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The Nation is an English-language daily online newspaper founded in 1971, published in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of two English-language dailies in Bangkok, the other being the Bangkok Post . On 28 June 2019, it published its final broadsheet edition leaving only its online edition.
Nation Group was founded on 1 July 1971 by a group of Thai journalists with the launch of The Voice of the Nation, an English language newspaper. It was later renamed The Nation with the motto "Thailand's Independent Newspaper". The company later expanded into Thai business newspaper publishing and television media, both of which are number one ...
Thailand, [b] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [c] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi).
Mass media in Thailand. Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. The Thai government and the military have long exercised considerable control, especially over radio and TV stations. During the governments of Thaksin Shinawatra [1] and the subsequent military-run administration after the 2006 ...
Nation TV (Thai: เนชั่นทีวี) is the first 24-hour news television channel in Thailand, owned by Nation TV Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Nation Group. History [ edit ] Earlier History [ edit ]
History of Thailand. The Tai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam ( Thai: สยาม RTGS : Sayam) may have originated from Pali ( suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम ( śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည ( rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as ...
National symbols of Thailand are the symbols that are used in Thailand to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life, history and biodiversity. In addition to the country's official emblems, there are three officially proclaimed national symbols, listed in a declaration of the Office of the ...
The history of Thailand from 1932 to 1973 was dominated by military dictatorships which were in power for much of the period. The main personalities of the period were the dictator Luang Phibunsongkhram (better known as Phibun), who allied the country with Japan during the Second World War, and the civilian politician Pridi Phanomyong, who founded Thammasat University and was briefly prime ...