• 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

  Twisting media's arm will backfire

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 20/08/2017

  » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is back in the eye of the storm for all for the wrong reasons. This time all eyes are on the mobile cabinet meeting set to take place tomorrow and Tuesday in Nakhon Ratchasima after government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd openly admitted that he had "requested" television stations to do "scoops" focusing on ministers attending the meeting.

• 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.

• BUSINESS

  Lifetime achiever

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

  » 'It came as a surprise to me that I got this award. It was the second this year and one of only two that I've accepted," says Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

• 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."

• OPINION

  Prayut, junta need to take careful steps

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/04/2018

  » The public relations campaign of coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha seems to be running at full speed and last week the country saw a glimpse of moves being undertaken by people around him to boost the popularity of the military leader.

• OPINION

  Regime plays familiar game to retain grip

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/04/2018

  » The once invincible Pheu Thai Party is facing one of the toughest times in its history as the military-led government looks to use the very tactic that it deployed over the past decade to make sure that it returns to the helm after the elections.

• OPINION

  Mahathir starts off with a bang

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/05/2018

  » Mahathir bin Mohamad, the 92-year old and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia has gotten down to work on the very first day of assuming office with orders to ban overseas travel of the former protege turned nemesis Najib Razak, setting up an investigation team to look into the corruption allegations against the Najib government and was also looking for an early pardon to the jailed protege turned nemesis turned protege -- Anwar Ibrahim.

• OPINION

  Regime had time, but they blew it

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/04/2018

  » Former prime minister siblings Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra seem to have hit a nerve once again with their visit to Japan this week, where the former premier said he expects the Pheu Thai Party to sweep the polls -- if and when they are held.

• 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."

1 2 3 4 Next Last