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    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

    Security is paramount at airports

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/08/2017

    » The past week has been an eventful one filled with so many issues one can pick to write about -- the one-month ban for red shirt-linked Peace TV, our highly effective Royal Thai Police finally managing to translate the charges against Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, and the long waits for tourists at both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.

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    A tourism hub mustn't make life so difficult

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/11/2016

    » Over the past few days, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government has taken some interesting steps. And a lot of them are new measures aimed at possibly boosting Thailand's status as a tourism hub, be it for health care, long-term stays or even general tourists.

  • OPINION

    Deporting Wong hurts Thai image

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/10/2016

    » Time and again, Thailand makes global headlines for all the wrong reasons, the latest being a shameful show of force by authorities to detain and then deport a Hong Kong-based democracy activist.

  • OPINION

    We need a far better airport experience

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/05/2016

    » As a frequent traveller, I usually end up arriving at the airport at least three hours before a flight, be it domestic or international.

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