NEW PUBLICATION FROM THE ASTV STABLE

A new weekly news, entertainment and sport orientated magazine has been launched by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul's ASTV Manager group.
The 40 baht, 60-page title is seemingly aiming to compete with similar titles from Matichon and Nation, rather than against the plethora of pro-Thaskin publications that have appeared in recent months.
Sondhi was the leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy (yellow shirts) and was last week voted leader of the New Politics Party. His media empire includes newspapers, magazines and a popular website. He's even dabbled in English language media from time to time, earning the tag of the 'Asian Rupert Murdoch'.
Aside from his politics Sondhi is facing possible jail terms for a number of libel cases where he has already been judged guilty.