RED NEWS HITS THE STREETS

Thailand gets another newspaper today with the launch of Thai Red News, a weekly Thai language publication backed by the pro-Thaksin Democratic Alliance Against Dictatorship.
Reports last month suggested this would be a five-days-a-week title, however this is not the case. The tabloid-style publication will be produced weekly. The first edition is priced at 20 baht and runs to 32 pages. It is printed on the increasingly popular 'premium white' style paper. The center pages, together with the front, inside front, inside back and back are full colour.
Production and style wise I think it looks attractive, although it's lacking anything substantial in the way of advertising. The back cover features the only noticeable ad - for slimming tablets.
Content wise it's no surprise the inaugural front page includes a picture of Thaksin although reports yesterday suggest a planned interview was delayed for "technical" reasons. I cannot read Thai so cannot comment further.