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Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific bans pilots, cabin crew from taking power banks on flights
Published on 07/04/2025
» Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has banned its pilots and cabin crew from carrying power banks on board flights while on duty amid safety concerns, the South China Morning Post has learned, in a move aircrew decried as causing them significant inconvenience and a "double standard" compared with restrictions for passengers.
Adapting to today’s leadership challenges
Published on 27/09/2021
» As we hopefully return to more familiar ways of working, as a leader, how confident are you? Whether you lead a team, a department or an organisation, what adaptations will you have to make?
Treat heroes like heroes
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/07/2021
» Volunteer firefighter, Kornsith Laophan, 18, was killed in the July 5 explosion at the Ming Dih Chemical factory in Samut Prakan.
Death note slams 'cronyism'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/04/2020
» A firefighting official committed suicide at his home in Chiang Mai after leaving a note blaming government red tape for the country's failure to resolve the wildfires in the North, which have claimed the lives of four people, police said on Sunday.
Port fire sparks scrutiny
Published on 02/06/2019
» When containers aboard the KMTC Hongkong went up in flames last Saturday, officials at Laem Chabang Port were quick to say that the containers were loaded with “dolls and toys” and there were no chemical substances present.
Only compassion can douse the fires
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 11/05/2019
» The bushfires that have ravaged parts of northern Thailand this year have been unusually fierce.
Scapegoating not a solution to haze
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/04/2019
» Despite feeling bitter from being arrested and falsely condemned as an arsonist, 56-year-old Boonpan Saenkhammuen went back to fight the raging fires on Doi Luang Mountain in Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary the next day.
Battling through the blazes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/05/2018
» Manop Khayanganna, 31, has on several occasions worked side by side with Chakkrit Khongkom, 37, a veteran firefighter whom he counts as his mentor.
King Rama I statue climber sent for mental evaluation
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» A man who climbed the King Rama I statue in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district early on Monday morning has been sent to a hospital for a mental health check after it took police two hours to persuade him to come down.
A tale of wasted days and wasted nights
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/02/2017
» One of my New Year's resolutions was not to write about Bangkok's traffic woes, a thankless topic. I held out for 57 days, which is not a bad effort considering the hours already wasted this year sitting in the Big Mango's gridlock.