YANGON - With its glossy pages of pouting models and racy romance tips, Myanmar's first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it cashes in on new-found cultural freedom. Myanmar's Naypyidaw Capital Region is seen in this picture. With its glossy pages of pouting models and racy romance tips, Myanmar's first sex education magazine has got the usually demure nation hot under the collar as it cashes in on new-found cultural freedom. Photo: Wikipedia "Hyno" has sparked fevered debate since hitting Myanmar's bookstores in November, where it has become a must-read among the young and curious, just a few months after the end of direct censorship in the former junta-ruled nation. Perhaps tame by western standards, Hyno's photo spreads of semi-clad women and columns espousing "bedroom secrets" and "the benefits of cuddling" - to the more cryptic "modern lies before marriage" - have raised eyebrows in conservative Myanmar, earning it an … [Read more...] about Myanmar gets steamed up by sex education magazine
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Worst-dressed celebs demand magazine apology
(From left) For these black pants and red vest he wore at Sao Mai Diem Hen 2008, Ngoc Minh was named the "worst-dressed" celebrity by Mot; pop stars My Le (L) and Thu Minh, who got dishonorable mentions, are indignant and want an apology from the magazine; TV host Thanh Bach wonders what he needs to wear to improve his sartorial image and is considering a lawsuit together with the others against Mot Pop stars Thu Minh and My Le and TV host Thanh Bach have demanded an apology from a magazine that named them in a list of worst-dressed celebrities, threatening legal action if it fails to do so. At a press conference Friday at the HCMC Journalists Association, the three and their lawyers gave Mot (Fashion) 15 days to make a public apology. They believed some others who were nominated in the past few years would join them in case of a lawsuit. Thu Minh was represented by her agent, Pham Trong Khoa. He said, "Minh is very angry and wonders what criteria the magazine uses to judge." Thu … [Read more...] about Worst-dressed celebs demand magazine apology
French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons
A French magazine published a series of provocative cartoons Wednesday showing a nude Prophet Mohammed, likely to further fan the flames after a wave of Muslim protests over an anti-Islam film. And fears that the anger could spread to Europe mounted Wednesday after French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons caricaturing the Muslim prophet, including one showing his naked buttocks. France stepped up security at its embassies in countries where there could be a hostile reaction to the cartoons, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, adding that he was "concerned" by the potential for a backlash. The magazine's editor, originally a cartoonist who uses the name Charb, said the images would "shock those who will want to be shocked". "The freedom of the press, is that a provocation?" he said. "I'm not asking strict Muslims to read Charlie Hebdo, just like I wouldn't go to a mosque to listen to speeches that go against everything I believe." Charlie Hebdo is no stranger … [Read more...] about French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons
iPad serves all-you-can-eat magazine banquet
Movie fans have Netflix. For music lovers, there’s Spotify. So why not an all-you-can-eat service for magazine readers? Now there is one: Next Issue, a new iPad app offering unlimited access to a growing number of well-known titles for a single monthly fee. Despite its cost, and some significant limitations, many avid readers will find it a godsend. With their size and vivid graphics, magazines are arguably the print medium that should be most easily adaptable to the world of tablets. And there are already several ways to acquire them, including Zinio, which allows you to subscribe to thousands of titles worldwide, and Apple’s own Newsstand. Those services, though, generally require that you subscribe to each title individually, either on the tablet or a print version that also provides digital access. By contrast, Next Issue -- which launched an early version on Android tablets last spring while it prepped for its debut on the big iPad stage -- gives you everything … [Read more...] about iPad serves all-you-can-eat magazine banquet
U-shaped line appears again in int’l magazine
Chinese scientists continue to introduce ChinaâÂÂs cow tongue line in the East Sea by showing it in a map that appears in an article published recently by Climatic Change, an international scientific magazine based in the US. ChinaâÂÂs cow tongue line in the East Sea showed in an article published by Climatic ChangePhoto: Tuoi Tre The article was written by a group of Chinese authors led by Xuemei Shao from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources. According to the Chinese government, the entire area within the cowâÂÂs tongue or the "U-shaped line" or the "9-dashed line", including the islands, reefs and the bordering water, belongs to the sovereignty and jurisdiction of China based on history. After the magazine published the article, a number of Vietnamese scholars sent their letters to the magazine complaining that the cowâÂÂs tongue line is legally groundless, since neither international organizations nor ASEAN … [Read more...] about U-shaped line appears again in int’l magazine