Talking Points

Tens of thousands of people are expected to rally at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok in a demonstration organised by the royalist group Pitak Siam, which opposes Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government. Thailand has invoked a special security law to cope with the political rally in the capital, the scene of several outbreaks of violent unrest in recent years. Nearly 17,000 police will be deployed for the rally - the first major street protest against Yingluck's 16-month-old government.
 

A special meeting of the Legislative Council's panel on information technology and broadcasting debates issues arising from the troubles of the city's pioneering digital radio station. The panel previously voted to set up an investigation into the Digital Broadcasting Corporation amid claims of interference in its affairs from Beijing, but its proposal to set up a select committee was voted down by Legco's House Committee. The station is in receivership and went off air for four days last month.
 

It's one of the biggest nights in the Chinese-language cinema world, as the stars come out for the annual Golden Horse awards in Ilan, Taiwan. Among the nominees for best picture are Hong Kong's Life Without Principle and The Bullet Vanishes, as well as mainland film Mystery, which upset Beijing's censors by touching on controversial subjects such as corruption.