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Red Cross blood plasma plant
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/07/2011
» Blood plasma products (essential for kidney diseases, cancer, diabetes, haemophilia) will be produced in-country instead of importing.
Tolerance of corruption
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/11/2010
» Citizens who won't tolerate corruption anymore, as in the case of Hong Kong over 50 years ago, may be the essential ingredient in fighting corruption.
Phuket: Tunnels proposed to link Kathu and Patong
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/04/2013
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) proposed on Wednesday to cut a pair of traffic tunnels through the Nark Kerb mountain to link Kathu and Patong beaches.
Inflation policy changing?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/07/2011
» Long-term central bank inflation policy ensures that people's purchasing power is not eroded and exports remain competitive.
Clean coal, low pollution future?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2011
» A new energy generation technology turns coal into gas and ensures cleaner emissions but is 50% more expensive. However, global warming concerns may soon lower costs.
Rice stockpiles not necessary
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/02/2011
» Heavy losses resulted when past governments took physical possession of large amounts of rice.
Cost-push inflation and small vendors
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/08/2011
» How a minimum wage hike would play out in the intensely competive world of small food vendors.
Decentralise to save Southern Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/05/2011
» Savage beheadings, car bombs and attacks on monks, all driven by an "endless cycle of revenge," must end.
Guns or doctors?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/06/2011
» Thailand suffers from a doctor shortage but not a shortage of soldiers. Military spending eats up money for health care.
Rural campaign against cervical cancer
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2011
» Small health clinics in remote areas can catch some diseases like cervical cancer early before they are life-threatening.