- The Bangkok Recorder
Infobox_Newspaper
name = The Bangkok Recorder
caption = March 1, 1865 issue of "The Bangkok Recorder"
type = Monthlynewspaper (1844-1845)
Bi-weekly newspaper (1865-1867)
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foundation = 1844
ceased publication = 1867
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owners =Dan Beach Bradley
publisher =Dan Beach Bradley
editor =Dan Beach Bradley
language = Thai
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circulation =
headquarters =Bangkok ,Thailand
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website ="The Bangkok Recorder" ( _th. หนังสือจดหมายเหตุ) was the first Thai-language
newspaper , first published monthly, and later bi-weekly, inBangkok ,Siam between1844 -1845 , and1865 -1867 . It was written and published by Dr.Dan Beach Bradley , an AmericanChristian missionary who spent 35 years in the country.Bradley published both English- and Thai-language editions of The Bangkok Recorder. The Thai edition measured 6"x9", and the English edition 12"x18". The newspaper had a two-column layout.
One-time subscribers of The Bangkok Recorder included
King Mongkut and various Thai nobles. The newspaper eventually closed due to unprofitability. Bradley wrote in the paper urging subscribers to pay their fees. Lack of payment may have been the result of disapproval of Bradley's subject matter. In addition to local and foreign news, Bradley wrote on general topics, including science and politics. His writings on Christianity and Buddhism may have been perceived as critical of the dominant religion.
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