The Nation (Thailand)

The Nation is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok. It leads the subtitles Bangkok 's Independent Newspaper.

The Nation was founded in 1971 as a new English-language newspaper with the original name, The Voice of the Nation by several Thai journalists who had left the Bangkok Post. She wanted to be a domestic alternative to foreign-owned Bangkok Post, and " objective " journalism meet international standards. In 1973, she stood on the side of the opposition against the military dictator Thanom Kittikachorn and supported the pro-democracy student movement. During the polarized time the mid-1970s The Nation the left side of the political spectrum has been assigned. After the massacre at Thammasat University in 1976, she was banned by the military junta. In the late 1970s, under the government of pragmatic General Kriangsak Chomanan, she was admitted again under the now shortened name The Nation. Their line was further considered liberal. In 1992 she moved decided position against the military backed government of General Suchinda Kraprayoon and for the democracy movement.

1997 The Nation worked with the founding of the independent television station iTV. The Nation also had a negative attitude towards Thaksin Shinawatra, who was prime minister from 2001 to 2006. Companies in which Thaksin's family was involved, therefore, switched no more advertising in the nation, the resulting in the election of 2001 by his own admission lost 20 million baht. The Nation threw Thaksin, under whose leadership the government and state-owned enterprises, such as Thai Airways, not advertised in newspapers critical, undermining of press freedom. The anti -money laundering organization of the government examined the finances of Thaksin critical media actors, including the editors of the nation. My radio station was set. The Nation defended the boycott by the opposition in 2006 and the mass protests of the People's Alliance for Democracy ( " Yellow Shirts " ) against Thaksin.

The newspaper is published in a daily circulation of 80,000 copies at a price of 25 baht. Today it forms the core of the resulting around them media group Nation Multimedia Group. This includes the thailändischsprachige business daily Krungthep Thurakit.

Editor in chief is Tulsathit Taptim, as the successor of the joint proprietor and founder and longtime editor in chief of the nation, Suthichai Yoon.