''Ban Muang'' ( th, บ้านเมือง, ) was a Thai

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published from 1972 to 2016, and since then operating as a

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. It was owned by

Banharn Silpa-archa Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled ''Banhan'', ''Silapa''-, ''Sinlapa''-, -''acha''; th, บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, , ; ; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 ...

, who became prime minister in 1995. ''Ban Muang'' was middle-sized and positioned itself as a mass-oriented paper. It was one of the first to carry horse-racing programmes, and was known for its classifieds section. The newspaper was established on 23 May 1972, with Wijarn Pukpiboon as director and Mana Praepan as its first editor. Under Mana, ''Ban Muang'' became the country's third-most popular mass daily. He left the paper in 1991 due to internal disagreements. The newspaper was originally printed by the Ban Muang Kan Phim company (). In 2000,

Pracha Maleenont The Maleenont family ( th, มาลีนนท์) is a Thai family of Chinese descent, consisting of the descendants of media mogul Vichai Maleenont (16 August 1919 – 8 October 2018), who founded BEC World, the operator of television Channel ...

bought the company and began publishing under a new name, but soon ceased operations, after which Wijarn relaunched ''Ban Muang'' under the Navakit Ban Muang company (). The company printed the daily paper until it announced cessation on 1 January 2017, citing inability to compete in the changed media landscape and economic environment.

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