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First transgender flight attendants
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/02/2011
» "Thai hospitality, Thai food and Thai ladyboys" national treasures that make Thailand unique.
Drop in Japan trade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/03/2011
» Thailand as "the major manufacturing base for Japanese companies" relies on parts from Japan that face delays after the earthquake.
Change.org: Fake Motosai spokesperson angers netizens
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/06/2017
» Motorcycle taxi Isan-speaking world traveller in ad for Bangkok "knowledge center" was fake. Petition signers want to unsign petition.
Northern Morchit bus station return to original location
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/06/2017
» New bus station for the North & Isan to be located next to convenient mass transit stations to get easily into Bangkok, as they once were many years ago.
True innovation at a small Bangkok police station
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» 100 baht fines if you study the traffic laws & pass a little test on the rules of the road. Innovation starts at local level, one police station at a time.
Pattaya taxi drivers force tourist couple out of Uber car
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/05/2017
» As tourist husband & wife get into car in Pattaya, five men surround car in threatening manner & block it from leaving. Has also happened to real estate agents mistaken for Uber drivers.
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.
Foreign worker visas targeted: US, Australia & New Zealand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/04/2017
» Three western countries moved this week to restrict jobs to citizens of their own country much like most Asian countries already do.
Uber: Flying taxis by 2020
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2017
» Flying cars (Vertical Takeoff & Landing Vehicles) to reduce traffic jams & move city traffic to the air by 2020. Prototypes already being tested.
Data Scientist: 'The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century'
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/04/2017
» Data science will probably be the key Thailand 4.0 job & miraculously you can teach yourself to be a data scientist for free using online learning resources, no teachers or expensive courses needed.