Bangkok has to solve its traffic jam problems. In order to compete with the rest of South East Asia, Thais cannot waste so much time sitting on the nation's freeways. Neither can the half-hearted public transportation system continue to be left the way it is. Bangkok's government must increase the spending on public transportation and expand the present sky train and underground train systems. They must also come up with a workable plan to persuade Thai citizens to forgo buying that expensive car and instead support the public transportation system. Only then will Thailand's economy keep up with and hopefully surpass the more efficient countries in this region.