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Slow train to lifeless Bang Sue Grand Station
Oped, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 08/06/2023
» Help is urgently needed from whoever gets a chance to be the transport minister in the new government to prevent Bang Sue Grand Station from being another white elephant which does not live up to its promise.
This is one fight Thaksin can't win
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/12/2015
» Thaksin Shinawatra has obviously not mistaken Dec 1 for Jan 1. So why did he rush to send out a New Year message?
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.
Too risky to use S44 for everything
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 02/11/2015
» The government seems not to be paying attention to this danger and is moving the country close to becoming comfortably addicted to the most powerful clause in the interim constitution -- Section 44. Cabinet ministers look to it as a cure-all which can fix every malady, from illegal trawlers to train construction.
SRT offers a harsh lesson in failure
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 05/10/2015
» Here's a little bit of news for drenched travellers. What is probably the most expensive, cost-inefficient city airport check-in service in the world looks set to come to a close. And it's right here in Bangkok.
Yingluck pleas will struggle to be heard
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 26/01/2015
» Democracy in Thailand did not die on Jan 23, 2015 when the National Legislative Assembly voted to retroactively axe Yingluck Shinawatra from the premier's position and slap a five-year ban on politics for her.
Real reason why Veera was released
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/07/2014
» There is one man Veera Somkwamkid has forgotten to thank as he relaxes in the comfortable surroundings of his home. No, it is not Hun Sen.
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.
Ending our colour-coded area divides
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 02/06/2014
» A recent change that occurred on a road in Chun district in Phayao gives a good indicator of the tough trail ahead for reconciliation being constructed by Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha.
A mountain to climb for Prayuth
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/05/2014
» Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha finally decided to go for military intervention in the political crisis following more than six months of standoff between the caretaker government and the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).