Khaosod first came to prominence in 1994 for its extensive coverage of the cover up murders of a Thai gem dealer's wife and her son.
Details later emerged, partially due to Khaosod's reporting, that Lieutenant-General Chalor Kerdthes of the Royal Thai Police ordered the pair abducted and subsequently murdered after failing to extract information concerning the fate of the Saudi Blue Diamond from the pair.
Khaosod was awarded Best News Feature from the Isra Amanantakul Foundation in that year for its coverage of the incident.
It was launched on 9 April 2013, and is known for its liberal standpoint and its criticism of the 2014 military government;[4][5][6] the Union of Catholic Asian News has described it as "a beacon of independent journalism in Thailand".
[8][9] In August 2019, the site was criticized in Foreign Policy for a deal (made together with its parent) to republish content from the Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.