Royal Thai Government Gazette

The Royal Thai Government Gazette or shortly Royal Gazette (RG; Thai ราชกิจจานุเบกษา Ratcha Kitcha Nubeksa ) is an official publication site for official announcements by the Thai government.

Early history

The Royal Gazette was the first time on 15 March 1858 by King Mongkut (Rama IV ) issued to inform government officials and the public about news in the country. Already in 1839, King Phra Nang Klao (Rama III. ) Can print 9,000 copies of a law against trafficking and the smoking of opium. Otherwise royal scribe had made ​​out all decrees by hand.

King Mongkut (Rama IV ), who set up in the palace a printer to publish the Royal Gazette and disseminate official statements of the government. It is certain that the first texts of the Royal Gazette came from the pen of the king in the early years, because the publications were interrupted for about 18 months, as Rama IV had no time to texts.

In May 1874, King Chulalongkorn began ( Rama V ) to the weekly publication of the Gazette, which is now a serial number was introduced, where you can see the various editions. 1879 re-entered an interruption of the publication, and until 1882 - the centenary of the capital Bangkok - the publication of the Royal Gazette Special was continued. Since 1884, she appears again on a weekly basis.

1889, the content was more adapted to western standards. Government announcements, orders of the king, laws and guidelines for ministries and officials now also published in the Gazette.

The subscription price was eight baht per year for self-collectors and ten baht per year for sending messengers with.