![]() Thairath front page, 1 March 2012, on which include the following reports:
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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Founder(s) | Kampol Wacharapol |
Founded | December 25, 1962 as Thairath | January 5, 1950 as The Weekly Pictorial
Language | Thai |
Headquarters | Bangkok, ![]() |
Circulation | 1,000,000 |
Website | www |
Thairath (Thai: ไทยรัฐ, lit. Thai State) is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime and accidents, it also includes stories on Thai politics, economy, and society. The second section features coverage of sport and entertainment. Thairath is one of the oldest newspapers in Thai and the best-selling newspaper in Thailand, claiming a circulation in excess of 1 million copies daily.[1][non-primary source needed]