![]() Government: Thailand has a constitutional monarchy but is currently led by a military Junta which took power in May 2014, following which, General Prayuth Chan-ocha became Prime Minister.Time Zone: The time zone used in Thailand is ‘Indochina Time’ (ICT) which is UTC +7.Climate: tropical rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September) dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March) southern isthmus always hot and humid.Ethnic Make-up: Thai 96%, Burmese 2%, other 2%.This custom is played out in public as part of the lifting of the flag in public areas such as the work place, schools, universities, prisons, hospitals etc. The national anthem is played twice a day on television and radio and Thais are expected to stand for its duration to show their respect. National anthem: The national anthem of Thailand, entitled ‘Phleng Chat’ (literally translated as ‘national anthem), was adopted shortly after the country changed its name from ‘Siam’.The red stripes denote the Thai people the white stripes denote religion and the blue stripe denotes the Thai Monarchy. On direction of Rama VI, who commissioned the flag and considered ‘blue’ an important colour, the middle blue strip is twice the width of the other four stripes. It consists of five horizontal stripes which, starting from the top, run in the following order: red, white, blue, white and red. The Flag: The Thai flag was adopted in 2017 by royal decree.Location: South-eastern Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, southeast of Burma.Photo by Joshua Steinberg on Unsplash FACTS AND STATISTICS You'll never understand the people until you understand the philosophy that supports it. ![]() Thailand is a place rich in Buddhist history, learning and culture. Remember this is only a very basic level introduction to Thai culture and the people it can not account for the diversity within Thai society and is not meant in any way to stereotype all Thai people you may meet! ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |