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About exports Thai factories moving to Myanmar
20 May 2013 : For years Europe stopped textile & garment exports from Myanmar. Now with democratic change, Europe will give Myanmar textiles a tariff advantage.
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About banking Rising baht: Dollar borrowing by Thai banks
20 May 2013 : Interest rates lower in other countries, so Thai banks borrow there in dollars causing baht to rise in value making Thai exports less competitive.
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About hobbies & business
Doll Museum: Chiang Mai
01 Mar 2013 : 50,000 dolls from around the world: clowns, wizards, frightening warriors, from hilltribes to Thai Khon dance & Asean neighbours in traditional dress.
General news
Brain connection
01 Mar 2013 : Creating a "superbrain" of connected minds, scientists on Thursday said they had enabled a rat to help a fellow rodent while the animals were a continent apart.
About boxing
Muay Thai: Dutch world champion dies
28 Feb 2013 : Eight-time Dutch world champion Ramon Dekkers (186 wins, 95 knockouts) dies at age 43.
About government & economics
Headed for debt crisis?
28 Feb 2013 : Big promises to spend money made by politicians in elections now, may not be what is best for the country in the future.
General news
WWF urges govt to get tough on ivory
28 Feb 2013 : The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has gathered 500,000 signatures to back its latest demand for the government to take tougher action on the ivory trade.
About energy
Cooking gas hoarding: Govt takes action
27 Feb 2013 : Cooking gas on govt price control list but some still fear shortages & higher prices even though it does not come from Myanmar.
About banking
Bad loans: SME Bank 40%, Islamic Bank 30%
27 Feb 2013 : State bank restructuring will focus on loan approval standards & transparency, accounting practices & getting loans to small businesses that need them.
General news
Police to replace troops on Cambodian border
27 Feb 2013 : Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to replace border troops with police ahead of the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) oral hearings on the two countries’ territorial dispute.
About transportation
Mass transit: 60 million baht for your land?
26 Feb 2013 : To build electric trains some people will lose their land. Rumours swirl about who it will be & possible huge payoffs from govt.
About crime
Grenade explosion at Isan temple festival
26 Feb 2013 : M67 grenade leaves metre deep hole in ground, kills 4, injures 50. Police tried to grab the grenade but it bounced & exploded.
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