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Medical service takes to the skies
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/03/2024
» Dr Kornprom Saengaram, medical director of Saint Louis Hospital, has started an air ambulance service to capitalise on the country's ambition to become a regional medical hub.
Tourism drive hits highest gear
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/03/2024
» The government has set itself an ambitious goal to make 2025 "the biggest year for tourism" to date as it plans to host a raft of engaging cultural events, concerts, festivals as well as an international motor racing series throughout the year.
Shares retreat as rate-cut bets weaken
Business, Published on 16/03/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks retreated on Friday, tracking tech-led declines on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected US inflation weakened the case for imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
FTI mulls plan for standards
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/03/2024
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is conducting a study of a plan to set standards for renewable resources that can be turned into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support campaigns aimed at combatting global warming.
Boeing needs organisational shift to end crisis
Oped, Published on 15/03/2024
» Boeing's mounting crises are beginning to resemble an aviation thriller cooked up in Hollywood. In addition to a piece of fuselage falling off midair during a recent commercial passenger flight, there was the nail-biting discovery of mis-drilled holes in undelivered planes and revelations that an inspector had found an "excessive amount of defects" in a supplier's operations.
Thailand, US work to renew GSP perks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/03/2024
» The US is ready to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme for Thailand that expired in 2020, says Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Service a must to drive THAI forward
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 14/03/2024
» A passenger on a flight TG652 had to ask crew members twice for a sandwich and Coke after waking up from a short sleep which made him miss the inflight service. When one of the attendants handed him the snack, he asked her again for Coke. The cabin staff looked annoyed and told him that he should have told her from the beginning that he wanted both so that she could have done it in one trip instead of two.
PM outlines hub ambitions at global real estate event
Post Reporters, Published on 13/03/2024
» Thailand will be turned into a regional aviation hub within this decade as it is enjoys a strategic location where major cities across Asia are within a four- to six-hour flight, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
Cathay Pacific paying staff 7-week bonus
Published on 13/03/2024
» HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that it would pay its staff a bonus equal to 7.2 weeks’ pay after reporting its first net profit since 2019.
Is greenwashing taking travellers to the cleaners?
Business, Published on 13/03/2024
» Every hotel wants you to save the planet. The messianic messages are everywhere -- on little tent cards on the desk, proud notices on the bathroom door, and in dolorous the-end-is-nigh letters from the GM. Every hotel is saving the Yanomami Indians, Atlantic salmon and mountain gorillas.