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Time for a more transparent THAI
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 25/02/2016
» Despite the slew of negative articles regarding the country's troubled aviation industry published since last year, positive media reports about debt-ridden Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) have emerged over the past fortnight.
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Having it both ways
News, Postbag, Published on 18/02/2016
» The Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday that monks demonstrating at Phutthamonthon have made two demands: Firstly, that Buddhism be declared the official state religion in the new constitution, and, secondly, that the prime minister should stop government agencies from interfering in matters relating to the monastic community.
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Global disarray as institutions falter
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 17/08/2015
» The international system as we know it is unravelling. Rules and institutions that were set up seven decades ago no longer hold the same weight and authority as they used to. As we grapple with an exacerbating global disorder, established powers and players and old rules and institutions need to be revamped and reinvented to accommodate new realities. Otherwise global tensions will mount, most probably accompanied by confrontation and conflict.
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Airlines not to blame for bus problems
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/10/2015
» Inter-provincial buses are not running out of gas; they are running out of passengers. Transport Co is apparently following in the footsteps of another state-owned enterprise under the Transport Ministry as it struggles to fill up its fleet with passengers. The firm is on course to see net profits drop sharply from 342 million baht last year to around 217 million this year.
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The virus will make everything you hate about flying worse
Published on 20/07/2020
» SYDNEY: Last month, my wife and I planned our first holiday in six months. It was a hectic experience. Borders between most Australian states had been closed since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. We’d been hoping to fly three hours to the tropical resort town of Cairns in northeastern Queensland state, to escape the Sydney winter and holiday with friends.
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Budget airline blues
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/08/2018
» My latest visit to Phuket was very pleasant despite the on-and-off rainy season showers. Walking on the busy streets and beaches there, I had no sense that it was the low season. But what impressed me the most was the hospitality of the local people, from massage therapists to people on the streets whom I asked for directions, and the waitress at a well-known coffee shop.
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Airport flops prove dreamers wrong
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/04/2024
» Bringing an airport to a province isn't always a boon. It can be a burden too.
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Tourism fee has promise
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2023
» Despite taking considerable flak for floating the policy, Tourism and Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has made it clear the Thailand Tourism Fee will be levied from September.
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RTAF out of touch
Oped, Editorial, Published on 30/09/2022
» The plan to host a lavish inauguration ceremony for the new air force commander-in-chief, including a flyover this afternoon, shows poor judgement on the part of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
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Rail project needs transparency
News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2022
» A little over 23 kilometres separate the small provincial town of Nong Khai and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The distance may seem inconsequential, but this border area is critical to the success of the China-Singapore high-speed railway, part of Beijing's One Belt One Road logistic plan to link China with Asean. Yet the ambitious plan, unveiled in 2010, has been sputtering for nearly a decade, especially in Thailand.
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