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Thairath ( Thai: ไทยรัฐ, lit. Thai State) is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime and accidents, it also includes stories on Thai politics, economy, and society. The second ...
The Nation is Thailand's only Thai-owned English-language newspaper, [5] It is owned by the Nation Group and is a member of the Asia News Network. It was considered a newspaper of record in Thailand. [6]
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 ...
Khaosod ( Thai: ข่าวสด, RTGS : Khao Sot, pronounced [kʰàːw sòt]; literally meaning 'fresh news' or 'live news') is a Thai daily newspaper with national circulation. Its online version is Khaosod Online. Khaosod is the youngest paper of the Matichon Publishing Group which also operates two other daily news publications, Matichon ...
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 in their respective news categories in Thailand ...
Krungthep Turakij ( Thai: กรุงเทพธุรกิจ, lit. 'Bangkok business', RTGS : Krungthep Thurakit) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published by Nation Group. It was established on 6 October 1987, [3] and was originally positioned as a business newspaper, competing in the category with Manager Daily, among others. Its scope eventually expanded to more general topics, and ...
Matichon. Matichon ( Thai: มติชน, also known as Matichon Daily to distinguish it from other related publications) is a major Thai-language national daily newspaper. It was founded by a group of progressive writers in 1978, when the country was emerging from the authoritarian government that followed the 6 October 1976 Massacre.
The Bangkok Post was founded by Alexander MacDonald, a former OSS officer, and his Thai associate, Prasit Lulitanond. Thailand at the time was the only Southeast Asian country to have a Soviet Embassy. The U.S. embassy felt it needed an independent, but generally pro-American newspaper to counter Soviet views. Some claim [who?] the financing came directly from the US State Department or ...