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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.
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Government reshuffle offers hope
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/11/2017
» The much-awaited fifth reshuffle of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government was announced late on Friday and although many had anticipated a deeper reduction in the number of men in uniform, the fact that a quarter of these men in green were let go was in itself an achievement.
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PR follow-up vital to boost Thai fortunes
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/06/2017
» It is always a pleasure to listen to messages about upbeat economic growth in the country, especially when such messages are trumpeted at an audience that has been making Thailand great for decades.
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Censors should not go 'OTT'
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/06/2017
» The decision by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) to more strictly regulate over-the-top (OTT) services comes as a welcome move for those who want to see these companies pay their dues.
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Rail project right on time for election
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/06/2017
» The government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha late into the week came out to say Section 44 will be used to expedite the construction of the long-delayed 252-kilometre railway linking Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima.
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Rethink due on laws of surrogacy
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/04/2017
» The recent arrest of a 25-year-old man trying to smuggle a yet to be determined substance into Vientiane, Laos, is a case that highlights the need for laws to be more comprehensive when they are passed.
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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.
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All aboard the train to Thailand 4.0
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/02/2017
» To the world's joy, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has finally gone online for its booking and passenger seat selections -- a small step, one may think, but a giant stride for the antiquated bogies running around Thailand.
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PM should show courage in cabinet reshuffle
Oped, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/12/2016
» Speculation about who will be in and who will be out of the next cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has begun again and its intensity will only increase in coming weeks.
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A very long, winding road to happiness
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/05/2016
» Like many Thais, I was looking forward to what the military regime under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was going to say about its achievements after two years in office on Wednesday. But there was nothing as the announcement was delayed, perhaps until yesterday.
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