Manager Daily

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Manager Daily (Thai: ผู้จัดการรายวัน, Phuchatkan Rai Wan) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet, and emphasizes political and business news. Founded by media-mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, it wasan outgrowth of Manager Monthly magazine and Manager Weekly newspaper. The newspaper is considered Sondhi's personal mouthpiece, and has been published many controversial articles, including a series on the Finland Plot for which Sondhi and its executives were sued.

Contents 1 The Finland Plot 2 References 3 See also 4 External link

[edit] The Finland Plot

Starting May 2006, Sondhi's Manager Daily newspaper published a series of articles on the "Finland Plot", a theory that Thaksin Shinawatra and former student leaders from the 1970's met in Finland in 1999 to create a plan to overthrow the Thai monarchy and establish a republic based on the western democracies. No evidence was ever been produced to verify the existence of such a plan, and Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai party denied the accusations. Thaksin later sued Sondhi and several Manager Daily executives for defamation. Sondhi countered that Thaksin was trying to silence the press.^{[1] [2]}

[edit] References

1. ^ The Nation, "Thaksin clearly wanted republic, critics charge", 25 May 2006
2. ^ The Bangkok Post, "Manager sued for articles on 'Finland plot'", 31 May 2006

[edit] See also

• Media of Thailand
• Censorship in Thailand
• Sondhi Limthongkul
• Politics of Thailand
• Thailand political crisis 2005-2006

[edit] External link

• Manager Daily