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  Suvarnabhumi can shine again

  Editorial, Published on 10/03/2024

  » When it was opened to the public in 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport reflected the mood and aspirations of the entire nation. The airport's main terminal -- a sprawling glass-and-steel structure that covered an area of about 500,000 square metres before its subsequent expansions -- was designed to look like a floating pavilion, its undulating canopy creating an illusion of space. The airport's design language is worlds apart from Don Mueang's, and the message to arriving passengers that Thailand, like its gleaming, brand-new airport, is open and ready to take a step into modernity was clear.

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  Still more work to do at THAI

  News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2023

  » Thai Airways is in the spotlight once again, but for the wrong reasons. In what has now become a viral TikTok video, a user showed how cabin crew failed to collect meal trays from a seat as a flight from Singapore to Bangkok was about to land.

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  Slow wheels of justice

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2022

  » In early 2017, a high-profile corruption scandal involving the procurement of aircraft engines by Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) made headlines. It came to light after UK authorities revealed that British engineering giant Rolls-Royce admitted bribing agents of the Thai state and employees of THAI.

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  Tax case probe needed

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/06/2021

  » Finally, the Supreme Court has ordered a probe into a bribery scandal in which at least two former senior judges were implicated for their role in a tax dispute that involved a Thai subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyota.

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  Prudent aid for THAI

  News, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2021

  » Last week, the creditors of Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) decided to postpone a vote on the airline's debt restructuring plan to this coming Wednesday.

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  Govt ethics must be clear

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/11/2020

  » Caesar's wife must be above suspicion, it was said.

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  BMTA rehab needs experts

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/06/2020

  » It appears the rehabilitation of the loss-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is well underway as it has been given the green light by the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).

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  THAI's woes a vicious cycle

  News, Editorial, Published on 11/05/2020

  » The government has finally decided to bail out financially ailing Thai Airways International (THAI) by providing a loan guarantee worth more than 50 billion baht.

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  THAI should go it alone

  News, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2020

  » With a joint panel between the finance and transport ministries expected to finalise a rescue plan for the ailing Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) this week, it's time to make a decision as to whether the national flag carrier should retain its state enterprise status.

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  Hun Sen finds a Thai ally

  News, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2019

  » What is as troubling as the ruling Cambodian regime's ruthless crackdown on opposition leaders, as recent developments over the past few days have shown, is how willingly the Thai government has cooperated with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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