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Michelin guide leaves sour taste
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 10/12/2017
» The invitation was for a black-tie dinner, which makes people like me think twice about attending, but then it was for something that I am passionate about -- food. The invite was sent weeks ahead of the announcement of Thailand's launch of the <i>Michelin Guide Bangkok</i>.
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Thailand must pass English test
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 12/11/2017
» It would not come as a surprise to anybody that the latest English proficiency index showed that Thailand's standing remained close to where it was a year ago. Thailand was ranked 53rd out of 80 non-native English-speaking countries and territories in the EF English Proficiency Index 2017. This was a slight improvement from its 56th position out of 72 countries in 2016 and 62nd place out of 70 countries in 2015.
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PM must pick allies with more care
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/10/2017
» Once again a key ally of our dear leader Prayut Chan-o-cha has become embroiled in yet another controversy, and in the days and weeks ahead it is very likely that the prime minister is going to come out to defend this action.
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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.
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Airship loss produces much hot air
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 17/09/2017
» "Personally, I would agree if there is a call for a malfeasance probe. This would ward off criticism which emerged without proper information," Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda was reported to have said on Friday when the issue of the waste of 340 million baht on an airship was raised by the media.
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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.
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Language lesson for Thailand
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 10/09/2017
» The past week saw my firm take a bunch of investors to Myanmar in order to see for themselves what opportunities are available in the so-called frontier economy, and there is no doubt that one can call it the emerging tiger of Asean.
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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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Security is paramount at airports
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 13/08/2017
» The past week has been an eventful one filled with so many issues one can pick to write about -- the one-month ban for red shirt-linked Peace TV, our highly effective Royal Thai Police finally managing to translate the charges against Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, and the long waits for tourists at both Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports.
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Clampdown on migrants an own goal
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/07/2017
» The government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seem to be back in the limelight once again but all for the wrong reasons as businesses and households brace for the impact of a decision that came as a bolt from the blue.
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