Proposed plan to revive THAI approved by state enterprise body

By THE NATION

 

 

The State Enterprise Policy Committee (SEPC) has resolved to revive the operations of Thai Airways International (THAI) in line with the proposals put forward by the Transport and Finance ministries, said Prapas Kong-led, director of the State Enterprise Policy Office.

 

“The newly appointed committee held its first meeting today [April 29] chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha,” he said. “The committee is responsible for ensuring transparency and good governance among state enterprises.”

 

At its meeting, the panel approved two points on the agenda, namely:

 

1. Appointing two sub-committees that are responsible for SEPC’s urgent missions:

 

1.1 State Enterprise Development Planning Subcommittee, chaired by former PTT CEO Thewin Wongwanich;

 

1.2 State Enterprise Evaluation Subcommittee, chaired by the Finance Ministry’s permanent secretary.

 

2. Approval of THAI’s rehabilitation plan as proposed by the Transport and Finance ministries.

 

The proposed plan aims to stabilise the loss-making national carrier by promoting tourism, international trade and domestic investment.

 

“After the plan was approved, the SEPC appointed the Transport Ministry to submit the plan for Cabinet approval,” he said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387001

 

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51 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

“The committee is responsible for ensuring transparency and good governance among state enterprises.”

I am speechless, can't find any words 555

Edited April 29, 20206 yr by Mavideol
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That will solve Thai Airlines problems, set up a committee and a few sub committees,job done !

regards worgeordie

 

34 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Appointing two sub-committees

a committee, and the first thing it does, is appoint two sub committees; job done

The stupidity is strong on this one. A few committees and no strategic aims to speak of.

 

I wonder what kind of boneheads will be wheeled out to explain away the steep increases in (already ridiculous) fares in the wake of this pandemic.

 

What a calamity in the making ????

Want to save THAI.

 

1. Lower your sorely inflated prices to be competitive. 

2. Hire some flight attendants UNDER 50 years of age. 

 

Just my recommendation.  I stopped using them 10 years ago due to those two reasons.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

“The committee is responsible for ensuring transparency and good governance among state enterprises.”

With Prayut as the chair? Yeah, right...

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

Joke of the year so far !

7 hours ago, YetAnother said:

a committee, and the first thing it does, is appoint two sub committees; job done

Yes but there is also a committee to select the committee who appoints the sub committees don't yer know...

 

7 hours ago, PJPom said:

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

I know this, YOU know this hell even THEY know this but it's more of the same.

 

From "Smooth as Silk" to "Rough as Gravel"!

8 hours ago, YetAnother said:

a committee, and the first thing it does, is appoint two sub committees; job done

It's really like a parody
The newly appointed committee held its first meeting today [April 29.,16:00 p.m.]

....

“After the plan was approved, the SEPC appointed the Transport Ministry to submit the plan for Cabinet approval." [April 29., 16:08 p.m.]
The meeting was formally closed, everybody made a "waai" to each other and to the TV-cameras." And up they all went in 5 different stretch limousines to a soapy massage at Ratchadaphisek [April 29., 16:13 p.m.]

Sometimes the comedy that is Thailand, and the fact that TG is just the comedy show that keeps on giving, but even sometimes it leaves me speechless.

 

I can just laugh at the absurdity of it all, my poor wife, who unfortunately is US educated and actually understands this stuff, just shakes her head in embarrassment.

 

We were watching this on Thai TV news and her comment was "this is just so sad and ridiculous" 

Edited April 29, 20206 yr by GinBoy2

8 hours ago, PJPom said:

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

Chai Airways will never die, nor will the Wuhan railway express, The C 19 line directly 2 Pattaya 

The secret to running an airline, well, its not a secret to us, is to have skilled people at the top who have run an airline before. Such people do not  in Thailand so they need to bring in a few foreigners who have.  Richard Branson might be available soon !!!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 hours ago, PJPom said:

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

The other news source mentioned that Thai must employ a "professional" to manage.....many would imagine a foreigner with years of successful airline management...but I would doubt anyone in government would like to answer to a foreigner....so I would guess that nepotism will again rule Thai!

13 hours ago, worgeordie said:

That will solve Thai Airlines problems, set up a committee and a few sub committees,job done !

regards worgeordie

 

In my opinion, two sub-committees will not be sufficient. Let's go for...say.....twelve????

I would never have presented such a plan to my Main Board - it would be a sure way of seeing myself out!

30 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said:

The other news source mentioned that Thai must employ a "professional" to manage.....many would imagine a foreigner with years of successful airline management...but I would doubt anyone in government would like to answer to a foreigner....so I would guess that nepotism will again rule Thai!

An Ex or current Army General,is the likely choice.

regards worgeordie

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“The committee is responsible for ensuring transparency and good governance among state enterprises.”

From a company that hemorrhages money faster pig in a slaughter house that's laughable?

 

15 hours ago, PJPom said:

The answer to their woes is simple, appoint a CEO ( who is not Thai ) who is answerable to nobody but one person who shall be nameless. Give him the power to set wages and conditions. Give him the power to remove persons who are simply there due to influence. Give him immunity from prosecution on trumped up charges and finally give him a security detail which will keep him alive.....All the preceding is simply pie in the sky, it will never happen ..goodbye Thai Airways.

There isn't a foreigner alive that would take the position.

 

In the past foreigners were appointed for such things as the government subsidised sugar mills. He found high levels of corruption and then he 'disappeared.' Read into that how you want. ????

 

Can you imagine a foreigner weighing in and bringing all that <deleted> to the surface in this mahousive enterprise going into billions and billions of baht.

 

Never gonna happen!  ????

Edited April 30, 20206 yr by thequietman

Unf#@*. believable! Any child on an "run your own airline" app would do better. 

46 minutes ago, thequietman said:

There isn't a foreigner alive that would take the position.

 

In the past foreigners were appointed for such things as the government subsidised sugar mills. He found high levels of corruption and then he 'disappeared.' Read into that how you want. ????

 

Can you imagine a foreigner weighing in and bringing all that <deleted> to the surface in this mahousive enterprise going into billions and billions of baht.

 

Never gonna happen!  ????

I remember this well. Michael Wansley was the guy's name. Australian corporate insolvency expert gunned down by assassins allegedly hired by the Thakhli Sugar Mill owners after Michael discovered theft of $150m from loans given to the Kaset Thai Sugar Company.

 

Memorable quote: "It's very good the farang is dead, now we can live comfortably".

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=QCzRHFYJabcC&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=michael+wansley+murder&source=bl&ots=JX0AhbTK9p&sig=ACfU3U3smt5IUvIqlYW0TpvpQtxG2PNpTg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVjIG8mI_pAhVTzDgGHft1CucQ6AEwB3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael wansley murder&f=false

Edited April 30, 20206 yr by Yadon Toploy

And still no airline professionals ???? what a waste 

17 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Want to save THAI.

 

1. Lower your sorely inflated prices to be competitive. 

2. Hire some flight attendants UNDER 50 years of age. 

 

Just my recommendation.  I stopped using them 10 years ago due to those two reasons.

 

 

 

1. Agreed. 2. If anyone can do any particular job, they should not lose it because of their age.

Except of course when they reach retirement age.

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

An Ex or current Army General,is the likely choice.

regards worgeordie

I think a Rear Admiral from the navy would be perfect! 

22 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

1. Agreed. 2. If anyone can do any particular job, they should not lose it because of their age.

Except of course when they reach retirement age.

Depends who you are related to!

2 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

I remember this well. Michael Wansley was the guy's name. Australian corporate insolvency expert gunned down by assassins allegedly hired by the Thakhli Sugar Mill owners after Michael discovered theft of $150m from loans given to the Kaset Thai Sugar Company.

 

Memorable quote: "It's very good the farang is dead, now we can live comfortably".

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=QCzRHFYJabcC&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=michael+wansley+murder&source=bl&ots=JX0AhbTK9p&sig=ACfU3U3smt5IUvIqlYW0TpvpQtxG2PNpTg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVjIG8mI_pAhVTzDgGHft1CucQ6AEwB3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael wansley murder&f=false

 

Interesting read!  That's a piece of local history I hadn't known of before...

 

Not uncommon, I'd believe, in any range of endeavors here.

3 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

I remember this well. Michael Wansley was the guy's name. Australian corporate insolvency expert gunned down by assassins allegedly hired by the Thakhli Sugar Mill owners after Michael discovered theft of $150m from loans given to the Kaset Thai Sugar Company.

 

Memorable quote: "It's very good the farang is dead, now we can live comfortably".

 

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=QCzRHFYJabcC&pg=PA453&lpg=PA453&dq=michael+wansley+murder&source=bl&ots=JX0AhbTK9p&sig=ACfU3U3smt5IUvIqlYW0TpvpQtxG2PNpTg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVjIG8mI_pAhVTzDgGHft1CucQ6AEwB3oECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=michael wansley murder&f=false

Interesting read, and probably should be compulsory reading for any farang, should they ever be offered any executive post in a Thai company!!