Thai Rath Owner Khunying Praneet Sintharaporn Wacharapol Dies at 94
Khunying Praneet Sintharaporn Wacharapol, the chairperson of the company that owns Thailand's Thai Rath newspaper, has died at the age of 94. She passed away on November 13, 2026, and royal-sponsored funeral rites are scheduled to begin at the Thai Rath headquarters in Bangkok on November 15. Khunying Praneet was the widow of Group Captain Kampon Wacharapol, who founded the influential daily.
Mourning Khunying Praneet Sintharaporn Wacharapol, chairperson of Wacharapol Co., Ltd. and owner of the Thai Rath newspaper, who passed away at age 94 on November 13, 2026. Reports indicate that Khunying Praneet Sintharaporn Wacharapol, chairperson of Wacharapol Co., Ltd. (publisher of Thai Rath) and chairperson of the Thai Rath Foundation, died at age 94. The royal bathing ceremony and religious rites will take place at Thai Rath Building 1, 1 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chom Phon, Chatuchak, Bangkok. On November 15, 2026, at 3:00 PM there will be a bathing rite, and at 5:00 PM the royal bathing ceremony and Dhamma chanting. On November 16–17 at 7:00 PM there will be Dhamma chanting. From November 18 to December 1 at 7:00 PM there will be further chanting. Khunying Praneet Sintharaporn Wacharapol (née Thummanont) was born on October 22, 1932, married Group Captain Kampon Wacharapol, the founder of Thai Rath, and had three children: Miss Yinglak Wacharapol, Mr. Sarawut Wacharapol, and Miss Intira Wacharapol.
