Newspapers in Thailand

There are numerous newspapers in Thailand. These are basically for mass circulation which covers business, politics, and sensational, etc. All the newspapers are printed in broadsheet format but exceptions are there. These others can be named as tabloids. All the daily newspapers are published in Bangkok except one in Chiang Mai. After publication the papers are distributed all over the country.

The mass circulation dailies can be named as Thai Rath, Khao Sod, Kom Chad Luek, and Daily News. Among them Thai Rath is recorded as having one million circulation. This is also known as the most influential newspaper of the country. This newspaper mainly covers all sensational news regarding accidents, crime, etc. Daily news is also popular and having 900,000 circulation. Khao Sod can be listed in the third position while Kom Chad Luek has the circulation of 850,000. National Multimedia Group is the owner of this paper.

Some of the good daily papers are Thai Post, Naew Na and Matichon. The political stance of Thai post is known as most progressive of all other Thai dailies. Some of the business dailies can be named as Post Today, Krungthep Turakij and Phoojadkarn Daily. The dailies in English language are Bangkok post, The Nation, International Herald Tribune, etc. semi-weekly business newspapers can be named as Siam Turakij, Prachachart Turakij, and Than Settakij. There are two weekly newsmagazines in Thailand and those can be name as Nation Weekend and Matichon Weekly. Two business newspapers are there which are weekly. These are Phujatkam Weekly and Krungthep Turakij Biz Week.

These are the newspapers that make the Thai people aware of the fact what is happening in and around Thailand. Other than these some monthly and other newspapers are there which are distributed throughout Thailand.