Outlet profile

Kaohoon International

Thai pro-business / financial

Owned byPrivately owned; Chanchai Sanguanwong serves as publisher and managing director of the parent, Kaohoon Turakij newspaper; no publicly listed corporate parent has been identified

FundingAdvertising-supported, primarily from Thailand's financial and corporate sector; supplemented by events and an educational arm (KH Academy) that runs paid finance and investment training programs

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Kaohoon Turakij—whose name translates roughly as 'stock news' in Thai—was founded around 1994 and grew into one of Thailand's main sources of capital-market journalism, celebrating its 28th anniversary in September 2022 and its 30th in 2024. The outlet built its reputation covering the Stock Exchange of Thailand, tracking corporate filings, earnings releases, IPOs, and regulatory moves for traders and investment professionals. Chanchai Sanguanwong has served as publisher and managing director. Kaohoon later launched an English-language site, Kaohoon International, to reach foreign investors and the expatriate business community, positioning itself as 'the independent voice of the Thai capital market.' The organization also operates KH Academy, a nonprofit-style initiative that trains university students for careers in finance and investment. No state ownership or major-conglomerate parent has been publicly identified, and the outlet has not been the subject of notable editorial controversies in available public records. Its coverage of international affairs—including U.S. politics—is selective and market-focused, reporting on events such as U.S. tariff policy or Federal Reserve decisions primarily through the lens of their effect on Thai stocks and the broader ASEAN economy.

Sources

Profile compiled 2026-07-24; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

← Back to track record