I found this advertorial by True Move in the latest issue of BK Magazine on page 15. It's about the recent iPhone 4S launch event in Bangkok and it takes up an entire page complete with photos, so to the unsuspecting eye it looks like a BK feature. It's so badly written that I wanted to post it here and …
Food for thought
"The lese majeste law, as is currently applied in the last three years, has been used for the suppression of free speech for largely political purposes and not for the protection of the monarchy, for which the law was drafted." Benjamin Zawacki, South-east Asia researcher for Amnesty International. Free Da Torpedo now.
Dec 12, 2009
A world of confusion
I'm starting to wish I hadn't written anything about Apartment Living because it's become something of a headache. I'm going to clarify the situation for anybody interested. I worked as a freelance writer for Apartment Living and Education Living for several years. Between October 2008 and April 2009 I wrote eight articles for the magazines. I sent an invoice for …
On freelance writing in Thailand
A little while ago I wrote a post about my dealings with "that" magazine in Bangkok. Interestingly, a couple of other people came forward and shared their experiences with the magazine and there seemed to be a trend. I therefore can't help but think that there are countless other magazines out there, past and present, that, let's say, don't have …
Thai Visa versus Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post recently told the management at Thai Visa, a massive Thailand-based expat forum, that Post articles cannot be republished on the forum unless as RSS feeds, or something along those lines. Barry Main, marketing director of ThaiVisa.com, said, "We have a very different vision than the Bangkok Post about the future of community networking." Indeed. Thai Visa is …