• OPINION

  New poll date promise yet to be tested

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/02/2018

  » On Jan 1, 2018, the <i>Bangkok Post</i> took the bold step of sending a message to the coup-led government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha that there were just 329 days remaining before the election he promised would have to be held.

• OPINION

  Poll delays do nobody any favours

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/01/2018

  » Once again, hopes of an election in November this year seem to be slipping with each passing day -- the latest blow coming courtesy of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) vote on Friday to change Section 2 of the organic law on the election of members of parliament.

• 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

  Democracy puts limits on protests

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 24/09/2017

  » Just over a decade ago, friends knew they had to go to either Sanam Luang or Siam Square to find me after work. I was not there selling goods on the pavements, but instead I was being the typical democratic-minded youth looking for fairness from the government that I had not voted for.

• OPINION

  Just an early morning bit of arm-twisting

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/02/2016

  » Being an avid follower of news from all sorts of sources, on Wednesday I was surprised to see my dosage of morning television news being interrupted by a short break soon after the national anthem was played.

• OPINION

  Mahathir starts off with a bang

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/05/2018

  » Mahathir bin Mohamad, the 92-year old and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia has gotten down to work on the very first day of assuming office with orders to ban overseas travel of the former protege turned nemesis Najib Razak, setting up an investigation team to look into the corruption allegations against the Najib government and was also looking for an early pardon to the jailed protege turned nemesis turned protege -- Anwar Ibrahim.

• OPINION

  Power play - with nation's image at risk

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/04/2018

  » Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has faced a media storm over his comments backing incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as a potential candidate to be an "outsider" premier (that is, a leader who is not linked to a political party).

• OPINION

  Regime plays familiar game to retain grip

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/04/2018

  » The once invincible Pheu Thai Party is facing one of the toughest times in its history as the military-led government looks to use the very tactic that it deployed over the past decade to make sure that it returns to the helm after the elections.

• OPINION

  Prayut, junta need to take careful steps

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/04/2018

  » The public relations campaign of coup leader Prayut Chan-o-cha seems to be running at full speed and last week the country saw a glimpse of moves being undertaken by people around him to boost the popularity of the military leader.

• OPINION

  LGBT vote push will pay off at polls

  News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/05/2018

  » The coup-led government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is looking to tap into yet another source of valuable votes after announcing plans to enact a law allowing same-sex civil partnerships by the end of this year.

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