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The ceremony of Hae Nang Maew (Thai and Khmer: Procession of Lady Cat) is a traditional folklore rainmaking ritual cat procession which can be seen in Cambodia as well as Central and Northeast Thailand in times of drought, from May until August. Description
Kuy people. The Kuy ( Khmer: កួយ, Thai: กูย) are an indigenous ethnic group of mainland Southeast Asia. The native lands of the Kuy range from the southern Khorat Plateau in northeast Thailand east to the banks of the Mekong River in southern Laos and south to north central Cambodia. [4] The Kuy are an ethnic minority in all three ...
According to Thai tradition the Sukhothai script was created in 1283 by King Ramkhamhaeng the Great ( Thai: พ่อขุนรามคำแหงมหาราช ). [4] Ferlus divides the Tai scripts of Khmer origin into two groups: the central scripts, consisting of ancient (Sukhothai, Fakkham) and modern ( Thai, Lao) scripts, and the ...
Western Khmer, also known as Cardamom Khmer or Chanthaburi Khmer, is the dialect of the Khmer language spoken by the Khmer people native to the Cardamom Mountains on both sides of the border between western Cambodia ( Pailin Province) and eastern Central Thailand ( Chanthaburi Province ). Developing in an historically isolated region, Western ...
Therefore, the Thai culture is a mixture of Tai traditions with Indic, Mon, and Khmer influences. Early Thai chiefdoms included the Sukhothai Kingdom and Suphan Buri Province. The Lavo Kingdom, which was the center of Khmer culture in Chao Phraya valley, was also the rallying point for the Thais.
Sa Kaeo Refugee Camp (also referred to as Sa Kaeo I or Ban Kaeng) [1] : 36 was the first organized refugee relief camp established on the Thai-Cambodian border. It was built by the Royal Thai Government with support from international relief agencies including the United Nations. It opened in October 1979 and closed in early-July 1980.
Khmer Rouge. Vietnam. The Dangrek genocide, also known as the Preah Vihear pushback, is a border incident which took place along the Dangrek Mountain Range on the Thai-Cambodian border which resulted in the death of many mostly Sino-Khmer refugees who were refused asylum by the Kingdom of Thailand in June 1979 .
United Nations Border Relief Operation. The United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO) was a donor-nation funded relief effort for Cambodian refugees and others affected by years of warfare along the Thai - Cambodian border. It functioned from 1982 until 2001.