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New poll date promise yet to be tested
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/02/2018
» On Jan 1, 2018, the <i>Bangkok Post</i> took the bold step of sending a message to the coup-led government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that there were just 329 days remaining before the election he promised would have to be held.
Broken vows test patience to the limit
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/01/2018
» The military government has managed to break yet another promise as its proteges who go by the name of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) last week passed a bill that could delay the long-promised general election by another 90 days.
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.
The dangers of daily life in the capital
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".