Trump no longer pursues retaliatory investigations

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In an interview with NBC, Trump made it clear: "I will not dwell on the past." His new strategy is to unite the torn America through economic prosperity. He proposed 11 plans, believing that these plans may determine the future of the United States and the adjustment of international geopolitical policies. 1. Completely change the tariff policy. Call tariffs "the most beautiful word." Plan to impose a 25% tariff on Mexico and Canada unless they take action to solve the problem of illegal immigration. China is the most important key. 2. Radical shift in foreign policy. He plans to use NATO membership as a bargaining chip. He said: "If they can pay their due bills and treat us fairly, I will continue to support NATO." According to NATO's public reports, European countries currently pay $100 billion to NATO each year, while the United States pays as much as $350 billion. Previously, the United States paid a higher proportion. 3. Clearly adjust Ukraine policy. Trump said the casualties in the Russian-Ukrainian war were shocking: "Russia has lost 500,000 people, and Ukraine's losses are higher than they admit, probably 400,000." His position is that Europe must increase its economic support for Ukraine to match the United States' contribution. 4. Mass deportation plan. The first step: focus on removing "criminals". The second step: clear out illegal immigrants in mental institutions. The last step: deal with other illegal immigrants. However, he also mentioned an important exception, which is to protect "dreamers". 5. Protect the "Dreamers". He expressed his willingness to work with the Democrats to resolve the "DACA" issue (immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally by their parents as minors, grew up in the United States, are familiar with the American language and culture, but do not have legal status). He said: "The issue of the 'Dreamers' will be dealt with later... Many of them are now middle-aged and can't even speak the language of their home country." This statement is in stark contrast to his previous tough immigration policies. In other words, Trump is willing to compromise. 6. Adjustment of medical policy. Trump once advocated "repealing and replacing" Obamacare, but his position has changed. He said: "Regarding Obamacare, I will try to make it as good as possible." He also admitted: "Sometimes I regret it, but from a humanitarian point of view, I did the right thing." 7. Medical industry meeting. Trump confirmed that he recently met with the following people at Mar-a-Lago: representatives of pharmaceutical companies; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (a well-known American politician); and Dr. Oz (a host of an American TV health program). The meeting focused on the issue of drug prices and high medical costs, which Americans are highly dissatisfied with. 8. Pardons related to the January 6 incident. Trump said he would "most likely" pardon defendants related to the January 6 incident. He said: "Those people have suffered for a long time...their lives have been ruined." But he added: "If some people act extreme or crazy, that is an exception." 9. No longer pursuing retaliatory investigations. Although he has previously stated his position of pursuing relevant issues, he now says he has no interest in investigating the following issues: Joe Biden / Deep State / 2020 Election / He made it clear “I’m not going to dwell on the past.” 10. Promote unity through prosperity. Trump advocates, "I will treat everyone the same way I treat my most loyal supporters." He believes that economic prosperity is the key to uniting Americans. 11. Changes in family roles. Unlike his first term, Trump told his children: "Don't get involved, don't get involved." Why? Because "whatever they did, they did a great job... but I told them to enjoy life and focus on their careers." Trump's interview this time was not only about political stance, but more about clear communication and personal influence.

Original Text by Cai Shenkun

川普在接受NBC采访时，明确表示：“我不会执着于过去。”他的全新策略是通过经济繁荣使撕裂的美国变得团结。他提出了11项计划，认为这些计划可能决定美国未来以及国际地缘政策的调整。 1、彻底改变关税政策。将关税称为“最美妙的词汇”。计划对墨西哥和加拿大征收25%的关税，除非它们采取行动解决非法移民问题。对中国是最重要的关键。 2、外交政策的激进转变。计划将北约成员资格作为筹码。他说：“如果他们能付清应付的账单，并且公平对待我们，我会继续支持北约。”根据北约公开报告，目前欧洲国家每年对北约支付的费用为1000亿美元，而美国支付的费用高达 3500 亿美元。之前美国支付的比例更高。 3、明确调整乌克兰政策。川普说俄乌战争伤亡数字令人震惊：“俄罗斯已经损失了50 万人，而乌克兰的损失比他们承认的更高，可能达到40万人。”他的立场是：欧洲必须增加对乌克兰的经济支持，以匹配美国的贡献。 4、大规模驱逐计划。第一步：重点清除“犯罪分子”。第二步：清理精神病机构中的非法移民。最后一步：处理其他非法入境者。不过，他也提到一个重要的例外，那就是保护“追梦人”。 5、保护“追梦人”。他表示愿意与民主党人合作，解决“DACA”问题（以未成年身份被父母非法带入美国的移民，他们在美国长大，熟悉美国的语言和文化，却没有合法身份）。他说：“‘追梦人’的问题会稍后处理……他们中的许多人现在已经步入中年，甚至不会说自己祖国的语言。”这一表态与他以往强硬的移民政策形成鲜明对比。也就是说，川普愿意妥协。 6、医疗政策的调整。川普曾主张“废除并取代”奥巴马医改，但他的立场已经发生变化。他说：“关于奥巴马医改，我会尽力让它变得尽可能好。”他还承认：“有时我会后悔，但从人道的角度来看，我做了正确的事情。” 7、医疗行业会议。川普证实，他最近在海湖庄园与以下人士会面：药企代表；小罗伯特·肯尼迪（RFK Jr.，美国知名政治家）；奥兹医生（美国电视健康节目主持人）。会议重点讨论了美国人高度不满的药品价格和医疗高成本问题。 8、1月6日事件相关特赦。川普表示，他“很有可能”会赦免 1 月 6 日事件的相关被告。他说：“那些人已经遭受了长期的痛苦……他们的生活被毁了。”但他补充道：“如果某些人行为极端或疯狂，那是例外。” 9、不再追求报复性调查。尽管他此前多次发表要追究相关问题的立场，现在他表示没有兴趣调查以下问题： 乔·拜登/深层政府/2020 年大选/他明确“我不会执着于过去。” 10、通过繁荣促进团结。川普主张“我会以对待最忠实支持者的方式对待每一个人。”他认为经济繁荣是团结美国人的关键。 11、家庭角色的转变。与第一个任期不同，川普告诉他的孩子们：“别参与了，别参与了。”为什么？因为“无论他们做了什么，他们都做得很出色……但我告诉他们，去享受生活，专注于自己的事业吧。”川普这次接受采访不仅在于政治立场，更多的是清晰的沟通和个人影响力的表现。

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Xie Wanjun: Xi Jinping was deprived of military and political power

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According to people familiar with the matter: After the Third Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping was deprived of military power and political power and became the symbolic supreme leader of the CCP regime. Xi Jinping was dissatisfied and unwilling to accept this, so he secretly contacted Putin and Kim Jong-un and asked them to secretly assist and cooperate to help him regain political and military power. Putin ordered the activation of the nuclear weapons device in the Far East Territory located on the Sino-Russian border area, expressing his intention to use nuclear bombs to bomb China's political and military targets. Kim Jong-un claimed that the Chinese Communist Party was North Korea's eternal enemy for thousands of years, and claimed that Mao Zedong promised that the three northeastern provinces would be assigned to North Korea and administered by Kim Il-sung. Therefore, Kim Jong-un declared that the three northeastern provinces of China are the inalienable territory of North Korea, and North Korea will take advantage of the civil strife in the CCP to send troops to seize the three northeastern provinces of China. The sudden tension in Northeast Asia forced the interim central government headed by Hu Jintao, Zhang Youxia and Zeng Qingjiang to decide to deploy troops from various theaters, especially the eastern theater, to increase the number of troops in the Northeast. Putin's move to activate nuclear weapons was discovered by the United States and NATO. The United States has warned China through multiple channels. The Provisional Central Government of the Communist Party of China, headed by Hu Jintao, Zhang Youxia and Zeng Qingjiang, was really frightened when they learned of Putin's actions, and immediately sent Premier Li Qiang of the State Council to Moscow to negotiate with Russia. Russia strongly demanded that China send volunteer troops to assist Russia and join the Russian-Ukrainian war. Li Qiang was forced to agree to Russia's request and immediately transferred Army Commander General Li Qiaoming to lead an Army delegation to Moscow to coordinate with the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Communist Party of China has dispatched volunteer troops to Russia on a large scale to carry out organizational and logistical preparations. At the same time, China's first batch of volunteer troops to aid Russia are setting out one after another for Russia. According to the plan of the Army Headquarters and the Joint Staff of the Military Commission, the leading force of the Zhiyuan Army to aid Russia will mainly be composed of troops from the northern theater. The military vacuum in the northern theater will be filled by the transfer of the main forces from the eastern theater to the north. The combat vacuum in the eastern theater will be filled by reserve forces. Xi Jinping secretly ordered General Miao Hua, director of the Political Department of the Military Commission, to secretly contact the generals to prepare for a coup to overthrow the interim central government and help Xi Jinping regain military power. There are two main generals that Miao Hua contacted secretly. One is the troops in Beijing and the surrounding areas that still support Xi Jinping, and the other is the main generals of the Eastern Theater Command, especially the commander of the Eastern Theater Command, General Lin Xiangyang. General Miao Hua's main plan is to transfer the main force of the northern theater to the Ukrainian battlefield in the name of volunteers to aid Russia. The main force of the eastern theater transferred to the Northeast is fully capable of controlling the situation in the Northeast and lifting the need for the northern theater to reinforce Beijing. aisle. Some of the main forces in the Eastern Theater Command, which went north to increase troops in the Northeast, suddenly turned toward Beijing on the way north. At the same time, some of the main forces in the Eastern Theater Command that had reached the Northeast suddenly moved south to attack the Beijing area and were being transferred to the Northeast. Some of the main forces in the eastern theater of war attacked and advanced northward, forming a situation where three armies were advancing in tandem and marching into Beijing at the same time. They also cooperated with the troops who still support Xi Jinping in Beijing and the surrounding areas of Beijing to control Beijing in one fell swoop, destroy the interim central government, and arrest or kill Zhang Youxia regained military power in one fell swoop. The Chinese Communist Party’s plan to send volunteer troops to aid Russia has aroused great concern in the United States. U.S. President Biden immediately dispatched national security adviser Sullivan to defend Beijing. Sullivan issued an ultimatum to the Chinese Communist Party, saying: If China does not immediately stop sending volunteer troops to Russia, the United States will not be responsible if it is accidentally bombed. What Sullivan expressed is that if the Chinese Communist Party does not immediately stop sending volunteer troops to aid Russia, the United States will go to war without declaring it. Saliyi's ultimatum forced the Provisional Central Committee to decide to stop sending volunteer troops to Russia to aid Russia. At the same time, the main forces in the eastern theater no longer needed to be transferred to the northeast. The United States suddenly intervened, completely disrupting the plan planned by Xi Jinping and Miao Hua to mobilize troops from the eastern theater to Beijing to destroy the interim central government. The United States' action unexpectedly prevented Xi Jinping and Miao Hua from launching a coup, unexpectedly saved the lives of the Provisional Central Committee, and saved the lives of tens of thousands of CCP officials at deputy provincial and military levels. Maybe this is God’s arrangement! Defense Minister General Dong Jun was one of the main planners and participants in the coup plot. Seeing more and more members of Xi Jinping's faction being purged, Dong Jun knew that the coup plot would be exposed sooner or later. And once exposed, he will be sentenced to death. Dong Jun then reported Miao Hua's conspiracy to plot a coup to the Provisional Central Committee. Since Dong Jun reported Miao Hua for meritorious service, the merit was offset and criminal responsibility was not pursued. After Miao Hua was arrested, he agreed to confess all the plots, plans and participants of the coup in order to save himself from criminal prosecution. General Lin Xiangyang, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, was arrested and sentenced to death for treason by the military court of the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection. The authorities announced that General Lin Xiangyang, commander of the Eastern Theater Command, died of a sudden illness. General Liu Zhenli, chief of staff of the Joint Staff Department of the Military Commission, was the formulator and executor of the plan to transfer the main forces from the northern theater to Russia and the main force from the eastern theater to the north to reinforce the Northeast. Therefore, he was also taken away for investigation, but was soon released. At present, it is unclear whether Liu Zhenli is an uninformed person or whether he made some deal with the interim central government. Another army commander, General Li Qiaoming, who participated in the formulation and transferred the main force of the northern theater to Russia and the main force of the eastern theater to the north to increase troops in the northeast, was also taken away for investigation. As of now, Li Qiaoming has not been released.

Original Text by Xie Wanjun

据知情人士透露：三中全会后，习近平被剥夺了军权和政权，成为中共政权象征性最高领导人。习近平对此即不满，也不甘心，便秘密联络普京和金正恩，要求他们密秘协助和配合，帮助他夺回政权和军权。普京则下令启动位于中俄边境地区的远东边疆区核武装置，摆出要用核弹轰炸中共国政治和军事目标的意图。金正恩则宣称，中共国是北韩千年宿敌，并声称当年毛泽东许诺将东北三省划归北韩，由金日成管理。因此，金正恩宣称，中共国东北三省昰北韩不可分割的领土，北韩将趁中共内乱之机，出兵夺取中国东北三省。 由于东北亚局势突然紧张，迫使以胡锦涛、张又侠和曾庆江为首的临时中央决定，从各战区，尤其是东部战区抽调部队增兵东北。 普京启动核武的举动被美国和北约发现。美国通过多个渠道向中共国示警。以胡锦涛、张又侠和曾庆江为首的中共临时中央政权，得知普京的举动后，着实是吓坏了，便立即派出国务院总理李强赴莫斯科，与俄罗斯谈判。俄罗斯则强硬要求中共国派出援俄志愿军，加入俄乌战争，李强被迫答应俄罗斯的要求，并立即调陆军司令李桥铭上将率陆军代表团，立即赴莫斯科与俄罗斯国防部进行对接，为中共国大规模向俄罗斯派遣援俄志愿军进行组织与后勤准备。同时，中共国首批援俄志愿军则陆续开拔，前往俄罗斯。 按照陆军司令部和军委联合参谋部的计划，援俄志原军先头部队将主要由北部战区部队改编组成。北部战区出现的军力真空将由东部战区主力部队北调填补。而东部战区的战力真空则由后备役部队搷补。 习近平则密令军委政工部主任苗华上将，秘密联络将领，准备发动政变，推翻临时中央政权，帮助习近平夺回军权。苗华秘密联络的将领主要有两部分，一部分是北京及北京周边地区仍支持习近平的部队，另一部分就是东部战区主要将官，尤其是东部战区司令林向阳上将。苗华上将的主要计划，是将北部战区主力部队以援俄志愿军的名义，调往乌克兰战场，而调往东北的东部战区主力则完全有能力撑握东北的局势，解除北部战区增援北京的通道。东部战区北上增兵东北的部分主力部队，则在北进途中，突然向北京转进，同时，已扺达东北的东部战区部分主力部队则突然南下，向北京地区攻击前进，而正在调往东北的东部战区部分主力部队则向北攻击前进，形成三路大军齐头并进，同时进军北京的态势，并与北京及北京周边地区仍支持习近平的部队里应外合，一举控制北京，摧毁临时中央政权，逮捕或击毙张又侠，一举夺回兵权。 中共拟派遣援俄志愿军的行动，引起美国高度关注。美国总统拜登立即派遣国安顾问沙立文防问北京。沙立文向中共发出了最后通牒，称：如果中国不立即停止向俄罗斯派遣志愿军，如遭到误炸，美国概不负责。沙立文所表达的意思，如果中共不立即停止派遣援俄志愿军，美国将不宣而战。沙立义的最后通牒，迫使临时中央不得不决定，停止向俄罗斯派遣援俄志愿军的行动，同时，东部战区的主力部队也不需要调往东北了。 美国突然插一杠子，彻底打乱了习近平和苗华所策划的调东部战区部队进京摧毁临时中央政权的计划。美国的行动竞意外的阻止习近平和苗华发动政变的图谋，意外的救了临时中央的命，救了数万中共副省军级以上官员的命。这或许是老天安排的吧！ 国防部长董军上将是这场政变阴谋的主要策划者和参与者之一。眼看越来越多的习近平派系人马被清洗，董军自知政变阴谋迟早会败露。而一旦败露，他要被判处死刑的。董军遂向临时中央举报苗华策划政变的阴谋。由于董军举报苗华有功，将功抵罪，不追究刑事责任。 苗华被逮捕后，同意合盘交待所有政变的阴谋、计划和参与者，以交挽自己被豁免刑事追究。 东部战区司令林向阳上将被捕后，被军纪委军事法庭以叛变的罪名叛处死刑。当局对外宣称，东部战区司令林向阳上将突发疾病去逝。 军委联合参谋部参谋长刘振立上将昰调北部战区主力赴俄罗斯，调东部战区主力北上增兵东北计划的制订者和执行者，因而也被带走调查，但很快又被释放。目前，尚不清楚刘振立昰不知情者，还是与临时中央政权做了什么交易。 另一位参与制订，调北部战区主力赴俄罗斯，调东部战区主力北上增兵东北的陆军司令李桥铭上将也被带走调查。截止到目前为止，李桥铭仍未被释放。

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Kazakhstan's airlines to launch more routes in 2025 with more aircraft

 Report, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

According to Kazakhstan News Agency, Maksat Kariyakparov, Deputy Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan, said that Kazakhstan plans to open more new flights in 2025 and purchase more aircraft to meet aviation demand.

In 2024, Kazakhstan has opened 22 international routes. According to the plan, 10 more flights will be added in 2025, including routes to European cities such as Budapest, Munich and Rome. At the same time, 18 new aircraft are planned to be purchased in 2025, while 10 aircraft have been introduced in 2024, providing the necessary transportation support for the expansion of routes.

The deputy minister also mentioned that the development of domestic flights will depend on the funding situation. He pointed out, "We plan to vigorously develop domestic flights and provide subsidies for these flights. Local governments will submit applications, and once the source of funds is determined, we will open more domestic routes."

Kariyakparov further explained that there is no technical problem in opening international and domestic flights, and the main challenge lies in funding. As long as the financing problem is solved, the expansion of flights and the opening of new routes will proceed rapidly.

The Phuket Airport mural controversy

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

According to Lianhe Zaobao, the mural at Phuket Airport in Thailand featured representative attractions of Singapore, sparking controversy online. The airport later apologized in a statement.

According to The Straits Times, on 16 December 2024, a Facebook user posted that in addition to Chalong Temple, Phuket Big Buddha and Phuket Old Town, the colourful Nyonya shophouses on Koon Seng Road in Joo Chiat District, Singapore, also appeared in the mural at Phuket Airport.

Thai media Thaiger quoted the user as saying, "A friend sent me this photo after landing at Phuket Airport and asked me where the photo was. I was confused at the time. Is this Singapore? Why not use our amazing mansions, shophouses and streets? This is a great shame. Please remove it."

He pointed out that shophouses with similar architectural styles can be found in Phuket Old Town. Netizens criticized the airport management for promoting another country and demanded an apology.

Phuket Airport later clarified on Facebook that the photo was deliberately used to suggest that shophouses with similar architectural styles to those in Singapore can be found in Phuket, adding that it was just one of many photos posted inside the airport building.

Images : All the above pictures are from Facebook@Phuket International Airport

According to the Bangkok Post, the airport management said, "We apologize for any confusion or misunderstanding caused. We will continue to resolve the issue."

According to the Singapore Tourism Board website, these pastel-coloured shophouses on Koon Seng Road date back to the 1920s and were home to Peranakans until the 1970s. The houses are decorated with intricate details such as pintu pagar (revolving doors) and tiles with floral patterns.

Visa-free policy benefits Qingdao Airport with daily international and regional passenger traffic exceeding 10,000

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Since China's visa-free policy has extended to cover South Korea and Japan, the number of international passengers at Qingdao Airport has continued to rise. As of 15 December 2024, the total international and regional passenger throughput reached 2.53 million, doubling from the same period last year, and the number of passengers in the past week increased by 5.2% month-on-month. Among them, the number of international and regional passengers on 15 December 2024 was 10,200, the first time it exceeded 10,000 since the 2024 Spring Festival.

Taking advantage of the favourable opportunity of the visa-free policy for Japan and South Korea, Qingdao Airport actively expanded its route network, recently resumed the Fukuoka route, and increased the frequency of routes to Seoul (gateways Seoul-Gimpo and Incheon), Busan, Kansai, etc. At present, the average daily number of flights to and from South Korea has reached 34 flights, and the number of flights to Seoul has reached 30 flights per day; the average daily number of flights to and from Japan has reached 10 flights, and the number of flights to Kansai and Tokyo (gateways Haneda and Narita) has reached 6 flights and 3 flights per day respectively. The high-frequency flights in the "bus-like" operation mode effectively meet the business and leisure needs of passengers.

According to statistics, from 8 November to 15 December 2024, Qingdao Airport served a total of 46,600 foreign inbound passengers, a daily increase of 15.8% compared to the period before the policy was implemented; among them, visa-free travelers accounted for 60.9%.

Haikou Meilan International Airport's cargo and mail throughput exceeds 200,000 tons

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA      Images : HNA

Since 2024, benefiting from the gradual recovery of the global economy, the continuous optimization of customs clearance procedures, the rapid development of new cross-border e-commerce formats and other factors, the demand for air cargo market has continued to rise. On 17 December 2024, the annual cargo and mail throughput of Haikou Meilan International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Meilan Airport), a subsidiary of Hainan Holdings, exceeded 200,000 tons for the first time since its opening, an increase of 20% year-on-year, setting a historical high, further promoting the continuous quality improvement and upgrading of Hainan Free Trade Port's aviation logistics industry.

Since the beginning of this year, cross-border e-commerce parcels from all over the country have accelerated to Haikou. As of 17 December 2024, Meilan Airport has completed a total of 12.53 million cross-border e-commerce cargo guarantees throughout the year, with a total cargo volume of 16,000 tons and a total cargo value exceeding 1.6 billion yuan. Behind the gratifying figures is the increasingly improved international cargo route network support. With the support of Haikou Meilan Airport Customs and other relevant units, Meilan Airport has increased its cooperation with airlines and charter operators. By 2024, it has operated a total of 6 international cargo routes, including 4 fifth freedom routes, covering a total of 7 international cargo routes in Milan, Bournemouth, Paris, Vienna, Tbilisi, Incheon and Changi.

At the same time, Meilan Airport actively sorted out and optimized the customs clearance process for goods, introduced customs clearance guarantee modes such as separate bill pick-up, apron direct pick-up, and apron direct transfer, created an "integrated" service environment for port customs clearance, and further improved the timeliness of cargo customs clearance guarantee at aviation ports. It also effectively improved the level of customs clearance facilitation for cross-border e-commerce by innovating the "two places and one" supervision model for cross-border e-commerce and international express delivery, and opening the "air-to-air transfer" customs transit business for cross-border e-commerce exports.

In addition, Meilan Airport also actively focuses on customer needs, combines the regional characteristics of Hainan, comprehensively deepens cooperation with freight forwarders and charter operators, and launches preferential activities for specific products, including "increase preferential activities for pepper products", "preferential activities for okra products", "promotion activities for lotus pod special products", etc., to fully assist the export of local specialty products to the outside of the island and continuously explore new growth points for cargo and mail throughput.

In the future, Meilan Airport will focus on accelerating the strategic positioning of becoming an aviation regional gateway hub facing the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and continue to make efforts around the construction of freight infrastructure, the construction of information-based freight platforms, the improvement of freight route network layout, and the improvement of port facilitation. Expand the scale of air freight business and inject strong impetus into the high-quality development of Hainan Free Trade Port's air logistics.

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StayGate Pictures : Plane-spotting on the rooftop of The Sixteenth Naiyang Beach Hotel

 Pictures copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

China Postal Airlines launches flight to Dhaka on 15 December 2024

 Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA    / Image : China Postal Airlines

At 12.15 pm on 15 December 2024, flight CF283 took off from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport with 28.458 tons of cross-border e-commerce and manufacturing enterprise cargo, and arrived safely at Dhaka International Airport in Bangladesh at 3.21 pm, marking the official opening of China Postal Airlines's "Chengdu-Dhaka" all-cargo international route. The route utilizes B757-200F aircraft to fly twice a week, running on Wednesdays and Sundays. Flights will be added later according to demand.

The "Chengdu-Dhaka" route opened this time is the first international route opened by China Postal Airlines in Sichuan Province, and the first international route of China Post to reach South Asia, which is of milestone significance. It marks that China Post has taken a solid step in laying out the international freight market in the southwest region and in building an air artery and service platform for the economic and trade development of the southwest region connecting South Asian countries. At the same time, it is also an important measure for China Post to integrate into the "Southward Opening" development pattern of Sichuan Province and promote the construction of Chengdu International Aviation Hub, which will further improve the logistics time limit level of foreign trade, cross-border e-commerce, and manufacturing enterprises in the southwest region. 

The opening of this route to Bangladesh also reflects that with the rapid development in recent years, China Post's international influence has been increasing day by day. It has taken the initiative to undertake national strategies and help promote the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road" cooperation between China and Bangladesh.

It is also reported that the "Chengdu-Dhaka" route is the second "Postal Assistance to Overseas Chinese" route opened after the "Yancheng-Incheon". The "Postal Assistance to Overseas Chinese" route is an international cargo aviation line coordinated by China Post Group Co., Ltd. and the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, aiming to provide strong guarantees for China to deepen opening-up cooperation and promote high-quality development of foreign trade. In the future, "Yancheng-Kansai", "Qingdao-Incheon", "Qingdao-Chubu" and other "Postal Assistance to Overseas Chinese" routes will be launched one after another.

Timeline of 8/5Runway Cafe, Phuket

 Timeline, photo copyright : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

8/5Runway Cafe is first opened at 8/5 Car Park in November 2023 and it is located nearest to the runway of Phuket Airport. Initially, access is free-of-charge. 

On 1 October 2024, the proprietor of 8/5Runway Cafe starts charging access fee of 80 Baht due to the overwhelming popularity of Phuket's only runway cafe. 

The proprietor says in the past many tourists and locals came to the runway cafe for plane-spotting and chose not to eat the snacks and drinks sold by the cafe. Hence, it is decided that access fee is mandatory to control the crowd and maintain the profit line of the cafe.

On 17 December 2024, 8/5Runway Cafe is listed on the Spotters Guide as Spot 6.

Hotel Review : Phuket Airport Place, Phuket

Review, pictures copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Only in Room 444, the only room on the fourth level, the guest can view aircraft moving along the runway nearest to Phuket Airport Place. On the fourth level, which is basically a sheltered observation deck, guests can view aircraft of the domestic terminal and aircraft moving along the runway. 

Each room of Phuket Airport Place is decorated with portraits of aircraft photography. There are mountain view rooms and swimming pool view rooms. 

Room per night charge from 20 Dollars onwards (dormitory).

Complimentary breakfast if any comes very limited.

The lift does not function for 24 hours unfortunately and there are only four complimentary shuttle services from Phuket Airport Place to Phuket Airport, at 6 am, 8 am, 10 am and 12 pm. Outside these schedules, airport transfer costs 200 Baht per trip.