"BANGKOK — Thailand, once a poster child for democracy and freedom in turbulent Southeast Asia, has careened over the past two years from one image disaster to the next.
First a military coup. Then revelations of slaves in the seafood industry and other human trafficking horrors. In August, a deadly bomb struck central Bangkok. And now, the United States has declared Thailand's aviation industry unsafe, striking at the heart of one of its biggest success stories, tourism. The cascade of bad news is striking even against the backdrop of a decade of political upheaval in Thailand. ..."
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/12 ... .html?_r=0
Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
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Re: Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
Big brush & big carpet springs to mind..or big roller & big pot of white paint..it will all be OK once the TAT release their latest tourist-visitor figures..
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Re: Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
Well, no amount of white paint, or anything else, is going to hide the aviation part of it. They have been warned about it for long enough!usual suspect wrote:Big brush & big carpet springs to mind..or big roller & big pot of white paint..it will all be OK once the TAT release their latest tourist-visitor figures.. ..
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Re: Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
Not sure if its relevant but United Airlines/Delta Airlines/American Airlines and US Airways have some of the worst records in the world for aircraft accidents and fatalities.
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And the U.S are the last nation who should be preaching to anyone else about how to run the economy:)
The terms sub-prime mortgage/collateralised debt obligations and credit defaults swaps come to mind!!
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And the U.S are the last nation who should be preaching to anyone else about how to run the economy:)
The terms sub-prime mortgage/collateralised debt obligations and credit defaults swaps come to mind!!
Re: Thailand's Battered Image Dealt New Blow With Aviation Scare
No, it is not relevant. This thread should not include this aviation stuff, it is already posted here:SydneyGuy wrote:Not sure if its relevant but United Airlines/Delta Airlines/American Airlines and US Airways have some of the worst records in the world for aircraft accidents and fatalities.
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