• OPINION

  Suvarnabhumi greed harms AOT's goals

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 04/03/2018

  » Traveling through airports is always fun when one is loaded with money; the Hermes, the Louis Vuittons or the various restaurants offer great place to spend one's time and possibly get a place to sit.

• 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.

• OPINION

  Poll delays do nobody any favours

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

  » Once again, hopes of an election in November this year seem to be slipping with each passing day -- the latest blow coming courtesy of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) vote on Friday to change Section 2 of the organic law on the election of members of parliament.

• OPINION

  Malaysia's vote a model for SE Asia

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/05/2018

  » Southeast Asia has been a hotbed of issues that are not democratic in nature, but Wednesday's outpouring of Malaysia voters, showing their frustration by voting out a government accused of massive corruption, has shown a path for other nations to follow.

• OPINION

  Time to take a bite out of airport prices

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/01/2018

  » Any frequent traveller will be well aware that grabbing a bite to eat at either of Bangkok's international airports will cost you significantly more than you'd pay for the same meal outside the premises.

• OPINION

  Government must finally keep poll promise

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 31/12/2017

  » As we come to an end of an eventful year that marked changes Thailand has not seen in decades, the country and the world is looking upon the military to live up to its promises of holding elections and handing back power to the rightful owners -- the Thai people.

• OPINION

  It's time for regime to relax grip

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/12/2017

  » Once again the military government seems to be finding every excuse to try to curtail political parties and their ability to start mustering support ahead of the planned elections in less than a year from now.

• OPINION

  Valuable lessons from falling ranking

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/03/2017

  » Many of my friends were excited to see their universities continue to rule the charts in Thailand when the annual ranking of universities in Asia was announced late last week. The jubilation of those graduating from the likes of Mahidol, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) or Chulalongkorn University was all good, but little did anyone appreciate that all of these revered institutions actually saw their rankings slip from the previous survey.

• OPINION

  PM's magic wand now redundant

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/04/2017

  » Thailand's 20th constitution was promulgated on Thursday with a fanfare that most Thais have not seen in their lifetime. It was a much-needed lifeline for the never-ending promises of the military junta to bring the country back to a democratic system.

• OPINION

  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.

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