PUBLISH ASIA POSTPONED - AGAIN

EXCLUSIVE: By The Bangkok Bugle

The Publish Asia 2010 Conference and Expo, which was scheduled to take place in Bangkok next month, has been postponed.
This is the second year in succession that the high profile event, which was due to attract more than 500 media industry professionals, has fallen victim to political instability in the Thai capital. In 2009 the event was set to take place in Bangkok, but it was subsequently cancelled and moved to India. The Asia Media Awards are also part of two-day event.
The 2010 event, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), was due to include printing plant visits to Thairath, the biggest newspaper in Thailand, and The Bangkok Post printing and distribution centre. Attendees were expected from around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, as well as from across Asia.
In a short statement on its website the organisers said: "Due to the current political turmoil in Bangkok, Publish Asia 2020 is postponed. New dates will be announced soon."
The Asia Pacific Advertising Festival (Adfest) was postponed earlier this year and is set to take place on May 27-29 in Pattaya. The Asia Publishing Convention is also scheduled to take place in Bangkok in July. Both events are still currently expected to proceed.