![]() 16 July 1898 issue of Siam Free Press | |
Type | Daily (except Sunday) newspaper |
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Editor | Michael O'Leary Dempsey |
Founded | October 1891 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 10 January 1910 |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
The Siam Free Press was an English-language daily newspaper in Thailand founded in 1891 by Mr. John Joseph Lillie. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Siam Free Press was preceded by The Siam Mercantile Gazette. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] [9] [10] The newspaper was then sold by public auction and bought by Mr. Chalant, a Frenchman. [11] [12] [13] In June 1901, the editor of the Siam Free Press was Mr. Michael O'Leary Dempsey. [14]
Having been bought by a new company, the Siam Free Press [15] altered its name to the Bangkok Daily Mail at the beginning of January 1910. [16] [17]
![]() 16 July 1898 issue of Siam Free Press | |
Type | Daily (except Sunday) newspaper |
---|---|
Editor | Michael O'Leary Dempsey |
Founded | October 1891 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 10 January 1910 |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
The Siam Free Press was an English-language daily newspaper in Thailand founded in 1891 by Mr. John Joseph Lillie. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Siam Free Press was preceded by The Siam Mercantile Gazette. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] [9] [10] The newspaper was then sold by public auction and bought by Mr. Chalant, a Frenchman. [11] [12] [13] In June 1901, the editor of the Siam Free Press was Mr. Michael O'Leary Dempsey. [14]
Having been bought by a new company, the Siam Free Press [15] altered its name to the Bangkok Daily Mail at the beginning of January 1910. [16] [17]