• OPINION

  Chicanery can only go on so long

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/03/2018

  » The week ahead is going to be intense as political parties prepare to attend a meeting on Wednesday with those who seized power to negotiate the possibility of a total lifting of the ban on political activities.

• OPINION

  S44 misused to bail out big business

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/02/2018

  » Earlier this week, General Rolex -- also known as Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- came out to say that the government had agreed in principle to give the winners of the 24 digital television and the 4G telecommunication licences a break from what is being perceived as being a loss-making venture.

• OPINION

  Regime just delaying the inevitable

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 25/02/2018

  » The junta shocked the nation this past week when its puppets in the national assembly shot down all seven election commissioner candidates who were supposedly handpicked by the regime.

• OPINION

  A welcome, if late offer from General Rolex

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/02/2018

  » The words uttered by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon Wednesday -- that he would be willing to step down from his position if that is the people's will -- are welcome, and come as something the country and the international community has been waiting for ever since his luxury watch scandal broke in early December of last year.

• OPINION

  Bombing no excuse to delay polls

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/05/2017

  » Sitting in what is considered to be the heart of Asian democracy, India, the thought of how we Thais have come to live with the threats of military leaders when it comes to the return of democracy makes me wonder how and why have we become so timid.

• OPINION

  PM's magic wand now redundant

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/04/2017

  » Thailand's 20th constitution was promulgated on Thursday with a fanfare that most Thais have not seen in their lifetime. It was a much-needed lifeline for the never-ending promises of the military junta to bring the country back to a democratic system.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  After the vote, economic limbo beckons

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 04/08/2016

  » As the nation holds its breath for the outcome of the constitutional referendum on Sunday, some of the government's think tanks are already preparing for the possibility of a dramatic slowdown in economic activity after the vote.

• OPINION

  Prayut better off avoiding political fray

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/08/2016

  » Less than 48 hours after the preliminary referendum results were announced, those in power appear to have started changing their minds and are now silent on whether they would return to the top position in the government if and when elections are held.

• OPINION

  Regime drops ball on 'return to peace'

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/08/2016

  » As the country marks the first anniversary of one of the deadliest bombings in the capital a year ago, many people are asking questions of the government led by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

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