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Thais asked to fly the emblem of HM The King 6 Jul 2011 | 01:00 pm
Thai people nationwide have been urged to display the national flag together with a yellow flag which has the royal ceremonial emblem marking the 84th birthday anniversary of His Majesty the King. Yel...
Thai Students and their Teachers 2 Jun 2011 | 05:45 pm
All of the students at my school took part in the annual Wai Khru Ceremony today. The students presented their teachers with flowers and said “thank you” to them for giving them knowledge. In return, ...
The 9th Monarch of the Royal House of Chakri 7 Apr 2011 | 12:23 am
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who celebrates his 84th birthday anniversary this year, is the ninth monarch of the Royal House of Chakri. Each year on April 6, Thailand commemorates Chakri Memor...
Nai Khanom Tom Day 17 Mar 2011 | 12:05 pm
At the time of the fall of the ancient Siam capital of Ayutthaya in 1767, the invading Burmese troops rounded up a group of Thais and took them as prisoners. Among them were a large number of Thai box...
Christmas in Thailand 9 Dec 2010 | 12:40 am
It is that time of year again when the Christmas decorations go up and the shopping malls start to play Christmas songs such as Jingle Bells and Santa’s Coming to Town. Sometimes it is difficult to be...
The Thai Wai and Foreign Tourists 7 Dec 2010 | 02:08 am
At school last week, we held our regular Thai Manners competition for the students. The students wore traditional Thai clothes and had to visit a number of different bases in order to show that they k...
Alms Giving for H.M. The King 5 Dec 2010 | 09:58 pm
Today, people from all around the country are coming together to celebrate the 83rd birthday of H.M. The King. Many of them are wearing pink which is an auspicious colour believed to help make the Kin...
Learning Thai Manners 4 5 Dec 2010 | 02:03 am
This is the final part of the Thai Manner demonstration at Sriwittayapaknam School. In the previous blogs, I told how this family went to visit their grandmother. After prostrating on the floor, the g...
Learning Thai Manners 3 4 Dec 2010 | 02:00 am
This is continuing with the story of the parents that took their daughter to visit her grandmother. Arriving at the front door, they are greeted by their niece. As she is a lot younger than them, noti...
Learning Thai Manners 2 3 Dec 2010 | 02:00 am
Today I am going to continue with some examples of good Thai manners which I see a lot in every-day situations. The pictures today illustrate how to behave at home and when visiting relations and frie...
