Phuket Gazette

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Phuket Gazette
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Compact
Founder(s)John Magee, Rungtip Hongjakpet
PublisherThe Phuket Gazette Co. Ltd.
Founded1993
Rebranded 2018
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters Phuket, Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

The Phuket Gazette was a weekly English-language compact newspaper published in Phuket, Thailand by The Phuket Gazette Co. Ltd., at Gazette Square in Koh Kaew. The paper was established in 1993 by John Magee, and Rungtip Hongjakpet. [1] With national distribution throughout Thailand, the newspaper was the largest English-language publication in or about Phuket, and ranked as the third largest English-language newspaper in Thailand.[ citation needed ]

The company's website, the Gazette Online, enjoyed a Google ranking of six, the highest for any site in or about Phuket, and its television business, PGTV, producer of the Phuket Today show, was Phuket's only national channel, covering the entire country through Thailand's mass communications organization MCOT and cable provider True Visions.[ citation needed ] Other Gazette media services include the popular comments board, the Phuket Forum, and Gazette Aviation, providing aerial promotions as well as management of the company aircraft, "News Dog". The Gazette was also a major media sponsor, often in cooperation with The Nation, for community events, including many that raise funds for local charities.

In July 2017, The Phuket Gazette Co. ceased operations. [2] The Phuket Gazette's digital assets were acquired by Digital Broker Ventures, a Thailand-based start up studio, who digitised the company – shifting everything online; a new website, Social Media presence, a YouTube channel, forum and mobile applications. In 2018, it was rebranded digitally as The Thaiger. The print newspaper was replaced with a daily email newsletter. [3]

The new Thaiger expanded beyond local Phuket news, going nationwide. In 2019 a Thai language offering was launched.

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References

  1. Sophonrat, Wilawan (1997). "Where the Twain Meet". The Nation. Reproduced in Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. Magee, John (12 July 2017). "Citing indelible memories and people, the Phuket Gazette bows out in a nostalgic farewell". The Nation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "About The Thaiger".