The Siam Free Press was an English-language daily newspaper in Thailand founded in 1891 by Mr. John Joseph Lillie.[1][2][3][4] The Siam Free Press was preceded by The Siam Mercantile Gazette.[5][6][7] Due to a hostile attitude towards the Siamese Government and the Monarchy taken by the Siam Free Press, Mr. J.J. Lillie was expelled from the country by order of King Chulalongkorn by a decree dated 12 March 1898.[8][9][10] The newspaper was then sold by public auction and bought by Mr. Chalant, a Frenchman.[11][12][13] In June 1901, the editor of the Siam Free Press was Mr. Michael O'Leary Dempsey.[14]

Siam Free Press
16 July 1898 issue of Siam Free Press
TypeDaily (except Sunday) newspaper
EditorMichael O'Leary Dempsey
FoundedOctober 1891
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication10 January 1910
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand

Having been bought by a new company, the Siam Free Press[15] altered its name to the Bangkok Daily Mail at the beginning of January 1910.[16][17]

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  1. ^ Sangchan, Dangtoi (1976). "Freedom of the press in Thailand" (PDF). North Texas State University, Denton ; P.15. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Expelled from Siam". City Affairs. 7 May 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wright, Arnold (1908). "Twentieth century impressions of Siam : its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources". Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company, Ltd. ; P.295. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ^ Thompson, Virginia (1941). "Thailand The New Siam". The Macmillan Company ; P.789. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Untitled". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 16 November 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  6. ^ "Untitled". The North China Herald. 11 December 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  7. ^ "Obituary". The Colonies And India. 18 January 1896. p. 14. Retrieved 2 August 2022 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
  8. ^ "The Lillie Expulsion Order". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly). 24 March 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  9. ^ "Expulsion of an Editor". The Straits Times. 19 March 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  10. ^ "Deporting an Editor". Straits Budget. 24 March 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  11. ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 24 March 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2022 – via newspaperSG.
  12. ^ "Siam". The London and China Telegraph. 18 April 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via newspaperarchive.com.
  13. ^ "Another journalist expelled from Siam". The St. James's Gazette. 9 May 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via newspaperarchive.com.
  14. ^ "People We Hear About". New Zealand Tablet. 20 June 1901. p. 10. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Papers Past.
  15. ^ "PRESS in Thailand · 319 Thung Wat Don, Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand". PRESS in Thailand · 319 Thung Wat Don, Sathon, Bangkok 10120, Thailand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. 11 January 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via newspaperSG.
  17. ^ "Journalistiek in Siam". De Sumatra post. 17 January 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Delpher.nl.
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  • Siam Free Press (pdf files (Sept 1, 1893; July 16, 1898; July 21, 1898)). Chicago: Center for Research Libraries - Digital Delivery System.
  • Siam Free Press (Sept 1, 1893; July 16, 1898; July 21, 1898). Minneapolis: East View Information Services, Inc.