He's picky about what he shares

 Released from a political ban recently, he has been appointed director of the Pheu Thai Party. He jokes that the party seems to be making him pay for his absence by giving him so much work.
“I have only four or five hours’ sleep a day and hardly any time to exercise, so I’m just exhausted,” he says. Meanwhile Phumtham has dived into the social media and is active on Twitter – more than 6,000 tweets to date. A lot of those were re-tweeted news items from Matichon and Khao Sod, newspapers that side with the red shirts and the government.
The Nation asked him if those are the only papers he reads. “I read many newspapers,” he replied, “but when I read Matichon and Khao Sod on my gadget, they have a function where I can share the news easily and fast.”
We suspect most papers with online editions have “share” buttons by now, but it’s true that Phumtham has a wide reading list, which is posted on Twitter. It includes Thai Rath, Thansettakij and our own Krungthep Turakij and Nation Weekender. We’ll just have to show him where the Twitter icon is.

Showbiz family
The people behind the three big stage musicals on view at the moment are of course busy, but they still find time to check out the competition.
Takolkiat “Boy” Veeravarn took a break from his chores on “Miss Saigon” at the Rachadalai Theatre and led a delegation to see the Nation Group’s “Reya: The Musical”. In return the “Reya” crew, led by director Kriangsak Silakong and music chief Trisdee na Patalung, got seats for Boy’s show.
And then the production teams from both “Reya” and “Miss Saigon” spent an erotic evening watching Index Creative’s “Mae Bia”.
The bottom line is that they all appreciate each other’s efforts and, quite the opposite of feeling competitive, they’re happy to see musical theatre enjoying a resurgence in Thailand.