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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.
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.
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.
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.
It's time to take Prayut at his word
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 10/08/2015
» In Prayut we trust? Prime Minister Prayut Cha-o-cha made it clear, again, on his weekly show on Friday night, that he had no desire to stay longer in office and is looking forward to an elected government taking over Government House from him.
On one issue, government is out of Line
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 08/06/2015
» The military-dominated government has made one undisputed flop over the past year, but nobody seems to care about it.
Taxi 'never say no' drive misses mark
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/03/2015
» The government campaign to "return happiness" to taxi passengers, driven by a top army general, is missing the mark.
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.
Unlike Zico, Prayut scores an own goal
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/12/2014
» The choice for the inaugural "Returning Happiness to the Thai People Award" is clear. And the winner is not Prayut Chan-o-cha.