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  • OPINION

    Service a must to drive THAI forward

    Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 14/03/2024

    » A passenger on a flight TG652 had to ask crew members twice for a sandwich and Coke after waking up from a short sleep which made him miss the inflight service. When one of the attendants handed him the snack, he asked her again for Coke. The cabin staff looked annoyed and told him that he should have told her from the beginning that he wanted both so that she could have done it in one trip instead of two.

  • OPINION

    Zico can get THAI scoring goals again

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 16/11/2015

    » I wonder what would happen at Thai Airways International if Kiatisak "Zico" Senamuang was appointed the "head coach"? Zico, one of thailand's greatest players and now national team coach, and THAI president Charamporn Jotikasthira rose to the top of their respective organisations under similar circumstances. The Thai national football team before the former striker took the helm was going through a crisis of confidence and despairing fans could only watch as the War Elephants went up and then dramatically down through a major trophy drought. At the airline, Mr Charamporn, the former Stock Exchange of Thailand president, stepped in to take the presidency amid myriad troubles and plunging prestige.

  • OPINION

    Airlines not to blame for bus problems

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 12/10/2015

    » Inter-provincial buses are not running out of gas; they are running out of passengers. Transport Co is apparently following in the footsteps of another state-owned enterprise under the Transport Ministry as it struggles to fill up its fleet with passengers. The firm is on course to see net profits drop sharply from 342 million baht last year to around 217 million this year.

  • THAILAND

    Burden of our Thai exceptionalism

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/04/2015

    » As the government undertakes its campaign to promote "Thainess" to potential foreign tourists, it should not forget that there is some undesirable Thainess at home that needs to be looked at.

  • OPINION

    Now to wipe away train travel blues

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 09/06/2014

    » Advocates of a high-speed train network must check out a video clip on YouTube. The short clip, posted on May 31, has not exactly gone viral, but it is more than enough to reflect the sorry state of Thai trains.

  • OPINION

    Hoping for some hope at THAI

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 28/04/2014

    » "This is your captain speaking. Please fasten your seat belts and put your seats in an upright position as we are experiencing turbulence. And I am not sure when we will get out of it."

  • OPINION

    Yingluck could have roared in the Lion City

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/11/2013

    » Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra missed a great chance in her decision to skip a visit to Singapore tomorrow. She would no doubt have learnt some things from Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong, while at the same time passing on some knowledge.

  • OPINION

    AoT aims high but priorities take a nosedive

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/10/2013

    » There is nothing wrong with Airports of Thailand executives having high ambitions for Suvarnabhumi airport. But it is a misplaced ideal if all of the basic problems at the airport are left untackled.

  • OPINION

    SRT going off the rails as aged route rots

    News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/07/2013

    » The train accident in Phrae province last Wednesday is a stark reminder for the State Railway of Thailand and the Transport Ministry of what should be their priority.

  • WORLD

    The Russians are coming

    Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/03/2013

    » Two decades after the end of the Soviet Union's military influence in Indochina, Russia has emerged as a country with growing potential for Thailand and its neighbours to reap the benefits of its rising spending power.

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