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Consumers win as veteran editors move online
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 04/08/2016
» In recent years, magazine closures have become so common, it is anticipated that print media will come to the point of extinction as 21st century readers move completely to consuming information from computers and digital devices.
An explosion of self-hate
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/06/2016
» My heart broke as I watched a CNN anchor read the names of the 49 men and women shot dead in Orlando, while their happy faces flashed up on screen.
A new height of travelogue
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 16/06/2016
» After the success of its drama series Goodbye Ghosts! and The Most Difficult Romance, GEM television channel -- the latest entertainment channel from Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia -- will bring out the best in We Are Asia: Dean Fujioka & Friends, a travel and entertainment documentary, which will be on air every Sunday at 7.30pm on GEM Channel via TrueVisions Channel 244. The world premiere will open on Sunday.
Crimean conflict simmers on with Jamala's victory
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 18/05/2016
» Ukraine may not be able to win its wars against Russian-backed rebels and against domestic corruption, but it has just beaten Russia in spectacular fashion at the Eurovision Song Contest. The political message has been amplified by the pundits, but the Russians and Ukrainian voters themselves seemed unwilling to be dragged into the propaganda war.
The sexual politics of 2016 and redefining masculinity
News, David Brooks, Published on 30/03/2016
» In the middle of the Civil War, a colonel named Robert McAllister from the 11th Regiment of New Jersey tried to improve the moral fibre of his men. A Presbyterian railroad contractor in private life, he lobbied and preached against profanity, drinking, prostitution and gambling. Some of the line officers in the regiment, from less genteel backgrounds, rebelled.
Apple must continue to resist FBI's 'cracking' demands
News, Wanda Sloan, Published on 22/02/2016
» It has been 25 years since encryption hit the computer-internet mainstream, and it is disheartening to see just how little the issue is understood.
Magra and Fofandi shine
Sports, Published on 29/01/2016
» It's raining sixes in Bangkok at the 32nd RBSC International Cricket Sixes Tournament which kicked off yesterday at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club.
A star reborn
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/01/2016
» The Bangkok Planetarium -- along with the prime minister's chair and tanks -- has been one of the capital's most popular destinations on Children's Day for many years. After 50 years in operation, the planetarium recently underwent its first major facelift; the ceremony to unveil it was held on Tuesday, just in time for Children's Day tomorrow.
Bitter Sweet
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/06/2015
» A wise man once said if one chews seven makhuea phung (Turkey berries), followed by a bite of boraphet (heart-leaved moonseed), he will not taste its bitterness.
Public apathy feeds high-level graft
News, Published on 15/06/2015
» Ours is a world of impunity. Allegations of corruption swarmed around Fifa for decades, culminating in mass indictments of Fifa officials last week. Yet Fifa president Sepp Blatter was re-elected four times, including after the indictments were filed. Yes, Mr Blatter has finally resigned, but only after he and dozens of federation members once again showed their scorn for honesty and the law.