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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.
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.
Stand up for strolling shoppers
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/02/2015
» I hope I don't bore you with another piece related to the lead story of today's Asia Focus, but I have to say that it's high time we all demanded our right to be able to move freely on the footpaths of Bangkok.
PM squanders an opportunity
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/03/2015
» I had no intention to bash Dear Leader this week, but the laughter I heard after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended a meeting of some of the world's top business thinkers compels me to comment; I would be remiss as a journalist if I didn't.
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.
Jakarta's language rule a step backward
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 06/04/2015
» Just when I thought my country was becoming a basket case when it comes to caring for foreign investors, one of our Asean brothers just made Thailand look at little better by proposing a rule unmatched for sheer stupidity.
Reconciliation, Indian style
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/03/2015
» 'A triumph of democracy" was my first thought when I read the news last week that a government finally was being formed in the once-troubled state of Jammu & Kashmir in India.
Thailand needs more than a rate cut
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/03/2015
» The calls have been growing louder for easing of monetary policy in Thailand, following in the footsteps of other Asian countries including India, Indonesia, China and Singapore. But conditions in our country these days are different, and any such move needs to be handled very carefully as it could be a double-edged sword.
India in the lead
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/03/2015
» As Thailand and other countries in the region feel the pinch of a slowing China, there is a growing consensus that another major economy in the region, India, is rising to the rescue.
Don't expect too much of the AEC
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/01/2015
» There can be no more important issue to discuss as we start this new year than the fact that we are a mere 360 days away from the planned formation of the Asean Economic Community.