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Airport flops prove dreamers wrong
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 22/04/2024
» Bringing an airport to a province isn't always a boon. It can be a burden too.
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.
Koh Samui bridge could dent tourism
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 06/09/2023
» A bridge connecting the mainland to a popular resort island does not necessarily promise more prosperity for the latter. It could just transfer more problems to it, which is a risk now facing Koh Samui.
Tourism needs a Plan B to hit its target
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/07/2023
» Thailand's key economic driver has cruised past the first six months but it could see a big speed bump ahead on the road to year's end.
Thailand ranks 10th most popular for global visitors
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 29/08/2018
» Thailand continued to position itself as a destination for travellers to visit by staying in the top 10 in the latest report by the UN travel agency.
Chinese won't let Kra canal fade away
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 14/12/2015
» It's an old song.
Prayut blows noisy rafts out of the water
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 23/11/2015
» Authorities in Kanchanaburi for a long time turned a deaf ear to the shattering music that pounded out from discos on the Kwai Yai and Kwai Noi rivers. Until last Tuesday, when one person complained about it.
Anti-coup bomb theory a smokescreen
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 24/08/2015
» The carnage at the Erawan shrine last Monday was horrifying. And what the defence minister said afterwards was also shocking.
It's a jungle out there for park officials
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 01/12/2014
» Thap Lan National Park is a perfect "poster child" for the policy of the government and the National Council for Peace and Order to end land encroachment.
Tourist safety is suddenly top priority
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 03/11/2014
» Thailand is a big magnet for tourists. In fact, the kingdom is among the few countries that others become envious about when talk turns to tourism.