• OPINION

  Prayut must clear decks ahead of vote

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/11/2017

  » Once again the working of the military government has come under public scrutiny and those involved in the gaffe are acting as though the general public is nothing but a bunch of fools who would forget as long as those involved in the incident keep their head below the ground.

• OPINION

  Regime is destroying rule of law

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/10/2017

  » Bending the law and going back on words seems to have become the norm ever since the coup that ousted the elected government in 2014. Over the past week the supporters of the coup must have had a field day as their idol managed to have an audience with the head of state of a country that until recently was considered to be the beacon of democracy.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  Dismal EC needs people with ethics

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 04/06/2017

  » The move by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to possibly remove the current members of the Election Commission (EC) comes as a surprise to many in the country. The NLA has proposed that the five commissioners, appointed under the defunct 2007 constitution, vacate their posts after the new EC organic law comes into effect.

• OPINION

  'Set zero' dangerous in wrong hands

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/11/2016

  » Of late the debate on "set zero" -- a scenario in which certain political institutions are dissolved and reset or re-established in accordance with a new organic law -- has dominated news headlines. But this time, political parties look set to be spared the gallows.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  'Neutrality' is in the eye of power holders

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/07/2016

  » With just 15 days to go before the referendum on the draft constitution, questions and anticipation remain about the possible outcome of the plebiscite and how all this is going to pan out for the future of our country.

• OPINION

  Our voices are drowned out as vote nears

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/07/2016

  » The military government's decision to set up monitoring centres in all provinces across Thailand in order to more closely monitor all political activities in the lead-up to the crucial Aug 7 referendum has turned up the political temperature.

• OPINION

  Did youthful apathy cause exit from EU?

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/07/2016

  » As the Brexit news has dominated all kinds of media since last week, many of us might feel there's been enough and simply want to look beyond any news with this word in it. But please hold off on your yawning because there is something in the historic referendum on the other side of the world that has implications even in our country.

• OPINION

  Let's have a swift charter clause ruling

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 10/06/2016

  » The ongoing debate over the referendum on the draft constitution, with each side presenting its side of story, has started to confuse me as to what all the fuss is about.

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