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News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/07/2016
» The front-page picture in our paper yesterday showing how much damage a 20-minute fire, that started randomly at On Nut BTS station, could cause took many of us by surprise and I for one am not buying the statement that the construction quality of the station's elevator was "standard".
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/07/2016
» While most of the world continues to obsess over every twist and turn in the Brexit saga and its impact on global markets, a major development tomorrow could have implications that hit closer to home.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/07/2016
» The military government's decision to set up monitoring centres in all provinces across Thailand in order to more closely monitor all political activities in the lead-up to the crucial Aug 7 referendum has turned up the political temperature.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/07/2016
» As the Brexit news has dominated all kinds of media since last week, many of us might feel there's been enough and simply want to look beyond any news with this word in it. But please hold off on your yawning because there is something in the historic referendum on the other side of the world that has implications even in our country.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/06/2016
» The world held its breath last week for one of the most widely anticipated events in years as nearly 33 million Britons went to the polling booths to decide on the fate of their country and possibly the 60-year old European Union.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/06/2016
» One of the news reports that went viral over the past weekend featured a brawl in which students from rival vocational schools fought each other in Chumphon. They were taken to the emergency room of a hospital which eventually became a battlefield as the rival students who were put in the same emergency room resumed the fight which injured many other patients and nurses at the hospital.
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/06/2016
» In a few days our Dear Leader will head to the world's largest democracy for a three-day official visit that his supporters hope will help his international approval ratings.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 10/06/2016
» The ongoing debate over the referendum on the draft constitution, with each side presenting its side of story, has started to confuse me as to what all the fuss is about.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/06/2016
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission's (NBTC) verdict against Jasmine Mobile Broadband does not come as a surprise.
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.