The Bangkok Recorder

The Bangkok Recorder (Thai: บางกอกรีคอเดอ) 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 January 16, 1867 both in Thai and English.[1][2] It was written and published by Dr. Dan Beach Bradley, an American Christian missionary who spent 35 years in the country.[3]

The Bangkok Recorder
March 1, 1865 issue of The Bangkok Recorder
TypeMonthly newspaper (1844-1845)
Bi-weekly newspaper (1865-1867)
Owner(s)Dan Beach Bradley
PublisherDan Beach Bradley
EditorDan Beach Bradley
Founded1844
LanguageThai
Ceased publication1867
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand

Bradley published both English- and Thai-language editions of The Bangkok Recorder. The Thai edition measured 6 x 9 inches, and the English edition 12 x 18 inches. The newspaper had a two-column layout.[4]

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.[5]

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References
  1. 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 ; P.233. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. Lingat, R. (1935). "Les Trois Bangkok Recorders". The Journal of the Siam Society (JSS) ; Volume XXVIII ; P.209. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. "ประชาคมวิจัย จดหมายข่าวราย 2 เดือน". rescom.trf.or.th. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. Thailand, Sanook Online Ltd. "บางกอกรีคอร์เดอร์ หนังสือพิมพ์ฉบับแรกของไทยเริ่มออกวางแผง - วันนี้ในอดีต". guru.sanook.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  5. "หนังสือพิมพ์ไทยฉบับแรก". www.finearts.go.th. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24.
  • 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 (text-searchable online) (English ed.). Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2018.


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