Umesh Pandey
Bangkok Post Editor
Umesh Pandey is Editor, Bangkok Post.
Off with a bang
Anwar Ibrahim should resist a royal pardon, following the examples of many great leaders who have served cooked-up sentences and later turned out to be statesmen.
Shining example
The outpouring of the voters of Malaysia, showing their frustration and voting out the government they believed was massively corrupt, is a path for other nations to follow.
Civil rights gets a boost
No thinks that the LGBTI community is oppressed like by the neighbours but giving them equal rights close to those of heterosexual couples could land votes for regime.
From invincible to vulnerable
The Pheu Thai Party is in political trouble, as the military regime goes all jiu-jitsu, and uses the Thaksin-founded party's strength against it.
Cannibal tactics
Instead of hoovering up their members and coercing small political parties to accept its ways, the military should help them adopt policies to help the poor.
Man at the helm
For four years we have heard Gen Prayut does not enjoy being prime minister but was arm-twisted to save the country - but now he wants to stay in power.
The coming failure
The military regime has had more time than an elected government to make a difference but has procrastinated and even given Thaksin an advantage.
The going gets tough
The political parties get going this week with a meeting to try to get the ban on politics lifted, amidst general distaste over the junta's squashing public discussion.
The new breed
The introduction of the Anakhot Mai (Future Forward) Party is a wakeup call to the older parties - controlled by older people.
Money over passengers
Airports of Thailand is forgetting that more shops and eateries get profits, but not the one thing it wants for Suvarnabhumi - the title of 'best airport'.
