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What's new in business news: October 22, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/10/2014
» European travellers still "like" Thailand, high-speed railway routes changed & new TV ratings in the works.
Deadly cocktail on Phi Phi island?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/09/2012
» Insecticide commonly added to drugged party drink on tourist island likely cause of death for Canadian sisters.
Geckos slowly disappearing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2013
» The funny sounding colorful lizards on the walls of every home are a very popular Chinese medicine.
Contract farming: Broken dreams
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/06/2012
» Farmers dreaming of stable incomes find that contracts lead to debt & getting used by large agribusiness companies. Farmers cover both investment & the losses.
Rice policy mainly benefits rich people
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2012
» Poor farmers get 5% of govt rice program money, merchants & millers get 63%.
Flood solution: Plans & coordination
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2011
» People acting alone without long-term plans, building houses & factories on floodplains & then floodwalls to protect them, leads to disaster.
The youtube flood update guy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/10/2011
» For years no one listened to him teach about nature but now everyone listens, on Facebook and on TV.
Sovereign Wealth Fund for Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/09/2011
» Singapore and China use them. Is it time to be more creative in how foreign reserve holdings are invested?
One dead tiger, one million baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2011
» High profits, low penalties (plus low public awareness) make wildlife trafficking a lucrative crime.
Trial by Facebook
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/01/2013
» Rich bank manager runs away from accident but when the whole thing is posted to Facebook his family decides to pay up.