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Turbulence injures 7 on Scoot flight to China
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/09/2024
» SINGAPORE - Seven people were injured, with one hospitalised after a plane operated by Singapore Airlines Ltd's budget carrier Scoot encountered turbulence during a flight from the city state to Guangzhou in China on Friday, the Straits Times reported on Saturday.
Thailand confirms Asia’s first case of new mpox virus strain
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2024
» Thailand became the first country in Asia to detect the new mutated strain of the mpox virus, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak in Africa a new global health emergency.
Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang set for $4.8bn expansion
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2024
» The operator of Thailand's two main airports plans to spend about US$4.8 billion to more than double capacity by the end of the decade to cope with a surge in post-coronavirus-pandemic tourism.
Italian-Thai Development faces B108bn debt crunch as overseas projects fail
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» A cash crunch at Thailand's largest construction company is fuelling concern among investors, regulators and rating agencies already unnerved by a series of local corporate scandals and debt defaults.
China travel rebound bets turn toward airports
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2023
» SINGAPORE: Investors hoping to cash in on a boom in Chinese travel after nearly three years of coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are shifting into airports, hotels and duty-free operators and away from airlines subject to fluctuating fuel prices and more intense competition.
Thailand mulls easing Covid test rules for overseas visitors
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2022
» Thailand will consider scrapping a mandatory real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on arrival for foreign visitors as the country further relaxes its visa rules to attract tourists.
New Suvarnabhumi airport terminal to become Covid hospital
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2021
» Authorities plan to convert a terminal at the main international airport into a field hospital as a surge in coronavirus infections that’s straining the public health system shows little sign of easing.
KL-Singapore world's busiest overseas route
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/05/2018
» SYDNEY: A one-hour flight linking one of the smallest countries on the planet with its next-door neighbour is the world’s busiest international route.
Chinese overwhelm tourist infrastucture
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2017
» The kingdom of golden temples, white-sand beaches and smiling hosts is also a land of overcrowded airports, epic traffic jams and littered seashores.
Govt eyes Section 44 to fast-track Suvarnabhumi runway
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2016
» In a move that may be cheered by tourists but faulted by democracy campaigners, the government is considering using Section 44 of the interim constitution to speed up the approval of a new runway at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport.