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...cheap fares are luring Asians away from rickety buses, inefficient trains and traffic-choked highways and convincing many to travel more often. Laykha Boonlerd, a 26-year-old bank employee in Kuala Lumpur, could never before afford to fly to Bangkok to see her family and instead made an excruciating 24-hour pilgrimage by bus and train. But with a one-way ticket on AirAsia costing only $26-much less than the price she says she was quoted on national-flag carrier Malaysia Airlines-she decided to fly to Bangkok for the first time in July. "I will travel much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Raiders | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...second thought, it is probably fitting to commemorate his life with his picture on money, considering the era of greed he presided over. It's much more appropriate than naming an airport after him, which only added insult to the injury he did when he fired striking air-traffic controllers. Joyce D. Meyer Champaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...second thought, however, it is probably fitting to commemorate his life with his picture on money, considering the era of greed he presided over. It's much more appropriate than naming an airport after him, which only added insult to the injury he did when he fired striking air-traffic controllers. JOYCE D. MEYER Champaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 12, 2004 | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...limit," rages Michael Jäger, who helps run the federation's Bavarian chapter. Among recent examples in Jäger's backyard: an artificial lake near Munich airport that's costing almost €20 million to build instead of the budgeted €11 million; a €76,500 traffic light in Garmisch Partenkirchen that only worked for a day before it was dismantled; and a gas station on the grounds of the Bavarian Economics Ministry reserved for government functionaries that makes an annual loss of €40,000. The authorities responsible have noted the complaints, but have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Escape From Tax Hell | 7/11/2004 | See Source »

...sales take off, law-enforcement agencies are beginning to crack down, warning that pocket bikes are not safe to ride on the street. "They are so small, you can't see them behind parked cars or in traffic," says Sergeant Bob Rieboldt of the Los Angeles police department...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pocket Bikes | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

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