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1. Application form for Internet Account which can be downloaded from the website ofthe Office of Information Technology:http://www.it.chula.ac.th/eng/document/form.html2. Supporting Letter from the IAS to the Director of IT office, stating your full name,position, duration of research in Thailand and request for the IT to issue you an internetaccount.Fellows who will be affiliated with the IAS, who wish to arrange this service, should informthe API office at least 1 month prior to their arrival in Thailand.3-6. Media & Libraries3-6-1. The Press & TelevisionThe PressMass-Circulation DailiesThe directory includes radio, TV and printed media.• Thai Rath—Thailan’'s most influential newspaper. Prominently features sensationaliststories on crime and accidents. Its political stance is moderately populist. High circulationis due to its stance on populistic stance and hence its acceptance with the public opinionof the general population, in particular, the majority rural market.• Daily News—Very similar in style and substance to Thai Rath.• Khao Sod— The third circulation among Thai newspapers. Khao Sod is a part of MatichonPcl, a publishing group. Editorial line is moderate to liberal. Keen on crime news, andalso concentrate on environment and ordinary people rights.• Kom Chad Luek—Owned by the Nation Multimedia Group. Political stance is aconservative, non-populist, and moderately anti-government. Hence most of its sales areconcentrated toward the business and upper to middle income group, who generallysupport non-populistic conservative stance, but are well educated.Quality Dailies• Matichon—This paper is considered essential reading for Thailand’s educated classes.Editorial line is moderate to progressive.• Thai Post— Its political stance is considered the most progressive of all Thai dailies.• Naew Na—Editorial line is progressive.Business Dailies• Krungthep Turakij—Owned by the Nation Multimedia Group. This paper is also popularwith Thai intellectuals. Political stance is progressive.• Post Today—Owned by Post Publishing Pcl, publishers of the Bangkok Post.• Phoojadkarn Daily—The core asset of Sondhi Limthongkul’s media empire, ManagerMedia Group. The online edition of the paper is Thailand’s most popular news website.English-Language Dailies• Bangkok Post—Its major shareholders include the Chirathivat family (owners of CentralGroup), the South China Morning Post of Hong Kong and GMM Grammy Pcl, a local mediaand entertainment firm.• The Nation—It is the flagship publication of the Nation Multimedia Group. Maintains aprogressive editorial line.• International Herald Tribune41