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New online sales tax: 5% to 15% of price
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2017
» Online shoppers may abandon online shopping & return to stores. How to enforce online tax payment, no one is sure.
Medical tourism vs. universal healthcare for all Thais
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/06/2017
» New law threatens universal healthcare. Also a threat is medical tourism & better pay for doctors at private hospitals.
Don't rush Chinese-Thai rail project
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/06/2017
» Passing law (section 44) to break your own law & throw caution to the wind, not advisable. Slowness & caution to-date because benefits of rail projects uncertain.
Baht rising fast: At 33.94 per dollar, exports hurting
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/06/2017
» Big Business is lobbying the Bank of Thailand to stop the never-ending rise of the baht, now at 33.94 per dollar and hurting exports.
Thai baht skyrockets with other Asian currencies
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/03/2017
» Baht & other Asian currencies strengthening in value due to changes in US & European economies & is a sign of a healthy economy with strong fundamentals.
Family rocketed to YouTube fame: Forgot to lock door
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/03/2017
» Daughter sees father on BBC World, leaves mother to look for him. Mother sees daughter on BBC World, runs to get her. Now internet superstars.
Babies photobomb their father's BBC World interview
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2017
» 'Why did people assume an Asian woman was the nanny?' many asked when mystery woman quickly removed babies from professor's BBC Skype interview in home office.
Long life global trend: South Korean women lead at 90
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/02/2017
» Longer life tied to universal access to healthcare & nutrition as in Korea, Japan & France, but not US in relative decline because it does not have universal access.
Thai over-stayers in Korea on the rise
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2017
» More & more Thais are flying to Korea on a tour & then not coming back, choosing to illegally work in Korea instead. Thai & Korean govts trying to solve this problem.
Asian exporting countries & Trump protectionism
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/02/2017
» Big export economies South Korea & Taiwan with big current account surpluses risk being hit by Trump's new policies. Thailand & Singapore also have big current account surpluses.