Project management

Having followed the Scottish Parliament building debacle with much amusement, the Suvarnabhumi Airport - new Bangkok International - is a real peach. One of the now-ousted President Thaksin's last projects, it's been riddled with problems and corruption from the start, and is still not allowed to have an official opening until some minor issues are resolved. It's been operating since end of September though.

Minor issues such as the levels of the multi-storey carpark not having any kind of protective barrier or even raised edge to stop cars simply reversing into mid-air. Similarly, the raised walkways inside the incredible glass-domed terminal building are separated from the curved windows by at least 2 feet of thin air. And no safety railing of any description there either. Oh, and there's the small matter of cracks in the main runway. The fact that the internal signage is all over the place and staff don't have a clue where anything is either is trifling in comparison.

The old Bangkok International, now a cargo airport, has a golf course slap bang next to the runway...