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    Consumers still lack confidence

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/09/2017

    » For those readers who have not read the business stories over the past week, let me recap some of the interesting issues that were written about by our intrepid business writers. Stories such as the Revenue Department coming out to openly state that their tax collection for the first 10 months of the fiscal year (October 2016 to July 2017) was 4% below the target came as a shock to many. The reason given for the shortfall was the lower collection of value added tax (VAT) that you and I pay for consuming.

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    Changing with China

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 01/02/2016

    » The ongoing economic problems in China are unlikely to have any major impact on the overall standing of Asia and the shift that is happening from West to East, eminent panelists from across the world said at a recent gathering.

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    Propping up property will cost a fortune

    News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/10/2015

    » There is no doubt that the likes of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and his key man, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong, are smart people who know what they are doing, but the headlines in the media these days have started to make me wonder what these learned men are up to.

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    China at the crossroads

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/09/2015

    » Not that long ago, China was the darling of the developing world when it came to showing how to get things done. Lately, though, it's been looking more like a basket case when it comes to economic management.

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    Media muzzlers score an own goal

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/06/2015

    » We continue to live in interesting times in Thailand. For a start, we have completed one full year of rule by a military government, and if you believe the local opinion polls, most people are actually happy with conditions in the country.

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    Transformation under way

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/06/2015

    » India will continue to focus on investing to upgrade its infrastructure, both soft and hard, to help it achieve and sustain the momentum to make it the "growth engine" of the region in the years ahead.

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    Economic storm clouds building

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/05/2015

    » It's never easy deciding what to write about in this space each week, given all the issues facing this vibrant region. Lately we've seen a grim run of news ranging from the tragic earthquake in Nepal to the shocking (but not totally surprising) discovery of migrant "death camps" in Thailand.

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    Malaysia holds steady

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 20/04/2015

    » Malaysia's economy and financial system remain strong despite diminished growth prospects amid the rout in commodity prices and talk of possible problems in the financial sector, says the country's central bank governor.

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    Lifetime achiever

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 20/04/2015

    » 'It came as a surprise to me that I got this award. It was the second this year and one of only two that I've accepted," says Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz.

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    Export slump a big wake-up call

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/03/2015

    » It's been an eventful week in the region, from the passing of Lee Kuan Yew to renewed sparring over the South China Sea. Either subject would be well worth a column. Certainly the outpouring of praise for Lee should be tempered with a realisation that Singapore's admirable success has come at the expense of freedom of expression.

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