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Bangkok Airport Investigators Could Get Their Jobs Back

February 1, 2007 at 9:15 AM | 0 Comments

Years before Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport even opened, a reporter from the Bangkok Post discovered cracks in its runways. Now that Suvarnabhumi's problems are very much out in the open, the higher-ups who caved for their former prime minister's demands owe Sermsuk Kasitipradit an apology. He's the staffer who was straight-up canned (another was "asked to resign") when Thaksin put pressure on the Post to retract the negative story on his pet project airport.

Sermsuk told Al Jazeera (yup) his story, explaining how he was "investigated" and eventually fired. The Press Council of Thailand is now seeking some sort of compensation on behalf of both Sermsuk and his former boss, Chadin Tephaval. Should Sermsuk not return to the Post, we'd happily host him here if it meant whipping some American airports into shape.

[Photo: mgminthu]

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