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  • LIFE

    Rappers drown out social justice warriors

    B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/10/2016

    » The biggest worldwide viral sensation of late is a 51-second clip of a Japanese man rapping about a pen, an apple and a pineapple. Or rather, as he pronounces them, a "pear, a apple, a pie-apple" as he minces in his yellow polyester Elvis suit, leering like a sex tourist walking into Nana Plaza for the first time.

  • OPINION

    Can Thailand's vibrant media be self-regulated?

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 06/07/2021

    » Exactly 24 years ago this week, some 40-plus publishers and editors from all over Thailand came together to form the National Press Council to challenge the government of the day, which was trying to control them through regulatory measures. The council has since then used "social and peer pressure" and its code of ethics to maintain media professionalism. It has also served as a pillar for the Thai media to preserve freedom of expression.

  • OPINION

    Keeping up with Thai hashtags

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/11/2016

    » The social media sphere has been a breeding ground for new Thai words, phrases or hashtags that are used in posts, shared content and news stories. They spread so quickly I doubt the Royal Society of Thailand is able to keep up. For the sake of edutainment for all the immediate learners of the Thai language, as well as my fellow Thais out there, here are eight popular online phrases of recent times. Just in case, you know, you want to be down with the kids.

  • THAILAND

    Talk show organisers taken to police station after protest

    Online Reporters, Published on 16/11/2014

    » The organisers of a concert and talk show on social issues were "invited" to be questioned about their attitude by police officers and soldiers on Sunday shortly after staging a rally over the media policies of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

  • BUSINESS

    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.

  • BUSINESS

    Unsocial media: religious insults spread online in India

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 20/11/2017

    » Iqbal Jaildar has had his hands full in the last two months. The head of the panchayat (local council) in Bichhor, a village 90 kilometres south of Delhi, he has been busy defusing communal tension triggered by offensive social media posts by both Hindu and Muslim young people.

  • THAILAND

    Cinema crush prompts warning

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/06/2020

    » Violators of social distancing measures and other rules deployed to fight the coronavirus outbreak will face immediate legal action, the security chief of the Covid-19-fighting agency warned yesterday after fans mobbed a cinema.

  • LIFE

    Lifestyle changes can help fight sleep inertia

    Life, Published on 19/12/2023

    » DEAR DOCTORS: I recently heard on social media about something called sleep inertia. It came up in a conversation about how to get a better night's sleep. Is this real, or was it invented? I often don't feel refreshed when I wake up and wonder if sleep inertia might be why.

  • OPINION

    Beware the online culture warriors

    News, John Lloyd, Published on 22/10/2018

    » The news media in the Western world remains dominated by newspapers, magazines and broadcasters still known as the mainstream. The most vivid proof of their continued reign over public opinion is in the figure of US President Donald Trump, whose repeated attacks on "failing" publications like The New York Times and the Washington Post as "enemies of the people" is a backhanded tribute to their continued power.

  • THAILAND

    Forum pushes new solutions to curb scourge of fake news

    News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/05/2019

    » Media advocates have floated ideas for curbing fake news on social media, including a proposal to form a team of experienced reporters in various news beats to serve as fake news "gatekeepers".

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