The numerous ethnic groups of Thailand traditionally have produced a wide array of cotton and silk textiles. Each ethnic group wove textiles in distinctive patterns for clothing, domestic, and ceremonial purposes, thus transforming textiles into...

Thailand's Phalang Dharma Party (PDP; pronounced "palang tam") was established on 9 June 1988 through the leadership of Chamlong Srimuang. Also, as its name (Moral Force Party) connotes, the party was established as a new kind of clean party that would...

(reigned c. 1767–1782), liberator of Siam. After the Burmese devastation of Ayutthaya in April 1767, it was the half-Chinese General Phya Taksin, the governor of Tak province and later king of Siam (present-day Thailand), who restored the pride...

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The Kingdom of Thailand (IPA: /ˈtaɪlænd/, Thai: ราชอาณาจักรไทย, IPA: [ratʃa anatɕɑktʰaɪ]) is a country in Southeast Asia. To its east lie Laos and Cambodia; to its south, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia; and to its...

Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda Finance Minister, Member of Thai Parliament Education: Stanford University; Harvard University Contact: 886-2-2722-2002 Thailand's exports are rising, manufacturing activity is picking up and consumers are starting to buy again -- all good news for finance minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda. Tarrin...

Top Priority for FTA Talks With U.S. In 2006, the Thai textile industry has entered into the second year of the quota-free age after passing through its initial year, 2005. In the beginning, textile exports failed to reach initial anticipations, but rose against...

Thailand's prime minister said Friday the government is considering granting amnesty to Muslim insurgents in the south, a step that would be a major policy shift in the three-year conflict.At the same time, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the government supports Buddhists who have taken...

The United States on Wednesday urged Americans to reconsider any travel to Thailand while Britain told its citizens living there to stay in their homes, after the Thai military toppled the country's prime minister in a coup. Japan, Australia and...

It is about the different problems that the South of Thailand are facing.

What we know today as Thailand used to be known as Siam until 1939. During the Chakri dynasty, King Mongkut began to modernize Siam. He fought hard against French and British forces to keep his land. They wanted to conquer it, so began forty-nine years of battles.