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Hypocrisy of double standards
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/10/2017
» Thailand's political landscape saw a dramatic change on Wednesday when the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions handed down its verdict to imprison former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for five years for negligence of her duty as premier.
Airship loss produces much hot air
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/09/2017
» "Personally, I would agree if there is a call for a malfeasance probe. This would ward off criticism which emerged without proper information," Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda was reported to have said on Friday when the issue of the waste of 340 million baht on an airship was raised by the media.
Language lesson for Thailand
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 10/09/2017
» The past week saw my firm take a bunch of investors to Myanmar in order to see for themselves what opportunities are available in the so-called frontier economy, and there is no doubt that one can call it the emerging tiger of Asean.
Great escape could lead to backlash
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 27/08/2017
» Friday was supposed to be Judgement Day but became Great Escape Day when former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra reportedly managed to sneak out of the country ahead of the verdict by the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Position Holders.
Clampdown on migrants an own goal
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/07/2017
» The government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seem to be back in the limelight once again but all for the wrong reasons as businesses and households brace for the impact of a decision that came as a bolt from the blue.
Respecting the spirit of democracy
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/06/2017
» The vast majority of Thais may not have been aware that yesterday marked the 85th anniversary of the day their country first tasted democracy.
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.
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.
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.
The failings of absolute power
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 12/03/2017
» Images of joyous disciples and monks were visible in the wee hours yesterday at the sprawling campus of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani's Klong Luang district after Thailand's premier investigative agency -- the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) -- and the military government failed to find the elusive monk.