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Dismal EC needs people with ethics
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 04/06/2017
» The move by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to possibly remove the current members of the Election Commission (EC) comes as a surprise to many in the country. The NLA has proposed that the five commissioners, appointed under the defunct 2007 constitution, vacate their posts after the new EC organic law comes into effect.
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PR follow-up vital to boost Thai fortunes
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 08/06/2017
» It is always a pleasure to listen to messages about upbeat economic growth in the country, especially when such messages are trumpeted at an audience that has been making Thailand great for decades.
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Israel gives our military a lesson
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 07/05/2017
» Sipping a glass of wine, I noticed a strange sticker on a phone cover that read "Warning, Israeli Air Force Accelerator, Disruption Ahead", prompting me to start a conversation with a young gentleman sitting near me in Tel Aviv.
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Old mindset cannot halt technology
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/05/2017
» "Thailand 4.0" is the buzzword these days. Every few days one hears some kind of seminar or government statement about plans to take the country forward and be at the forefront of the technological revolution taking shape around the world.
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VAT increase low on govt priorities
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 21/05/2017
» The rubber-stamp parliament of the coup leaders gave Thai people yet another scare over the past week when it announced it was looking to raise value-added tax (VAT) by another percentage point.
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Rethink due on laws of surrogacy
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/04/2017
» The recent arrest of a 25-year-old man trying to smuggle a yet to be determined substance into Vientiane, Laos, is a case that highlights the need for laws to be more comprehensive when they are passed.
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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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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.
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Military must accept the obvious
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 02/04/2017
» The Central Administrative Court on Friday ruled the military junta's moves to take away the three passports held by the former Education Minister, Chaturon Chaisang, was a "serious violation" of the fundamental rights of the key leader of the previous government.
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PM's magic wand now redundant
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 09/04/2017
» Thailand's 20th constitution was promulgated on Thursday with a fanfare that most Thais have not seen in their lifetime. It was a much-needed lifeline for the never-ending promises of the military junta to bring the country back to a democratic system.
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