Bangkok Post

The Bangkok Post is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok.

The Bangkok Post was from American Alexander McDonald ( hitherto secret service employee) and the Thai Prasit Lulitanond founded in 1946 to oppose the time of the single Soviet embassy in Southeast Asia Western press one voice. Supposedly originated the initial investment for the newspaper with funds from the State Department, the U.S. State Department. The longtime editor in chief, the American journalist Darrell Berrigan, coined the sheet up to his assassination in 1965.

Under the direction of the Post Office however, Berrigan showed independently and presented many young journalists space available, such as Peter Arnett and TD Allman, who were internationally known later. Although censorship in Southeast Asia is an everyday occurrence, was the Bangkok Post always relatively free in their coverage, but have some restrictions, some of which still apply and led to accusations of self-censorship:

Respect for the monarchy in Thailand is considered as self-evident and must be respected even by the local press organs;
Furthermore it is considered inappropriate to accuse senior government representatives directly against corruption;
During the Vietnam War, it was forbidden to report on operations of the U.S. Air Force, which extended from Thailand to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

After the newspaper of the Thompson Group was bought Berrigan left the sheet to work when competing Bangkok World, which no longer exists today, after it had been bought in the 1980s by the Bangkok Post. As early as 1971 had established some renegade editors The Nation.

Today's editor in chief is Pichai Chuensuksawadi.