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News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/01/2017
» It was music to my ears when I heard Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday tell a group of nearly 800 students, who gathered to hear him speak ahead of the Children's Day, what future generations should do and how they should think.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/01/2017
» After having been rejected and buried many times, the idea of granting an amnesty to those involved in political violence in past years has emerged again. This time the bid comes from Suchon Chaleekrea, a member of the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA), who proposes an amnesty be granted to those charged with minor offences during political unrest, excluding major crime and lese majeste offenders.
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.
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.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/11/2016
» Of late the debate on "set zero" -- a scenario in which certain political institutions are dissolved and reset or re-established in accordance with a new organic law -- has dominated news headlines. But this time, political parties look set to be spared the gallows.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/11/2016
» The historic outcome of the US presidential election has left the world in shock while at the same time it has generated a lot of questions for the global community to ponder.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/11/2016
» Like many other Bangkok residents, I have been both surprised and worried by the latest news that there was an official letter circulating on social media about potential bomb attacks in the city.
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.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/09/2016
» On Wednesday, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha graciously decided he was going to come to the Bangkok Post Forum which until the last minute was looking a little dicey due to some hiccups at Government House at the start of the week.
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/09/2016
» Sit down with anyone investing in the stock market or who has some knowledge about the capital markets and one of the biggest questions that comes up is what's happening with Jasmine International Plc (JAS).