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PM eyes global aviation hub
Published on 25/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin unveiled his "Thailand Vision 2030" at Government House last week, a series of initiatives to make the country a global hub in eight sectors aimed at driving the economy forward.
Cycling needs govt push
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2019
» For many, the elevated bicycle lane beneath the Airport Rail Link, proposed as an alternative for those commuting between eastern Bangkok and the heart of the city by a think tank agency under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is just another pie-in-the-sky plan.
Diversify the duty-free ops
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2019
» Starting in September of next year, all duty-free shops at Suvarnabhumi airport will be owned and run by one company for a period of 10 years, if the Airports of Thailand (AoT) insists on going ahead with the monopolistic concession model that it has been using since 2006.
Democrats could slide into turmoil, observers warn
News, Published on 29/09/2018
» Terminal headache for PM
China's Belt & Road impact on Thailand
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/09/2018
» As China's ambitious Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and Maritime Silk Road (MSR) -- popularly known as the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI -- continues to make ripples and waves in international affairs, its likely impact on mainland Southeast Asia warrants attention. Unlike many of the countries on the Eurasian landmass and along waterways from the South China Sea through the Indian Ocean to eastern Africa, Thailand and its immediate neighbours are not directly on the BRI path.
Pie in the sky?
News, Editorial, Published on 15/06/2018
» Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, and the Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) are aiming high. By 2021, three major airports, namely Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao will have a collective capacity to handle up to 200 million passengers a year.
Tackling 'white elephant' syndrome
News, Tippatrai Saelawong, Published on 16/08/2017
» Most people in Thailand, be they business people, foreign investors or the public, would agree the country urgently needs to invest in building, extending and upgrading its public infrastructure. At the same time, they would also cast doubt over the administrative transparency of infrastructure projects.
Section 44 is no panacea
News, Published on 18/04/2015
» It would have been convenient for Transport Minister Prajin Juntong to use the powerful Section 44 to expedite billions of baht of infrastructure projects facing delays due to bureaucratic red tape.
Thailand needs to be open to adopting foreign ideas
News, Published on 08/04/2015
» Thailand is part of the international community. It is important to recognise this and understand how the English-speaking public sphere operates, regulates, forms a system of checks and balances, and acts as a source of ideas.
Plight of the dammed
News, Published on 05/10/2013
» The government's attempt to revive the Mae Wong dam project means the destruction of virgin forest that has evolved over millions of years _ and it has come back to haunt all nature loving people once again.