Tag: Newspaper
Thai Newspaper Temporarily Changes Name Following Trump’s ‘Thighland’ Blunder
President Trump has been mocked widely online for mispronouncing Thailand as “Thighland” during a speech at a factory in Ohio on Thursday. A Thai newspaper [Read More…]
‘Big Joke’ Sues Newspaper Over Fraud Claim
BANGKOK — A newspaper said on Wednesday that it is being sued for libel by a former immigration bureau chief. Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn filed [Read More…]
The Nation newspaper to cease publication on June 28th
After 48 years The Nation, one of the two English-language newspapers in Thailand, will end its print edition with its last issue scheduled for June [Read More…]
PM advises detractors to stop reading newspapers for 5 days
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has an advice for people who dislike him. “Stop reading newspapers for five days,” he said, adding that they would start [Read More…]
Cambodia’s Last Independent Newspaper in Peril Amid Editorial Concerns Over Sale
Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Post newspaper saw an exodus of senior staff Monday after the editor-in-chief of the country’s last independent daily was dismissed by the [Read More…]
ISIS’ Malay-Language Media Unlikely to Win Hearts, Minds in Deep South, Experts Say
BANGKOK — Even if it’s true the Islamic State is distributing newspapers in Thailand’s restive southern provinces, the group is unlikely to gain sway in [Read More…]
Japanese Media Group’s Purchase of the Financial Times Shocks China
Publishing group Pearson announced the sale of the Financial Times Group to Japanese media firm Nikkei for $1.32 billion on Thursday night (July 23), a [Read More…]
Mumbai Newspaper Editor Fired, Arrested for Republishing Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
A newspaper in India was shut down and its editor arrested after republishing one of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad [Read More…]
