17 April 1975 issue of Bangkok World
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| Type | Daily (except Sunday) newspaper |
|---|---|
| Editor | Anusorn Thavisin |
| Founded | February 1957 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 29 August 1987 |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
The Bangkok World was an English-language daily newspaperinThailand founded in February 1957 whose first editor was Mr. Darrell Berrigan, a United Press correspondent in Asia, and Far East correspondent for The Saturday Evening Post. It replaced the newspaper Liberty, founded by the Thai publishing magnate, Mr. Manit Vasuvat (Thai: นาย มานิต วสุวัต), which was published between 5 September 1945 and 29 December 1956.[1][2][3][4]
From its inception until early spring 1970, the Bangkok World was owned by Ital-Thai, a large construction company, of which General Phao Siyanon, who hired Darrell Berigan in 1957 to become editor of the Bangkok World, was a major shareholder. Ital-Thai sold in 1970 "a large interest in the enterprise" to Time Inc. whose resources enabled the paper to buy news presses and printing equipment.[5][6] In 1971, the Bangkok Post and the Bangkok World were merged; The Post serving as the morning newspaper and The World as the afternoon paper.[7][8] The Bangkok World's last issue was published on 29 August 1987. It closed due to financial losses.[9][10]
A magazine was published on Sundays from 1957 entitled Bangkok World, Sunday Magazine Section.[11] It was merged on 14 April 1968 with Standard International to form Standard Bangkok magazine.[12][13] On 1 April 1972, the magazine was renamed "Impact".[14]
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