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By Jon Fernquest

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Agriculture

Thailand must make big choices to remain top rice exporter in world (10-03-10)

Rice prices depressed worldwide: Thai government rice sales may be delayed (24-02-10)

Sugar price controls in Thailand may lead to shortages (12-02-10)

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Energy and Oil

PTT Exploration and Production plans for possible prolonged recession

Phasing in market prices for LPG
to avert the rush to vehicle conversion (13-08-08)

Problems Thailand's Petrochemical industry faces due to high oil prices (22-07-08)

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Entrepreneurs

Reinforcing Thailand's rural social safety net with entrepreneurship (12-03-09)

Low cost translation services over the internet for Thai: New business plan for Thailand (07-01-09)

Buffalo milk, more protein, less cholesterol, different flavour: Difficulties of introducing a new product to Thai markets (14-08-08)

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Financial markets

New manual to document predatory lending practices of Thai loan sharks (12-12-10)

Ghost of 13 years past; The forgotten debt of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and how to deal with it (08-03-10)

Factoring firm IFS Capital set to raise capital through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) (29-12-09)

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Foreign Direct Investment

Hana Microelectronics plans $30m investment in northern Thailand (15-02-10)

Ford may be the first to go in the wake of Map Ta Phut pollution closures (03-02-10)

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Government

Where does Bangkok's garbage go? The move from landfill to incinerator (22-02-10)

Coups are bad for business in Thailand (27-01-10)

Libraries and book industry part of Thailand's fiscal stimulus stage II (22-01-10)

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Health Care

Thailand's groundbreaking universal healthcare system: Accomplishments and what remains to be done (07-01-10)

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Hotels, Restaurants, and Tourism

Thailand's MICE industry: A global industry surviving the global economic crisis (28-04-09)

Oversupply of hotels in northern Thailand: Unemployment looming (01-04-09)

Resilient comeback for Thai travel industry: Diehard, brand loyal travelers lead the pack (17-12-08)

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Industries

Thai pioneers in embedded systems and chip design: Dr. Wiwat Wongwarawipat and Design Gateway (04-12-09)

Map Ta Phut pollution cleanup taskforce with 3 month deadline (11-11-09)

Shutting down industrial projects at Map Ta Phut Will counteract fiscal stimulus and economic recovery? (06-10-09)

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International Trade

Thailand's new trade opportunities with Indonesia under the new Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) (11-11-10)

Immediate impact of new 2010 FTAs on Thailand? (26-01-10)

Thailand's exports rising: Return to normal? (21-01-10)

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Macroeconomics

Planning for Thailand's return to fiscal discipline (02-02-10)

Economic data says that Thai economy has recovered from global economic downturn (23-02-10)

What can risk managers in Thailand learn from recent global economic crisis? (17-02-10)

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Marketing

Artificial turf indoor football fields: Sponsorship and event marketing,
key elements of a sports business model (22-05-08)

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Media

Registration and regulation of Thailand's community radio stations (17-06-09)

Thailand's TV industry: Ready for take off, waiting.... (12-02-09)

Advertising spending forecast to shrink next year in Thailand (09-12-08)

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Mobile Phones

Marketing in Thailand: Dr. Ian Fenwick on locationally intelligent mobile phones (24-11-09)

Making all of the people happy all of the time, or at least trying...: Will 3G ever happen in Thailand? (27-10-10)

Consumer protection for mobile phone users in Thailand (01-10-09)

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Oil and Energy

New onshore Thai oil fields in Petchabun (21-07-08)

Ethanol supply and the jump from E20 to E85 vehicles (20-06-08)

Interest rate hike likely by Bank Of Thailand: Reducing oil dependence absolutely essential (17-06-08)

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Pharmaceutical Industry

Reinstated GPO board back in the driver's seat: Orders shipment of lifesaving drugs from India (01-07-08)

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Real Estate

Thai Land scandal 101: How long chains of ownership obscure the real culprits (11-01-10)

Renewal of Sor Por Gor land reform in Thailand? What exactly is it? (20-01-09)

Someone sells you real estate they don't really own: A common real estate ripoff in Thailand (12-01-09)

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Retail and Consumer Credit

Makro to offer a mini-grocery store on wheels in Thailand (19-02-10)

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Society

Income inequality remains a big problem to be solved in Thailand (27-11-09)

"Triple crisis" in Asia-Pacific region: Economics, food-energy, and climate (27-03-09)

Transnational crime involving foreign gangs and criminals rising in Thailand

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Transportation

The fallout from the State Railway of Thailand strike: Shut down and reorganise? (20-10-09)

Bangkok Mass Transit System invests in real estate next to stations to lock-in long-term profits beyond concession (07-08-09)

Easy solution to State Railway union impasse: Ensure job security (29-07-09)

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Work and Careers

Future labour shortages in Thailand? Greying population and ASEAN labour mobility (04-03-10)

College bankruptcy in Korat? Striking a balance between professional standards and justice for students (08-02-10)

Fraudulent job brokers and the plight of the rural poor in Thailand (05-01-10)

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