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Fake police & army: Watch out
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/07/2015
» Grilled chicken seller in Ratchaburi puts on fake army captain uniform and starts collecting inspection fees from local radio stations & for 6 years fake police colonel travels around southern Thailand ripping off temples with fake merit-making ceremonies.
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Greek crisis: Banks closed as exit from eurozone looms
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/06/2015
» Over the weekend, Greeks waited in long lines to withdraw their money from ATMs after European central bank decided not to continue emergency funding. Big payment to IMF due on Tuesday.
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Japan's billion yen cat dies (with video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/06/2015
» The famous Japanese cat Tama turned a money-losing railway into a tourism & merchandising gold rush, adding 1.1 billion yen to the local economy.
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Pawina Thongsuk: Olympic gold medallist & world-record setter
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/06/2015
» Winning an Olympic gold medal & setting a world record made her famous. She now works as an international weightlifting referee striving to improve standards, less visible but equally important work.
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What's new in business news: May 13, 2015 (VIDEO)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2015
» Fight breaks out as vendors removed from footpaths in Krabi (video), CP Group's rough treatment of small businesses exposed on social media & illegal gold lottery uncovered in Pattaya.
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Rihanna's big dress amazes world at New York party (with photos)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2015
» "He really has a sweetness to him," Lady Gaga wrote of pal Justin Bieber at the party, "I reminded him to not get bothered. Because at the end of the day. He's the boss, and life isn't always Roses. Lots of thorns."
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What's new in business news: April 30, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2015
» Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) empties ponzi scheme Ufun's safes, Alibaba.com targets Thai exporters with ReadyPlanet venture & Chiang Rai expects fall in European big-spender tourists this year.
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Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda: Gold covering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/04/2015
» Surge in gold donations to cover the ancient pagoda in gold leaf & plates donated by Myanmar's growing middle-class. Myanmar's economy predicted to grow 8.3% in 2015 but inflation also expected to rise to 8.4%.
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Police music copyright scam?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/04/2015
» High-ranking police deny any knowledge of raids on Thong Lor restaurants & pubs forcing them to pay large amounts of money, but another police officer confirms extortionists from another police station did it.
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Glyn Davies: US ambassador to Thailand nominee (editorial)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/04/2015
» All eyes are on how the new envoy will maintain the balance between his role as the guardian of Western-style democracy and friendship with its long-time Southeast Asian ally.
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