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Thailand, [b] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), [c] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometres (198,120 sq mi).
Thai cuisine ( Thai: อาหารไทย, RTGS :ahan thai, pronounced [ʔāː.hǎːn tʰāj]) is the national cuisine of Thailand . Thai cooking places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic components and a spicy edge.
History of Thailand. The Tai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam ( Thai: สยาม RTGS :Sayam) may have originated from Pali ( suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम ( śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည ( rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as ...
A native Thai speaker, recorded in Bangkok. Thai, [a] or Central Thai [b] (historically Siamese; [c] [d] Thai: ภาษาไทย ), is a Tai language of the Kra–Dai language family spoken by the Central Thai people, Mon in Central Thailand and the vast majority of Thai Chinese enclaves throughout the country. It is the sole official ...
Muay Thai. Muay Thai ( Thai: มวยไทย, RTGS : muai thai, pronounced [mūa̯j tʰāj] ⓘ ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques. [1] This discipline is known as the "Art of eight limbs", as it is characterised by ...
A highway sign, bearing the Thai national symbol and the route number. The Thai highway network follows the left-hand traffic rule of the road. The network is the twin responsibility of the Department of Highways (DOH, Thai: กรมทางหลวง, Krom Thang Luang), and the Department of Rural Roads (DORR, กรมทางหลวงชนบท, Krom Thang Luang Chonnabot), under ...
The full stop ( Commonwealth English ), period ( North American English ), or full point . is a punctuation mark used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as distinguished from a question or exclamation). [a]
Thailand portal. v. t. e. In Thailand, television broadcasting started on 24 June, 1955 (in NTSC ). [1] Color telecasts ( PAL, System B/G 625 lines) were started in 1967, and full-time color transmissions were launched in 1975. As of November 2020, there are currently 21 digital ( DVB-T2) TV channels in Thailand .