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VAT increase low on govt priorities
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/05/2017
» The rubber-stamp parliament of the coup leaders gave Thai people yet another scare over the past week when it announced it was looking to raise value-added tax (VAT) by another percentage point.
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.
Israel gives our military a lesson
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/05/2017
» Sipping a glass of wine, I noticed a strange sticker on a phone cover that read "Warning, Israeli Air Force Accelerator, Disruption Ahead", prompting me to start a conversation with a young gentleman sitting near me in Tel Aviv.
Submarine deal has no mandate
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/04/2017
» Over the next 24 hours we all are going to hear the Royal Thai Navy come clean with its procurement procedure for the secretly negotiated deal to procure three submarines -- and I for one am not holding my breath to hear anything earth-shattering.
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.
Airline saga stirs social media power
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/04/2017
» The world is talking about how a paying passenger of Asian origin was mistreated on his flight from Chicago because an airline needed to clear up space for four of its crew members.
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.
Military must accept the obvious
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/04/2017
» The Central Administrative Court on Friday ruled the military junta's moves to take away the three passports held by the former Education Minister, Chaturon Chaisang, was a "serious violation" of the fundamental rights of the key leader of the previous government.
Army needs to learn to be neutral
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/03/2017
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government's plans to forge reconciliation in the country seem to be falling flat after the Pheu Thai party came out to denounce the committee put in charge of the process.
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.