AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCommuter Crisis: New York’s Long Island Rail Road shut down for the first time in 32 years as unions walked out over a 2% wage-gap, stranding about 300,000 daily riders and pushing Mayor Zohran Mamdani to warn of heavier traffic and longer trips while the MTA rolls out limited shuttle buses. Deadly Crossing: Bangkok’s Makkasan area turned into a disaster zone after a freight train hit a bus at a rail crossing, killing at least eight and injuring dozens as the bus burned; Thai police have launched an urgent probe. Aviation Disruption Watch: Heathrow’s baggage system failure left passengers stranded with piles of luggage at Terminal 5, though the system was reported back online. Aviation Security: Trinidad and Tobago police say a cargo aircraft carrying industrial explosives faced no local law breach, but a separate national security investigation remains active. Global Links: The U.S. is funding a feasibility study for the Philippines’ Sangley Point International Airport to ease Manila congestion.
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