Country’s first newspaper . Imagine a time in Thailand when news travelled slowly, mostly through word of mouth. That changed in 1844 with the birth of the country’s first newspaper. . #ThailandNews #newspaper #news #history | The Nation Thailand

First Newspaper in India – Hicky’s Bengal Gazette (1780) The first newspaper in India was Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, started in 1780 in Calcutta by James Augustus Hicky. It was an English-language weekly newspaper, published once a week and sold for about one rupee per issue. The paper carried news reports, opinion letters, and advertisements, and became famous for its bold, often sarcastic criticism of the British East India Company and colonial officials, including Governor-General Warren Hasting