Standard (Thailand)

Defunct weekly newspaper in Bangkok, Thailand

Standard

19 February 1966 issue of Standard

Type| Weekly newspaper
Format| Tabloid
Editor| Prem Purachatra and Ngarmchit Purachatra
Founded| 8 June 1946
Language| English
Ceased publication| 1968
Headquarters| Bangkok, Thailand

The Standard was an English-language weekly newspaper whose first issue was published in Thailand on 8 June 1946.[1] On 26 February 1966, starting from issue no. 1000 it was renamed Standard International until it was merged on 14 April 1968 with Bangkok World, Sunday Magazine Section to form Standard Bangkok magazine.[2][3][4] The Standard presented a summary of local and international news and featured articles on domestic and foreign affairs. It emphasized news of society and the royal family. It was widely read by foreigners and English-speaking Thai for its coverage of social events.[5][6]

## See also

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* Timeline of English-language newspapers published in Thailand
* List of online newspaper archives - Thailand

## References

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1. ^ "Standard". International Coalition on Newspapers. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
2. ^ "Standard international". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
3. ^ "Standard Bangkok magazine". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
4. ^ "Standard Bangkok magazine". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
5. ^ American University (Washington, D.C.). Foreign Areas Studies Division, George Lawrence Harris (1963). "U.S. Army Area Handbook for Thailand". U.S. Government Printing Office ; pp.219-220. Retrieved 23 February 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ Sawetawan, Wareemon (1990). "A content analysis of two English-language newspapers in Thailand : 1988-1989" (PDF). Iowa State University. pp.30-31. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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