Articles in Thailand ( 801 )

801 Articles of interest in Thailand

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  • Padang Besar, Malaysia

    Padang Besar (locals often call it "Padang" and it is often abbreviated as P.B. It can be translated as "big field" in Bahasa Melayu) is a border town located in the northern part of Perlis state in Malaysia. It is situated on the border with Songkh…

  • Nakhon Sawan

    Nakhon Sawan (Thai: นครสวรรค์, pronounced [náʔkʰɔːn sa.wǎn]) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict (tambon) Pak Nam Ph…

  • Klong Prem Central Prison

    Klong Prem Central prison (Thai: คลองเปรม) is a high-security prison in Bangkok, Thailand. The prison has several separate sections. The greater complex houses up to 20,000 inmates. Within the complex perimeter are the Women's Central Prison, often …

  • Kawthaung

    Kawthaung (Burmese: ကော့သောင်းမြို့; MLCTS: kau. saung: mrui., IPA: [kɔ̰θáʊɴ mjo̰]; Thai: เกาะสอง; rtgsKo Song, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ sɔ̌ːŋ]; Malay: Pulodua, ڤولودوا) is in the southernmost part of Myanmar, located in Tanintharyi Region.

  • Chumphon

    Chumphon is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Chumphon Province and the Mueang Chumphon District. The city is about 463 kilometers (288 miles) from Bangkok. As of 2005 it had a population of 33,522. The town covers the co…

  • Suan Lum Night Bazaar

    Suan Lum Night Bazaar was a market in Bangkok's Pathum Wan district, at the intersection of Rama IV and Wireless/Sathorn Roads, opposite Lumphini Park at the Bangkok Metro's Lumphini Station. Located on land owned by the Crown Property Bureau.

  • Santikhiri

    Santikhiri's early history centered on the Golden Triangle's opium trade, in which its distinctive population – the "lost army" of the Republic of China Army's 93rd Division – became involved. At the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, some…

  • Mahasarakham University

    Mahasarakham University (MSU) (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยมหาสารคาม, pronounced: má-hăa wít-tá-yaa-lai má-hăa-săa-rá-kaam) is a Thai public university with approximately 45,000 higher education students in 2013.

  • Hua Hin Airport

    Hua Hin Airport (Thai: ท่าอากาศยานหัวหิน) (IATA: HHQ, ICAO: VTPH) is an airport serving Hua Hin, a town in the Prachuap Khiri Khan Province of Thailand.

  • Chanthaburi

    Chanthaburi (Thai: จันทบุรี (Pronunciation)) is a town (thesaban mueang) in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River.

  • Ancient Siam

    Ancient Siam (formerly known as Ancient City)(Thai: เมืองโบราณ, Mueang Boran) is a park constructed under the patronage of Lek Viriyaphant and spreading over 200 acres (0.81 km2) in the shape of Thailand.

  • Yala, Thailand

    Yala (Thai: ยะลา, pronounced [jáʔlaː] or  [jálaː]) is a city and seat of Mueang Yala District and Yala Province, southern Thailand. The provincial and district capital, it is 137 kilometres by road southeast of Hat Yai. The eastern part of the city …

  • Suranaree University of Technology

    The Suranaree University of Technology (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีสุรนารี, SUT (Royal Thai General System: Suranari University of Technology)) is in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

  • Si Lom

    Silom (or Si Lom, Thai: สีลม windmill) is a sub-District and road in Bang Rak district, Bangkok, Thailand. Constructed in 1851 as part of a dyke and irrigation system, Silom road has become one of Bangkok's most cosmopolitan streets and major financ…

  • Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo

    The Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo is an internationally renowned crocodile zoo in Bangkok, Thailand. The park claims to hold the world's largest crocodile in captivity, named Yai, measuring six meters (19 feet, 8 inches) and weighing 1114.27 k…

  • Ranong

    Ranong (Thai: ระนอง (Pronunciation)) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of the Ranong Province and the Mueang Ranong district. The town covers completely the area of the tambon Khao Niwet (เขานิเวศน์).

  • Prachuap Khiri Khan

    Prachuap Khiri Khan (Thai: ประจวบคีรีขันธ์) is a town in southern Thailand. It is the capital of Prachuap Khiri Khan province and is on the coast at one of the narrowest stretches in Thailand, only 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Burmese border at D…

  • Naresuan University

    Naresuan University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยนเรศวร) is a government sponsored university in Phitsanulok, northern Thailand. It was established as a separate university on July 29, 1990, which was the 400th anniversary of the start of the reign of Phitsanu…

  • Ministry of Interior (Thailand)

    The Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Thailand (Thai: กระทรวงมหาดไทย; RTGS: Krasuang Mahatthai; Abrv: MOI) is an important Cabinet-level department in the Government of Thailand. The Ministry is given wide ranging responsibilities over many asp…

  • Mae Fah Luang University

    Mae Fah Luang University, situated in the province of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, is named after Her Royal Highness the Princess Mother (Somdet Yah), the mother of the current king of Thailand.

  • Chachoengsao

    Chachoengsao (Thai: ฉะเชิงเทรา (Pronunciation)) is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand, capital of the Chachoengsao Province. It is located on the bank of the Bang Pakong River. It occupies the tambon Na Mueang and parts of Ban Mai, Bang Ti…

  • Yasothon

    Yasothon (Thai: ยโสธร) is a town on the Chi River in the northeastern region of Thailand. It is the capital and administrative center of Yasothon Province and seat of its City District.

  • Wat Suthat

    Wat Suthat Thep Wararam (Thai: วัดสุทัศนเทพวราราม, Thai pronunciation: [wát su.tʰát tʰêːp.wáʔraːraːm]) is a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a royal temple of the first grade, one of ten such temples in Bangkok (23 in Thailand). Construct…

  • Wat Chiang Man

    Wat Chiang Man (Thai: วัดเชียงมั่น − sometimes also written as Wat Chiang Mun) is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) inside the old city (which is contained within the city walls and moat) of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.

  • Tachileik

    Tachileik (Burmese: တာချီလိတ်မြို့ [tà tɕʰì leɪʔ mjo̰]; also spelt Tachilek; Thai: ท่าขี้เหล็ก, rtgsTha Khi Lek), is a border town in the Shan State of eastern Burma (Myanmar).

  • Siam area

    Siam (Thai: สยาม, RTGS: Sayam) is an area in the Pathum Wan district of Bangkok. It is a de facto district/neighborhood that consists of roughly 43 acres (170,000 m2) of the Thai Royal Family's estate, of which 17 acres (69,000 m2) is the Sra Pathum…

  • Sanam Luang

    Sanam Luang (Thai: สนามหลวง) is an open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • Rama VIII Bridge

    The Rama VIII Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It was conceived to alleviate traffic congestion on the nearby Phra Pinklao Bridge. Construction of the bridge took place from 1999 to 2002. The bridg…

  • Phetchaburi

    Phetchaburi (Thai: เพชรบุรี (Pronunciation)) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand, capital of Phetchaburi Province. In Thai, Phetchaburi means "city of diamonds" (buri meaning "city" in sanskrit). It is approximately 160 km south of Bang…

  • Khao-I-Dang

    Khao-I-Dang Holding Center was a Cambodian refugee camp located 20 km north of Aranyaprathet in Prachinburi (now Sa Kaeo) Province of Thailand.