• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  More fantasy from lord of the rings

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/01/2018

  » Once again the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) left us disappointed as its much-awaited media briefing on "The Lord of the Rings" -- Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon -- left us without answers.

• 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

  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

  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

  Army needs to learn to be neutral

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/03/2017

  » The Prayut Chan-o-cha government's plans to forge reconciliation in the country seem to be falling flat after the Pheu Thai party came out to denounce the committee put in charge of the process.

• OPINION

  Regime had time, but they blew it

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/04/2018

  » Former prime minister siblings Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra seem to have hit a nerve once again with their visit to Japan this week, where the former premier said he expects the Pheu Thai Party to sweep the polls -- if and when they are held.

• OPINION

  It's time for regime to relax grip

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/12/2017

  » Once again the military government seems to be finding every excuse to try to curtail political parties and their ability to start mustering support ahead of the planned elections in less than a year from now.

• OPINION

  Bangkok on the road to nowhere

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 26/02/2017

  » The past week saw lots of interesting stories, but the one that caught my attention was about the traffic jams. Best of all was the reaction by our government on the reasons for the rise in congestion on the streets in Bangkok.

• OPINION

  Submarine deal has no mandate

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/04/2017

  » Over the next 24 hours we all are going to hear the Royal Thai Navy come clean with its procurement procedure for the secretly negotiated deal to procure three submarines -- and I for one am not holding my breath to hear anything earth-shattering.

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