- Business
- Nation Group (Thailand) Public Company Limited (NATION.BK) operates as one of Thailand's largest multimedia companies, engaging in the publishing and distribution of newspapers; production and broadcasting of digital television content through channels such as Nation TV 22 and Spring 26 (formerly NOW 26); provision of online news and digital media services via websites, social platforms, and applications; printing and logistics operations through subsidiaries like WPS (Thailand) Co Ltd and NML Co., Ltd.; event marketing and creative content development; edutainment and international business via Nation International Edutainment PCL; and education services through Nation U Co., Ltd. The company publishes key titles including the English-language The Nation (now primarily digital since 2019), Thai business newspaper Krungthep Turakij (Bangkok Business News), and mass-circulation Thai daily Kom Chad Luek, alongside supplementary publications such as Nation Weekend and NJ Digital for youth English learning. Headquartered in Bangkok at TCIF Tower on Bangna-Trat Road, Nation Group traces its origins to 1 July 1971, when it was founded by Thai journalists to launch the country's first Thai-owned English newspaper, and primarily serves audiences in Thailand with select international reach through digital platforms and Asia News Network membership. In recent developments, the company completed the acquisition of a 99.99% stake in Nation News Co., Ltd. from King Gen Public Company Limited in January 2023; renamed itself from Nation Multimedia Group Public Company Limited in 2022; and in September 2025 approved a plan to issue over 12 billion new shares for a THB 500 million capital increase pending shareholder approval on 31 October 2025, aimed at debt repayment, working capital, and investments in AI technology and equipment to modernize content production and enhance digital competitiveness.