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Thai railways back on track ... well, sort of
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/12/2013
» Good news from the State Railway of Thailand. Since they reopened the northern route a fortnight ago, only one train has fallen off the rails, which isn't bad going for them.
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It could be a year of whistling in the dark
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/01/2014
» I hope everyone has survived the funny hats and hangovers season. I won't complain if I don't hear that ''Happy New Mia'' joke for a while, or Frosty the Snowman for that matter.
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Final curtain call for grand old station
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/12/2021
» There is some debate concerning the fate of Bangkok's 105-year-old Hua Lamphong railway station which is scheduled to close at the end of the month. Hopefully a happy compromise can be reached with the station being preserved as a museum and its immediate area a public park. The State Railway of Thailand should also be given leeway to make itself some money, even if it means yet another mall.
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I see a white plane and I want to paint it black
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/09/2013
» Last December this column carried an item featuring ''omnishambles'', named by the Oxford English Dictionary as the 2012 ''word of the year''. The word is defined as: ''A situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterised by a string of blunders and miscalculations.''
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When it comes to jokes, you can't beat the old ones
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/08/2013
» There's an old saying that ''He who laughs last ... doesn't get the joke,'' and I felt a bit that way early last week.
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All aboard 'The Pattaya Thunderbolt'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/03/2018
» Five years ago there was a report in the Bangkok Post with the authorities announcing a high-speed rail link from Bangkok to Pattaya would be running by 2018, with flashy trains whizzing along at 250kph. We were informed the train would whisk you to the beach resort in under one hour. Frankly, the thought of hurtling towards Pattaya at such great speed was a bit too scary for most people. Pattaya is the sort of place you need to ease into gently, preparing yourself for the mental challenge that awaits.
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A grand old station with tales to tell
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/06/2016
» Bangkok's Hua Lamphong railway station is marking its 100th anniversary this weekend and if you have a whistle handy it deserves a celebratory fanfare.
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There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
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As long as it's a bit better than last year
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/01/2022
» It's that time of the year for columnists to suggest what could be in store for the next 12 months. However, things are so unpredictable at the moment even Nostradamus would struggle to come up with a half-decent forecast. Of course Thailand is not immune to the uncertainty although you wouldn't rule out occasional "misappropriation of funds" or to use the correct technical term, "cooking the books."
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Doubtful delights of standing in line
Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/03/2024
» It is encouraging to learn that the Prime Minister is concerned about large queues at Suvarnabhumi airport, particularly at the arrivals area. We've all probably experienced that sinking feeling after stepping off the moving walkway and being faced by a definitely non-moving formidable queue. It is especially grim if you've just suffered an exhausting long-distance flight and are already feeling knackered.
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