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Putting it on the Line
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 28/02/2018
» With an average of over 4.3 million individual viewers using its platform every minute, Line TV, the popular messaging app's video streaming platform, is the real streaming powerhouse in Thailand.
If the face fits ...
B Magazine, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 11/03/2018
» Once the dream for many women was to become an actress. Now topping the list of ambitions is to become a beauty influencer; to be part of the glamorous realm where one dolls up to attend cosmetics events and receive goody bags with items to overload the beauty wardrobe, and then do reviews or tutorials on YouTube.
The politics of trans acting
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2018
» Kudos and controversy in film, and other happenings in this month's round-up of LGBT news
Image is everything
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/05/2018
» Cinema, Jean-Luc Godard said via FaceTime, is X+3 = 1. The X, of course, is -2.
Sometimes transcendental, always relevant
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/05/2018
» The American films were on short supply this year at Cannes -- which in turn deprived the assembly line of red carpet material -- but nobody seemed to mind that except, well, some American media and fashion bloggers. That superfluous caveat aside, the recently wrapped 71st Cannes Film Festival was nearly unanimously praised as one of the best editions in recent memory, with a string of good, sometimes very good, titles playing night after night -- and even the bad films weren't so offensively bad, as was often the case. In the midst of soul-searching following the question of relevance (the world wants Avengers), the rise of streaming (the world watches films on phones), the decline of arthouse popularity, Cannes insists on the sacredness of cinema, on the future of the art, and this year it paid off solidly.
Arm bares soul but manager keeps the cash, May scratches Jay from her past
News, Mae Moo, Published on 03/06/2018
» Sexy duo torn asunder
Journey to the top
B Magazine, Duangkamol Panya, Published on 03/06/2018
» On the surface, Chanon Santinatornkul may pass as a cliché teen idol molded with just the right degree of charisma and looks to fit in the showbiz world. But beneath the exterior lies an actor who is deeply passionate about acting. At only 22 years of age and having already experienced success in television and film, the star, whose role in Chalat Gaem Goeng (Bad Genius) propelled him to international stardom, is taking another step towards a career goal. Now that he's packing up and leaving Bangkok to film a TV series in China for a few months, Chanon's list of achievements seems only set to grow.
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.
BEC-Tero: Industry unity key
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 04/07/2018
» Business diversification is a path to success, but sustainable growth by using online expertise to help other media operators is more important, says BEC-Tero Entertainment.
Sounds celebrating Mandela centenary
Life, John Clewley, Published on 24/07/2018
» This month World Beat joins the international celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist and visionary leader. Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, and passed away on Dec 5, 2013, having served 27 years in prison for his resistance to the racist apartheid system then operating in South Africa.