Chinese travellers do.
Rice corruption: Bigger problem than debt
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2013
» Corrupt traders find many ways to profit from govt: selling rice for the poor for a profit, substituting cheap foreign rice...
Condo bubble danger ahead?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2013
» As foreign capital flowed into Thailand recently, many feared stock & real estate prices were far above true value, a bubble ready to burst...
Govt rice losses: 130 billion baht, not 34 bil
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/06/2013
» Low estimate didn't include market value of unsold rice in storage. Rice is perishable & falls in value so market value is real value (mark-to-market).
Famous Japanese monk leaves monkhood
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/06/2013
» He became a monk 38 years ago. At 61 the famous abbot returns to Japan, health reasons cited.
Thailand's new healthcare policy a threat to the poor?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2013
» Healthcare policy has changed to favour private hospitals, drug companies & medical tourism. Not made public, favours business, threat to universal healthcare.
Microchips that see, hear & feel
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/06/2013
» New ways to use apps using sight, sound, smell, gestures, voice, emotional sensing & biometrics are focus of chip-maker Intel.