The ''Siam Free Press'' was an English-language daily
newspaper in
Thailand founded in 1891 by Mr. John Joseph Lillie. The ''Siam Free Press'' was preceded by
The Siam Mercantile Gazette. Due to a hostile attitude towards the Siamese Government and the Monarchy taken by the ''Siam Free Press'', Mr. J.J. Lillie was expelled from the country by order of
King Chulalongkorn by a decree dated 12 March 1898. The newspaper was then sold by public auction and bought by Mr. Chalant, a Frenchman. In June 1901, the editor of the Siam Free Press was Mr. Michael O'Leary Dempsey.
Having been bought by a new company, the ''Siam Free Press'' altered its name to the
Bangkok Daily Mail
The ''Bangkok Daily Mail'' was an English-language daily newspaper in Thailand first published at the beginning of January 1910. Its former name was Siam Free Press. The newspaper was owned by King Prajadhipok (Rama VII) and run by Prince Sva ...
at the beginning of January 1910.
See also
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Timeline of English-language newspapers published in Thailand
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List of online newspaper archives - Thailand
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Mass media in Thailand
References
External links
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* {{cite book , title = Siam Free Press , url = https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/sea/newspapers/sfpr , publisher = East View Information Services, Inc. , location = Minneapolis , year = , language = English , format = Sept 1, 1893; July 16, 1898; July 21, 1898 , edition =
Defunct newspapers published in Thailand
English-language newspapers published in Asia
English-language newspapers published in Thailand
Newspapers established in 1891
Mass media in Bangkok