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The Bangkok Post is a broadsheet English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand. The first issue was sold on 1 August 1946. It had four pages and cost 1 baht, a considerable amount at the time when a baht was a paper note. It is Thailand's second oldest newspaper. Bangkok Post's daily circulation is 110,000, 80 percent distributed in Bangkok and the remainder nationwide.From July 2016 until mid–May 2018, the editor of the Post was Umesh Pandey. On 14 May Umesh was forced to step down as editor after refusing to soften coverage critical of the ruling military junta. He said the board of directors had asked him to tone down the newspaper's reporting and editorials on the actions of the military government, especially its suppression of free speech and election postponements. In a written statement by Umesh issued on 14 May, he said, When asked to tone down I did not budge and was blunt in letting those who make decisions know that I would rather lose my position than bow my head,... The Post issued a statement on 16 May to assure its readers of its continued commitment to editorial independence. A senior Post official said that, This is not an issue of government interference or press freedom per se,...This is simply an internal organisational matter. Umesh was not fired, but transferred to another high-ranking post as assistant to a deputy COO at no loss of pay. Some sources within the company attributed Umesh's ouster as editor to his poor management style and ethical breaches. Some staffers who worked with Umesh cited his creation of a hostile workplace environment and unprofessional behavior. Five current and former staffers blamed him for driving away many newsroom employees, creating a toxic environment and breaching ethics. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha denied that the government pressured the Post to reassign Umesh, dismissing the action as ...an issue within a private company,...
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