The Nation (Thailand)

The Nation
Insightful, In Trend, Independent
The front page of The Nation last printed edition, 28 June 2019.
TypeDaily newspaper (1971–2019)
FormatBroadsheet (1971–2019)
Online newspaper (Since 2019)
Owner(s)Nation Group
PublisherSuthichai Yoon
Thepchai Yong (until 2018)
EditorSupalak Ganjanakhundee (last of print edition)[1][2]
Founded1 July 1971
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication28 June 2019 (as broadsheet)
HeadquartersBang Na, Bangkok
Sister newspapersKom Chad Luek (online-only)
Krungthep Turakij
Post Today (online-only; since 2022)[3]
Thansettakij [th] (Since 2022)[4]
OCLC number232119162
Websitenationthailand.com

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.[5]

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]

  1. ^ ยิ่งยงพัฒนา, อรพิณ; หาญธำรงวิทย์, จิรนันท์ (27 June 2019). "สุภลักษณ์ กาญจนขุนดี บรรณาธิการคนสุดท้าย กับฉากอำลาของ The Nation". The Momentum (in Thai).
  2. ^ Rojanaphruk, Pravit (28 June 2019). "Opinion: Goodbye The Nation Newspaper". Khaosod English. Matichon Publishing Group. In the last year of its print edition, after conservative media group T News took over, my former colleague Supalak Ganjanakhundee was appointed as editor and tried to steer the paper back towards a democratic and liberal path. But it was too late.
  3. ^ "เนชั่น ปิดดีลซื้อ "โพสต์ทูเดย์ – นิวส์เคลียร์" กว่ามูลค่า 59 ล้านบาท". Post Today (in Thai). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "เนชั่น ทุ่ม 240 ล้าน ซื้อ "ฐานเศรษฐกิจ" เสริมแกร่งธุรกิจสื่อ". Kom Chad Luek (in Thai). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Biggs, Andrew (7 July 2019). "Another one bites the dust" (Opinion). Bangkok Post. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ Kittikhoun, Alounkeo; Kittikhoun, Anoulak (2022). "Chapter 2: Navigating the Cold War". Small Countries, Big Diplomacy Laos in the UN, ASEAN and MRC. Taylor & Francis. Footnote 26. ISBN 978-1-003-12540-2. The Thai newspaper of record, The Nation admitted the three villages belonged to 'Lao communist administration.'