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Myanmar extends ban on foreign visitors before elections
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2020
» Myanmar extended a ban on international commercial flights and issuance of all types of visa until the end of November to contain the spread of coronavirus outbreak ahead of the general elections.
Spooked funds trigger emerging Asia’s biggest selloff before elections
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2023
» Global funds are ditching Thailand’s bonds due to political risks before the May 14 general election, but history suggests they may soon come rushing back.
Thaksin talks elections
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2018
» When the next election will take place is impossible to predict due to the regime's apparent desire to hang on to power as well as a factor which "cannot be mentioned," according to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, quoted by a source in the Pheu Thai Party.
Reform dividend
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 27/08/2018
» After decades of pursuing a closed economy and heavy reliance on state-owned enterprises, Vietnam has undergone a significant transformation and is now a bona fide Asian Tiger. Roaring ahead with annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6-7%, the one-party state has attracted investors from all over the world eager to establish businesses in the country of 93 million.
Reform imperative
Postbag, Published on 23/11/2025
» Re: "Police transfers face scrutiny", (BP, Nov 20).
Courting reform
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/07/2025
» Prof Nakharin Mektrairat, president of the Constitutional Court, backs revising the selection process of his court's judges, signalling the need for structural improvements to strengthen judicial independence and transparency.
Reform retirement
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/11/2025
» Many governments have toyed with the idea of extending the retirement age for civil servants, following the footsteps of Western countries. Yet, none has treated it as seriously as the current administration.
Reform panel aims for fraud-free polls
Published on 15/03/2018
» นายเอนก เหล่าธรรมทัศน์ ประธานคณะกรรมการปฏิรูปประเทศด้านการเมือง พร้อมด้วยนายปานเทพ กล้าณรงค์ราญ ประธานคณะกรรมการปฏิรูประเทศด้านการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตและประพฤติมิชอบ และนายพรชัย รุจิประภา ประธานคณะกรรมการปฏิรูปประเทศด้านพลังงาน ร่วมกันแถลงความคืบหน้าการปฏิรูปประเทศไทย หัวข้อ "การเมืองสร้างสรรค์ พลังงานมั่นคง ดำรงความสุจริต" ณ ศูนย์แถลงข่าวรัฐบาล ตึกนารีสโมสร ทำเนียบรัฐบาลA political reform committee has revealed the details of its reform blueprint with urgent priority being given to fair and fraud-free elections. The committee, along with a national reform committee on anti-corruption and another on energy, held a briefing yesterday to discuss progress in drawing up their reform plans at the Government House news conference centre yesterday. Published caption : Anek Laothamatas, centre, chairman of the reform committee on politics, Pornchai Rujiprapa, left, head of the reform panel on energy, and Parnthep Klanarongran, chair of the reform panel on anti-corruption, discuss progress in their reform efforts at Government House yesterday.
Hong Kong elections postponed
Published on 31/07/2020
» HONG KONG: The democracy movement in Hong Kong was dealt another blow on Friday as authorities postponed local elections for a year because of the coronavirus, capping a devastating month of political disqualifications, arrests for social media posts and activists fleeing overseas.
PAO elections: old politics?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2020
» The results of the recent Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) elections, with so many incumbent leaders making a comeback, may give the impression that was a victory of old politics and that local people still do not care much about change.