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  • BUSINESS

    New financial frontiers

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/01/2016

    » The emerging markets of Asean will be the key growth drivers for Group Lease Plc, one of Thailand's leading hire-purchase firms, which expects its earnings to surge this year despite the gloomy regional and global outlook.

  • BUSINESS

    Decisive and diversified

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/04/2017

    » Many critics wrote off Kumar Mangalam Birla when he took the helm of one of India's leading businesses as a 28-year-old rookie. But the reviews in recent years have been mostly positive for the man who has helped build a conglomerate that is among the world leaders in the fields in which it operates.

  • OPINION

    The dangers of daily life in the capital

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/07/2016

    » The front-page picture in our paper yesterday showing how much damage a 20-minute fire, that started randomly at On Nut BTS station, could cause took many of us by surprise and I for one am not buying the statement that the construction quality of the station's elevator was "standard".

  • OPINION

    New poll date promise yet to be tested

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/02/2018

    » On Jan 1, 2018, the <i>Bangkok Post</i> took the bold step of sending a message to the coup-led government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that there were just 329 days remaining before the election he promised would have to be held.

  • BUSINESS

    Air of disruption

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/11/2015

    » 'For entrepreneurs, choosing your co-founders is like a professional marriage," says Nathan Blecharczyk. "You're going to go through tough times and you need to remember that ideas can change but business partners can't."

  • WORLD

    Malaysia holds steady

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 20/04/2015

    » Malaysia's economy and financial system remain strong despite diminished growth prospects amid the rout in commodity prices and talk of possible problems in the financial sector, says the country's central bank governor.

  • BUSINESS

    Forever in tune

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/06/2015

    » 'Do not call me Madam, please call me Asha ji," were the first words from Asha Bhosle when I met the legendary singer who has contributed 13,000 songs to Indian films over a seven-decade career.

  • NEWS

    Beware of the bull

    Spectrum, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2018

    » 'Sell your house and buy stocks," a banker told Spectrum over dinner a few months ago.

  • BUSINESS

    Riches beyond resources

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018

    » 'Come, come, grab a seat. We've each been taking turns talking about what we've seen in Thailand over the past week, the lessons we've learned and how we can apply them in life or business."

  • OPINION

    All signs point to an election

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/12/2017

    » The messages coming from the men in uniform and those who helped them seize power are all positive. It makes democracy lovers such as myself feel a little more secure that after failing to deliver its promises for the past few years, the military government could hold an election in November 2018.

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