The Bangkok Recorder (Thai: บางกอกรีกอเดอ) was the first Thai-language newspaper, first published monthly, and later bi-weekly, in Bangkok, Siam between July 4, 1844, and October 1845 in Thai only, and between January 16, 1865, and February 16, 1867, both in Thai and English.[1][2][3][4] It was written and published by Dr. Dan Beach Bradley, an American Christian missionary who spent 35 years in the country.[5]
 March 1, 1865 issue of The Bangkok Recorder | |
| Type | Monthly newspaper (1844-1845) Bi-weekly newspaper (1865-1867) |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Dan Beach Bradley |
| Publisher | Dan Beach Bradley |
| Editor | Dan Beach Bradley |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Language | Thai |
| Ceased publication | 1867 |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Bradley published both English- and Thai-language editions of The Bangkok Recorder. The Thai edition measured 6 by 9 inches (150 mm × 230 mm), and the English edition 12 by 18 inches (300 mm × 460 mm). The newspaper had a two-column layout.[6]
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.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Duverdier, Gérald (1980). "La transmission de l'imprimerie en Thaïlande : du catéchisme de 1796 aux impressions bouddhiques sur feuilles de latanier". Bulletin de l'École Française d'Extrême-Orient. 68. Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient; P.233: 209–260. doi:10.3406/befeo.1980.3331. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Lingat, R. (1935). "Les Trois Bangkok Recorders". The Journal of the Siam Society (JSS); Volume XXVIII; P.209. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "The Bangkok Recorder". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 24 October 1844. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-06-21 – via newspaperSG.
- ^ "Siam.Bangkok". The London and China Telegraph. 27 March 1867. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-08-02 – via newspaperarchive.com.
- ^ "ประชาคมวิจัย จดหมายข่าวราย 2 เดือน". rescom.trf.or.th. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Thailand, Sanook Online Ltd. "บางกอกรีคอร์เดอร์ หนังสือพิมพ์ฉบับแรกของไทยเริ่มออกวางแผง - วันนี้ในอดีต". guru.sanook.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "หนังสือพิมพ์ไทยฉบับแรก". www.finearts.go.th. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
External links
edit- The Bangkok Recorder (Full Collection) (PDF) (in Thai). Sommai Huntrakun, collector. Bangkok: Office of His Majesty's Principal Private Secretary. 1994.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - The Bangkok Recorder (Full Collection) (in Thai). Minneapolis: East View Information Services, Inc.
- The Bangkok Recorder (in English). Canberra: National Library of Australia.
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