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J! Archive - Show #3159, aired 1998-04-30  This country's King Louis XVI was guillotined in the square once named for King Louis XV ... Rama IX could say yes, Siam king of what is now this Asian country...
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Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never ...  Oct 28, 2013 ... Yes, Siam/Thailand was never directly colonized, but it also wasn't ... in Southeast Asia that was never colonized, where are people saying ... The ranking fever is crazy now and a report like this can shake the ... October 29, 2013 at 9:22 am .... The royal house was founded by King Rama I, an Ayutthayan...
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, RIP @ AskWoody  Oct 13, 2016 ... 21 Responses to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, RIP ... because I am involved in mankind; ... which is to say the King has no direct involvement in the actions of the ... The king did so much for the country and often calmed opposing ... He was truly loved by his people, many of whom will now be...
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Thailand's peculiar interregnum - New Mandala  Oct 20, 2016 ... Q: Is there or isn't there a king in Thailand right now? ... But before the day was out, King Rama IX had been proclaimed king. ... The Cabinet or NLA could have said something to the effect that Yes, you may grieve, but ... Southeast Asian practice  and ideal  regarding royal succession kept within the two...
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In Thailand, A Rare Peek At His Majesty's Balance Sheet - Forbes  Jan 20, 2012 ... Image by AFP via @daylife Thailand's King Bhumibol, who turned 84 last ... Trending Now ... Yes, they say, the monarchy is sitting on prime tracts of land in ... In central Bangkok, the king owns 3,320 acres; town and country ... It also owns 32% of Siam Cement Group, a $12.6 billion industrial conglomerate.
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Suu Kyi must stop Arakan ethnic cleansing - New Age  1 day ago ... Many of the local elders and imams have also been killed extrajudicially after ... Suu Kyi should have known better than most Burmese that such military ... Since the time of Pagan King Anawrahta (11th century CE), her country has been kept ... conference became the first president of the Union of Burma.
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Grand Palace - Wikipedia  The Grand Palace is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand. The palace has been the official residence of the Kings of Siam (and later ... King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), resided at Chitralada Royal Villa in the Dusit ... order of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I), the founder of the Chakri Dynasty,...
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Geography of Thailand - Wikipedia  Thailand shares boundaries with Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Although neither China nor Vietnam border Thailand, their territories lie within 100 km of Thai territory. Many parts of Thailand's boundaries follow natural features, such as the Mekong.
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Siam Officially Renamed Thailand | History Today  Muang Thai or Thailand means 'land of the free' and the name had been changed before, in 1939 under the fascist military dictatorship of Field Marshal Luang...
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Tdh 111 tourism geo group assg1 - SlideShare  Jul 24, 2013 ... Southeast Asia has a generally tropical rainy climate, with the ... No wonder it has been called the `Pearl and Tropical Paradise of the East'. ... the world through their hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Manila. ..... The head of state is the King, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
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Thailand - Wikipedia  The signature of King Mongkut (r. 1851  1868) reads SPPM (Somdet Phra Poramenthra Maha) Mongkut King of the Siamese, giving the name "Siam" official status until 24 June 1939 when it was changed to Thailand. Thailand was renamed Siam from 1945 to 11 May 1949, after which it again reverted to Thailand.
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Regions Map of Thailand - Nations Online Project  Political Map of Thailand. ... Lao PDR, in south east by Cambodia, in south by the Gulf of Thailand (an inlet of the ... Thailand shares also maritime borders with India, Indonesia and Vietnam. ... Capital and by far its largest city is Bangkok. ... and the surrounding countries with international borders, the regions of Thailand, the...
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Bangkok Attractions - Bangkok Travel Guide | IndependentTraveler ...  In 1782, King Rama I decided to move Thailand's capital to Bangkok from Thonburi ... The Grand Palace was built to serve as the official royal residence and has served in ... the current king (Rama IX) makes Chitralada Palace his home these days. ... He also purchased land in the city and built an exquisite Thai-style home.
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Cambridge-Born Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies  Oct 14, 2016 ... But in Cambridge, Mass., people went to King Bhumibol Adulyadej Square ... In his long reign, Adulyadej became known as a unifying figure to a long-divided country. ... Night Shift Distributing Will Shake Up the Beer Industry.
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History of the Jewel - PBS  Southeast Asia has been inhabited for more than half a million years. ... The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Rama Thibodi, made two important ... city was founded in 1782, across the Chao Phraya at the site of present-day Bangkok, ... began diplomatic exchanges with Siam (as Thailand was called until 1938).
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Windows on Asia | Michigan State University  Alt-3 to turn all Interactive Accessibility mode items on or back to their default. ... Thailand is one of the central states of Southeast Asia with a modern history that ... By the 8 th century, the Tai had united to form a powerful state, called Nanchao. ..... of the Burmese; as King Rama I he became the first king of the present ruling...
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Bangkok bicentennial: pageantry, processions - CSMonitor.com  Mar 30, 1982 ... So to the Thai people, 1982 is not simply ''Bangkok 200'' (young, as cities go) but rather the ''Rattanakosin Bicentennial'' which adds to this, celebrating two ... nation under the benevolent kings of the Chakri dynasty. .... There is also much to see outside the capital in a country about the size of France.
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Rama (Kings of Thailand) - Wikipedia  The kings in the current Chakri dynasty of Thailand are often referred to as Rama followed by ... His reigning title was Phra Mongkutklao Chaoyuhua; later in his reign, ... Since then, all the reigns of kings in the dynasty are also known unofficially as ... the Great (18681910), Chulalongkorn (42 years); Rama VI (19101925),...
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King Chulalongkorn Day | Royal Thai Embassy  23 October of every year is a national holiday in Thailand as it marks King Chulalongkorn Day" or known in Thai as "Wan Piyamaharaj Day". ... Because of this, Thailand remains as the only country in Southeast Asia to have never been...
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Chakri Dynasty - Wikipedia  The Chakri Dynasty is the current ruling royal house of the Kingdom of Thailand, while the ... Emblem of the House of Chakri. Country, Kingdom of Thailand .... 1982); (7) Princess Adityadhornkitikhun (b. 1984); (8) Prince Juthavachara Mahidol...
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Thailand - Country Profile - Muang Thai - Siam - Nations Online ...  Until 1939 the country was known as Siam. By far the ... Official Name: Muang ... List of Thailand's National Government Agencies and Ministries. Diplomatic...