ECONOMIST ISSUE GETS GLOBAL COVERAGE

I'm a little surprised at the amount of news media coverage of the non-distribution of this week's edition of The Economist in Thailand. I'm going to indulge in a little trumpet blowing and say you read it here first - more than 48 hours before the wire services picked it up. Thanks again for the tip-offs to my regular readers.
There is a fair amount of inaccuracy in some reports. Firstly Asia Books has never been a distributor for The Economist. It's sister company Distri Thai certainly has. What is true is Asia Books is almost certainly the top retailer of the magazine in Thailand so it's a natural 'go to' for quotes in situations like this.