• 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.

• 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

  Prayut must clear decks ahead of vote

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/11/2017

  » Once again the working of the military government has come under public scrutiny and those involved in the gaffe are acting as though the general public is nothing but a bunch of fools who would forget as long as those involved in the incident keep their head below the ground.

• OPINION

  Hypocrisy of double standards

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/10/2017

  » Thailand's political landscape saw a dramatic change on Wednesday when the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions handed down its verdict to imprison former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for five years for negligence of her duty as premier.

• 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.

• OPINION

  Old mindset cannot halt technology

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/05/2017

  » "Thailand 4.0" is the buzzword these days. Every few days one hears some kind of seminar or government statement about plans to take the country forward and be at the forefront of the technological revolution taking shape around the world.

• OPINION

  Shutting down BRT a poor decision

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/02/2017

  » For the nearly 24,000 commuters of Bangkok who rely on the Bangkok Rapid Transit (BRT) system to go to work and back, the news is bad. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), citing a big financial loss, has decided to terminate the BRT service as early as April.

• OPINION

  Heads may roll over temple saga

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 19/02/2017

  » The past week saw Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha use the superpower of Section 44 for the 127th time since he seized power in May 2014. Its latest use declared the area of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and its vicinity as a "specially controlled zone" after authorities had tried in vain to summon Phra Dhammajayo, the elusive former abbot of the temple.

• OPINION

  Bangkok on the road to nowhere

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/02/2017

  » The past week saw lots of interesting stories, but the one that caught my attention was about the traffic jams. Best of all was the reaction by our government on the reasons for the rise in congestion on the streets in Bangkok.

• OPINION

  Dhammakaya saga's cost is too high

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/03/2017

  » Over the past 15 plus days, the country has witnessed a standoff that not many people would have thought would have been possible, especially in an era of military rule where anything said is set in stone and must be followed, but the famous Wat Phra Dhammakaya continues to defy the people's beliefs and the standoff continues.

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