Born:  10 October 1955
Education:
1978 — B.A. (Social Science), Kasetsart University, Bangkok
1979 — M.S. (Economics), Northeastern University, Boston, USA
1988 — Ph.D. (Applied Economics), Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
 
Current Positions:
Key positions
1 October 2004 – present  – Secretary-General, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB)
30 April 2009 – present  – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Thai Airways International Plc.
Other positions
- Member of the Board, the Bank of Thailand (BOT)
- Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, BOT

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) is now offering special air fares out of its “Fly THAI Get More” promotion for selected domestic and international routes.
In a recent press briefing, THAI’s executive vice president for commercial department Pandit Chanapai said the promotional round-trip air fares, inclusive of airport tax and surcharges, will start from 2,810 baht for domestic destinations and from 4,300 baht for oversea destinations for the passengers in economic class.
The special prices, he said, are also available for the air tickets for popular oversea destinations, 5,645 baht for Singapore, …

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) plans to operate direct flights between Bangkok and Oslo from June 15 onwards.
ACM Narongsak Sangapong, THAI’s senior executive vice president and acting president, yesterday disclosed that the national flag carrier will fly to the capital of Norway five days a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, using  A340-500 aircraft for the 11-hour flight time.
ACM Narongsak said the number of Norwegian tourists to Thailand has increased by about 14.3 percent during the past three year, flying from Copenhagen and Stockholm, so the operation of …

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) has targeted to reduce its costs up to 10 billion baht, excluding fuel cost, within this year as part of its business turnaround plan submitted to Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance yesterday.
Pichai Chunhavajira, chairman of THAI’s Turnaround Steering Committee, said the plan to cut this year’s operation costs is among the most urgent strategies in the first phase of the turnaround plan to solve the problems of the national flag carrier, which recorded a net loss of 14.8 billion baht in the fourth …

Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) will put more flights on service for the route between Bangkok and Chiang Mai to meet passengers’ demand during New Year’s holidays. 
ACM Narongsak Sangapong, THAI’s executive vice president, today said that due to high travel demand during the New Year’s holidays, THAI will operate two more flights per day between Bangkok and the northern city of Chiang Mai during December 26-31.