Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in
Southeast Asia on the
Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of 66 million, it spans 513,115 square kilometres (198,115 sq mi). Thailand is
bordered to the northwest by
Myanmar, to the northeast and east by
Laos, to the southeast by
Cambodia, to the south by the
Gulf of Thailand and
Malaysia, and to the southwest by the
Andaman Sea; it also shares
maritime borders with
Vietnam to the southeast and
Indonesia and
India to the southwest.
Bangkok is the state capital and largest city.
He is credited for the creation of the
Thai alphabet and the firm establishment of
Theravada Buddhism as the state religion of the kingdom. (Full article...)
Although warfare occupied most of Taksin's reign, he paid a great deal of attention to politics, administration, economy, and the welfare of the country. He promoted trade and fostered relations with foreign countries. He had roads built and canals dug. Apart from restoring and renovating temples, the king attempted to revive literature, and various branches of the arts such as drama, painting, architecture and handicrafts. He also issued regulations for the collection and arrangement of various texts to promote education and religious studies. (Full article...)
Image 7
The Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT;
Thai: พรรคไทยรักไทย,
RTGS: Phak Thai Rak Thai, IPA:[pʰáktʰajráktʰaj]; "Thais Love Thais Party") was a
Thai political party founded in 1998. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under its founder,
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra. During its brief existence, Thai Rak Thai won the three general elections it contested. Eight months after a
military coup forced Thaksin to remain in exile, the party was dissolved on 30 May 2007 by the Constitutional Tribunal for violation of electoral laws, with 111 former party members banned from participating in politics for five years. (Full article...)
The maximum zone of influence of Rattanakosin included the
vassal states of
Cambodia,
Laos,
Shan States, and the northern
Malay states. The kingdom was founded by
Rama I of the
Chakri dynasty. The first half of this period was characterized by the consolidation of Siamese power in the center of Mainland Southeast Asia and was punctuated by contests and wars for regional supremacy with rival powers
Burma and
Vietnam. The second period was one of engagements with the
colonial powers of Britain and France in which Siam remained the only
Southeast Asian state to maintain its independence.[better source needed] (Full article...)
Image 10
After the
1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and subsequent collapse of
Democratic Kampuchea in 1979, the
Khmer Rouge fled to the border regions of
Thailand, and, with assistance from China, Pol Pot's troops managed to regroup and reorganize in forested and mountainous zones on the Thai-Cambodian border. During the 1980s and early 1990s Khmer Rouge forces operated from inside refugee camps in Thailand, in an attempt to de-stabilize the pro-
HanoiPeople's Republic of Kampuchea's government, which Thailand refused to recognise. Thailand and Vietnam faced off across the Thai-Cambodian border with frequent Vietnamese incursions and shellings into Thai territory throughout the 1980s in pursuit of Cambodian guerrillas who kept attacking Vietnamese occupation forces. (Full article...)
Image 2Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, the royal reception hall built in European architectural style. Construction was started by Rama V, but was completed in 1915. (from History of Thailand)
Image 7Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes. (from History of Thailand)
Image 15Display of respect of the younger towards the elder is a cornerstone value in Thailand. A family during the
Buddhist ceremony for young men who are to be
ordained as
monks. (from Culture of Thailand)
Image 49Wat Arun, the most prominent temple of the Thonburi period, derives its name from the Hindu god
Aruṇa. Its main prang was constructed later in the Rattanakosin period. (from History of Thailand)
This is a
Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards.
Squatting in Thailand was traditionally permissible under
customary law and
adverse possession can occur after ten years of continuous occupation. As of 2015, the capital
Bangkok had over 2 million
squatters, out of a population of around 10 million. A survey of
slums across the country noted in 2000 that most were rented not squatted;
Khlong Toei District in Bangkok contains both squatters and tenants. There are also squatters in rural areas. The 1975 Agricultural Land Reform Act aimed to redistribute land to poor people (including squatters) under the Sor Por Kor program and as of 2019, 36 million
rai (5.8 million ha; 14 million acres) of land had been assigned. (Full article...)
... that the first batch of Action Computer Enterprise's Discovery 1600, one of the first
multi-user microcomputers, was delivered to a tobacco-growing business in Thailand?
... that during Siam Niramit, a Bangkok cultural show, the forestage was transformed into a 50-metre-long (160 ft) river?
... that a restaurant in a Thai hotel serves "Chicken Volcano", a dish containing whiskey?
... that a kind of deep fried egg dish might be perceived as a warning in Thai folklore?
... that the first Thai typewriter left out two letters, which eventually became obsolete?
... that So Sethaputra compiled his authoritative English–Thai dictionary while in prison, with the manuscripts smuggled out for publication?
... that "gambling lord" Hong Taechawanit's mansion in Thailand became a police station?
Beer in Thailand was first brewed in 1933 when a licence was granted to the
Boon Rawd Brewery, which still produces Thailand's best-known lager,
Singha (pronounced "sing"), sold in standard (5 percent ABV), light (4.5 percent ABV), and draught versions. (Full article...)
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in
Southeast Asia on the
Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of 66 million, it spans 513,115 square kilometres (198,115 sq mi). Thailand is
bordered to the northwest by
Myanmar, to the northeast and east by
Laos, to the southeast by
Cambodia, to the south by the
Gulf of Thailand and
Malaysia, and to the southwest by the
Andaman Sea; it also shares
maritime borders with
Vietnam to the southeast and
Indonesia and
India to the southwest.
Bangkok is the state capital and largest city.
He is credited for the creation of the
Thai alphabet and the firm establishment of
Theravada Buddhism as the state religion of the kingdom. (Full article...)
Although warfare occupied most of Taksin's reign, he paid a great deal of attention to politics, administration, economy, and the welfare of the country. He promoted trade and fostered relations with foreign countries. He had roads built and canals dug. Apart from restoring and renovating temples, the king attempted to revive literature, and various branches of the arts such as drama, painting, architecture and handicrafts. He also issued regulations for the collection and arrangement of various texts to promote education and religious studies. (Full article...)
Image 7
The Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT;
Thai: พรรคไทยรักไทย,
RTGS: Phak Thai Rak Thai, IPA:[pʰáktʰajráktʰaj]; "Thais Love Thais Party") was a
Thai political party founded in 1998. From 2001 to 2006, it was the ruling party under its founder,
Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra. During its brief existence, Thai Rak Thai won the three general elections it contested. Eight months after a
military coup forced Thaksin to remain in exile, the party was dissolved on 30 May 2007 by the Constitutional Tribunal for violation of electoral laws, with 111 former party members banned from participating in politics for five years. (Full article...)
The maximum zone of influence of Rattanakosin included the
vassal states of
Cambodia,
Laos,
Shan States, and the northern
Malay states. The kingdom was founded by
Rama I of the
Chakri dynasty. The first half of this period was characterized by the consolidation of Siamese power in the center of Mainland Southeast Asia and was punctuated by contests and wars for regional supremacy with rival powers
Burma and
Vietnam. The second period was one of engagements with the
colonial powers of Britain and France in which Siam remained the only
Southeast Asian state to maintain its independence.[better source needed] (Full article...)
Image 10
After the
1978 Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia and subsequent collapse of
Democratic Kampuchea in 1979, the
Khmer Rouge fled to the border regions of
Thailand, and, with assistance from China, Pol Pot's troops managed to regroup and reorganize in forested and mountainous zones on the Thai-Cambodian border. During the 1980s and early 1990s Khmer Rouge forces operated from inside refugee camps in Thailand, in an attempt to de-stabilize the pro-
HanoiPeople's Republic of Kampuchea's government, which Thailand refused to recognise. Thailand and Vietnam faced off across the Thai-Cambodian border with frequent Vietnamese incursions and shellings into Thai territory throughout the 1980s in pursuit of Cambodian guerrillas who kept attacking Vietnamese occupation forces. (Full article...)
Image 2Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, the royal reception hall built in European architectural style. Construction was started by Rama V, but was completed in 1915. (from History of Thailand)
Image 7Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes. (from History of Thailand)
Image 15Display of respect of the younger towards the elder is a cornerstone value in Thailand. A family during the
Buddhist ceremony for young men who are to be
ordained as
monks. (from Culture of Thailand)
Image 49Wat Arun, the most prominent temple of the Thonburi period, derives its name from the Hindu god
Aruṇa. Its main prang was constructed later in the Rattanakosin period. (from History of Thailand)
This is a
Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards.
Squatting in Thailand was traditionally permissible under
customary law and
adverse possession can occur after ten years of continuous occupation. As of 2015, the capital
Bangkok had over 2 million
squatters, out of a population of around 10 million. A survey of
slums across the country noted in 2000 that most were rented not squatted;
Khlong Toei District in Bangkok contains both squatters and tenants. There are also squatters in rural areas. The 1975 Agricultural Land Reform Act aimed to redistribute land to poor people (including squatters) under the Sor Por Kor program and as of 2019, 36 million
rai (5.8 million ha; 14 million acres) of land had been assigned. (Full article...)
... that the first batch of Action Computer Enterprise's Discovery 1600, one of the first
multi-user microcomputers, was delivered to a tobacco-growing business in Thailand?
... that during Siam Niramit, a Bangkok cultural show, the forestage was transformed into a 50-metre-long (160 ft) river?
... that a restaurant in a Thai hotel serves "Chicken Volcano", a dish containing whiskey?
... that a kind of deep fried egg dish might be perceived as a warning in Thai folklore?
... that the first Thai typewriter left out two letters, which eventually became obsolete?
... that So Sethaputra compiled his authoritative English–Thai dictionary while in prison, with the manuscripts smuggled out for publication?
... that "gambling lord" Hong Taechawanit's mansion in Thailand became a police station?
Beer in Thailand was first brewed in 1933 when a licence was granted to the
Boon Rawd Brewery, which still produces Thailand's best-known lager,
Singha (pronounced "sing"), sold in standard (5 percent ABV), light (4.5 percent ABV), and draught versions. (Full article...)