Asia Times was a newspaper launched in Thailand by Thai tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul in 1995. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Sondhi Limthongkul (สนธิ ลิ้มทองกุล, born 7 November 1947) is Thai Media-mogul and leader of the right-wing People's The newspaper hired talent from around the world to produce a regional English-language newspaper.
The newspaper faced financial difficulties in 1997 and closed down the week before the Asian financial crisis erupted with the collapse of the Thai baht on July 2, 1997. The Asian Financial Crisis was a period of Financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown ( Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
Journalists from Asia Times went on to work for a range of prestigious publications, while some remained together putting out Asia Times Online, which has grown into one of Asia's most popular sites for news on the region. Asia Times Online (abbr "ATol" is an Internet -only news and commentary publication that reports and examines geopolitical, political