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Nation Group

Nation Group (Thailand) Public Company Limited (NATION) (Thai: บริษัท เนชั่น กรุ๊ป (ไทยแลนด์) จำกัด (มหาชน)) is one of Thailand's largest media companies. The company operates two digital television stations, three national newspapers (English, Thai business, and Thai mass circulation), a university, a book and cartoon unit, printing and logistics operations, and new media and digital platforms. Its symbol on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is "NATION".

Not to be confused with Nation Media Group.

Company type

Public

SET: NATION

Media and publishing

1 July 1971 (1971-07-01)

1858/118–119, 121–122, 124–130, Interlink Tower 27th-32nd Fl, Bangna-Trad Rd, Bang Na, Bangkok[1]
,
Thailand

Ms Duangkamol Chotana (CEO)[2]: 15 

Increase 3.2 billion baht (2015)[3]

Decrease 35.6 million baht (2015)

Decrease 8.2 billion baht (2015)

Increase 3.9 billion baht (2015)

News Network Corporation PCL

www.nationgroup.com

1971: Nation Group founded to publish the country's first Thai-owned and managed English newspaper.

1976: Business Review Co established to publish The Nation Review newspaper, forerunner of .

The Nation

1987: launched as a daily Thai-language business newspaper.

Krungthep Turakij

1988: Company renamed "Nation Publishing Group Co Ltd" in preparation for listing on the (SET).

Stock Exchange of Thailand

1990: License received to locally print and distribute and Yomiuri Shimbun.

The Asian Wall Street Journal

1992: Nation Radio established and two new publications launched, Nation Weekender and Nation Junior.

1996: Company renamed "Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited".

2000: , Thailand's first 24-hour news television station began broadcasts.

Nation Channel

2001: launched as a daily Thai-language mass-circulation newspaper.

Kom Chad Luek

2002: Nation Books established to support rising demand in the industry.

paperback

2005: WPS (Thailand) Co Ltd established to handle the printing business.

2006: Kyodo Nation Printing Services Co Ltd launched to provide commercial printing services.

2011: Nation U Co Ltd established to operate .

Nation University

2013: Licenses received to operate two digital television channels, "NOW 26" and "".

Nation TV

2019: Paper issues of the English-language daily The Nation will be discontinued, replaced by an online edition. The last paper copy will be the 28 June edition.

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2020: There was a campaign against sponsors of Nation Multimedia Group during the 2020 Thai protests due to the former's "pro-establishment bias".[6][7][8]

consumer activism

2022: Company renamed "Nation Group (Thailand) Public Company Limited"

Thai-language Business News Unit, Krungthep Media Company Limited (KTM): 41–41 

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General Thai News Business Unit, Kom Chad Luek Media Company Limited (KMM): 42 

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English News Business Unit, Nation News Network Company Limited (NNN): 43 

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Digital TV Business Unit

Media in Thailand

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