Update and Scandal

Internal TRT squabbles seem to have been resolved for the time being by Thaksin. The problems of the South continue but Thaksin is wisely keeping his mouth shut for a change while the commission he appointed, headed by former PM Anand Panyarachun, does it's job.

However, Thaksin has a new problem to deal with as the US company GE Invision has reported to the US government that it bribed top officials to secure the contract for baggage scanners at the new Suvarnabhumi airport. Thaksin is scrambling to deal with the situation which is another blow against TRT and his promises to rid Thailand of corruption. He has threatened to scrap the deal with GE Invision and find a new supplier and to sue GE Invision for besmirching the reputation of Thailand (once again confusing himself and his party with Thailand as a whole - it's the reputation of the government that is in question, not the country). Thaksin claims that the airport will still open on schedule.

I may start flying into Singapore or Kuala Lumpur and taking a train when I head for Bangkok from overseas.