OPINION

Running out of steam aboard the gravy train

News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/08/2013

» It was encouraging to see Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was courageous enough to host a meeting aboard a train from Bangkok to Nakhon Pathom. Fortunately it made it to its destination without falling off the rails or breaking down, which these days is quite an achievement. With the PM being a committed fan of high-speed trains, it must have been torture for her as the train ambled along at 40kph.