"red flag"

The milestone of 30 trillion dollars in debt should be "a giant red flag for all of us about America's future economic health, generational equity, and role in the world," an expert said.

Rescue workers and officials on Monday continued to search for a Chinese tourist who was swept away while he was swimming with six other friends off Freedom Beach in Phuket on Sunday evening, around the same time when three other foreign tourists – about to drown after violating a red-flag warning on Patong Beach – were saved in the nick of time by lifeguards.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said Thais should be proud that the country had passed an inspection by the International Civil Aviation Organisation [ICAO] with a higher score than standard.

Thai authorities have issued new Air Operator Certificates to 13 airlines after the International Civil Aviation Organisation removed its red flag warning on Thailand.

Hotel and resort operators on the popular Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui put up red flags for the second day on Wednesday, advising tourists not to swim because of high waves.

PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his satisfaction over improvements in aviation safety management and hopes that the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will lift its “red flag” status on Thailand soon, government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

THE INTERNATIONAL Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) was expected to remove a red flag imposed on Thailand over concerns about the country’s aviation safety by the end of this year, due to progress in resolving major issues raised by the agency in June 2015, according to a government committee headed by Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan.