The (old)_media industry in Southeast Asia is not as dynamic and digitally savvy as its peers in the US and Europe, so it’s interesting to note that prominent newspapers across four countries have teamed up and announced the region’s first unified digital subscription for readers. Starting April 1 — which is not_a hoax, in this case — readers will be able to pay US$115 for an annual subscription to the digital versions of The Nation (Thailand), Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The Star (Malaysia) and Daily Inquirer (Philippines), each of which is part of the_Asia News Network (ANN), which counts 23 publications...

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