Tue 7 Apr 2009
Hundreds of taxi drivers in Siem Reap are facing a government ultimatum to pay a license fee by Wednesday, or see the cost of it double. The Nation reported that around 1,000 taxi drivers are affected and while fees are going up, passenger numbers have fallen by a half in the last few months, drivers; spokesperson, Vin La was reported saying.
Sat 31 Jan 2009
Below is the full version of Oliver Beale’s now-famous letter sent to Virgin to complain about his flight.
Read the news story here.
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Dear Mr Branson
REF: Mumbai to Heathrow 7th December 2008
I love the Virgin brand, I really do which is why I continue to use it despite a series of unfortunate incidents over the last few years. This latest incident takes the biscuit.
Ironically, by the (more…)
Tue 27 Jan 2009
This unsung Austrian city deserves the spotlight, says Mark Rowe
Linz may be among the least visited of Austria’s major cities – at least by Britons drawn to Vienna, Innsbruck and Salzburg – but its designation encapsulates the spirit of the European Capitals of Culture programme.
Austria’s third largest city, and the capital of Upper Austria, nudging towards the Czech border, is home to just 190,000 people. It has a reputation for industry that is inescapable if viewed from the (more…)