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Bismillah, Freddie will not let us go
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/11/2018
» Freddie Mercury, played with an earnest commitment bordering on fetishism by Rami Malek in the biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody, is a rock star the likes of which we hadn't seen before the 1970s and haven't since: An Asian frontman of a British rock outfit, a four-octave opera lover who sang in leotards and thongs, a proud organiser of orgiastic jamborees, and a gay man who endeared himself to the hard-rock audience that, in all likelihood in those pre-diversity days, either failed to realise that their mustachioed rock-god was out-and-out queer or suppressed their suspicion so completely that they didn't feel any cognitive dissonance in their devotion to Queen. Even the name Freddie gave the band laid it all bare.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
Walls close in on free press
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2018
» With news reports and commentaries swapping between praising and criticising the ruling regime, most mainstream media staff survive direct state intimidation. But two senior journalists recently ran foul of the junta.
Sun setting on renowned print players
Business, Published on 25/12/2017
» Damrong Puttan did not think his romance-themed Koo Sang Koo Som, at one time a must-read magazine for most Thai households, would one day come to an end.
RS sees Channel 8 rising to challenge with premium content
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 01/11/2017
» SET-listed RS Plc is hopeful of thriving in the crowded digital TV industry next year because of its new content line-up during the prime time period, and aims to raise its advertising rate by 40% .
Advertisers need new tricks to meet digital media challenge
Business, Published on 31/08/2017
» Digital media has made succeeding in advertising harder because it has opened the market for creative content to a wider field. At the same time, it has made measuring impact a more precise process, essential for ad buyers who are increasingly focused on return on investment.
What's good for the goose ... the wild and Rocky road to fame, What's in a 'name'
News, Mae Moo, Published on 16/07/2017
» A senior Grammy executive and TV host Saithip "Chod" Montrikul Na Ayudhaya is under pressure after her TV show dug into the past of two estranged starlets, with netizens challenging her to come clean about her own love life.