- ThaiDay
"ThaiDay" was an English-language
newspaper printed inBangkok in 2005 and 2006. Started by politicianSondhi Limthongkul 'sManager Media Group , it consisted of eightbroadsheet pages that were inserted in theThailand edition of the "International Herald Tribune ". It was printed six days a week, Monday to Saturday. Circulation was in the 5,000-10,000 range.The paper had its own staff of reporters, photojournalists and editors and also carried translated news from the Thai-language business paper, "Phujatkarn Daily".
Competing with the "
Bangkok Post " and "The Nation", "ThaiDay" characterized itself as a moderate choice "in a market traditionally dominated by newspapers that either toe the establishment line or opt for the other extreme of sensationalism."However, the paper suffered financially after its publisher, Sondhi Limthongkul, took up a campaign to oust Prime Minister
Thaksin Shinawatra , and after 15 months of publishing, the paper put out its last issue on August 31, 2006, though a message from Editor-in-Chief Paisal Sricharatchanya said he hoped the paper might be restarted at a later date. [Sricharatchanya, Paisal. August 31, 2006. [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000110756 "Thank you, we hope to return"] , "ThaiDay" (retrieved September 1, 2006).]It was the second attempt at an English-language daily for Sondhi and Manager Media Group, which in 1995 launched the "Asia Times", a regional daily meant to rival the "International Herald Tribune", however that paper folded in the
East Asian financial crisis . [Deutsche Presse-Agentur. August 28, 2006. [http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=112518 ThaiDay newspaper folds] , via "Bangkok Post" (retrieved September 1, 2006).]ee also
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Media of Thailand
*Sondhi Limthongkul References
External links
* [http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewBrowse.aspx?BrowseNewsID=7300 ThaiDay online edition]
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