The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) was founded in the 1957 in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
's
Patpong
Patpong ( th, พัฒน์พงศ์, , ) is an entertainment district in Bangkok's Bang Rak District, Thailand, catering mainly, though not exclusively, to foreign tourists and expatriates. While Patpong is internationally known as a red lig ...
area. It is considered the oldest and largest
press club
Organizations
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in Southeast Asia. After the
Vietnam War ended in 1975, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam were mostly inaccessible for foreign journalists, leading to FCCT becoming a regional hub for journalism. Today, the FCCT hosts exhibitions for
photojournalism
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and contemporary arts.
References
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Foreign correspondents' clubs
Journalism in Thailand
Organizations based in Thailand