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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.
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.
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.
Who wants to be Prajin or Somyot?
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/07/2015
» Another hot potato has been dropped into the laps of Transport Minister Prajin Juntong and national police chief Somyot Poompunmuang. And the delivery man is Kamronwit Thoopkrachang.
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.
Nok Air CEO apologises for security blunder
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 06/04/2014
» Nok Air chief executive Patee Sarasin on Sunday apologised for an airline security blunder that allowed a stranger on a plane at Hat Yai airport.
Nice way to escape the danger zone
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 03/03/2014
» It must feel so good to get the chance to get away from Bangkok. Fresh air. No annoying whistle blowing. A warm welcome by the red shirts.
Military plays a cagey role over protests
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/01/2014
» If there is a group which can outsmart both the caretaker government and the PDRC, it's the military. Chalerm Yubamrung should know by now that he is driving the Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order hampered by the reluctance of the military to back him.
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.
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.