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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.
Caught in a messy web of S44 orders
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.
Voters need to know of any economic hit
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/07/2016
» A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet the Election Commission (EC) during an event that I had helped organise for the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand.
Standing up for Thailand
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/07/2016
» It was about a decade ago that Kowit Sanandang, then the editor of the Bangkok Post, asked me to think of something that would be transformational in the years to come and how the newspaper should cover it. My first thought was of Asia and how it was becoming the engine of growth for the world.
Our long holiday from reality
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/05/2016
» This week's cover story in Asia Focus started with a simple question prompted by the endless string of holidays Thailand has been having. Can there be too much of a good thing?
Benefit of the doubt not an invite to stay
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/02/2016
» The military government's controversial 16-point proposal for the Meechai Ruchupan-led Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) that many see as an attempt to hold on to power has left pro-democracy supporters feeling anxious.
Incentivise investors, but innovate too
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/08/2015
» During a recent visit to Cambodia this week I had the opportunity to visit parts of the so-called "special economic zone", or SEZ, and was surprised at the similarities between what the Cambodians are trying to do and what the Thai government has announced it will undertake.
India PM sees Thailand as Asean gateway
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/05/2013
» India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to discuss infrastructure projects, defence, science and technology as well as education with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra during his visit. Here, he discusses what is on the agenda for the visit.