What do you think is going to happen with the violence in the Southern most provinces in Thailand?
Question by Enlightenme!: What do you think is going to happen with the violence in the Southern most provinces in Thailand?
I was one of the lucky ones. Last September I was present at the bombings that occurred in Hat Yai - just got a small schrapnal wound.
Lately, I been hearing that it is escalating and they are targeting kids now and have even killed a few and attacked school dormitorys!
I understand the history of violence in these areas and some of the possible reasons for it (which to save time am choosing not to go into).
I would like to know if it is going to remain escalating to the point of Genocide or a civil war? (which is what I think)
OR
Do you feel that there will be peace sometime soon? (highly unlikely, IMO). Also, your thoughts and insight on this.
I am interested in hearing from Thais who live or have lived in the South or Expats who lived there for awhile.
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Answer by javo j
Sorry there will be no genocide or civil war. Thailand has been a stable country for a long time. Also people love their king and queen to much to allow a civil war.
A few bombings and protests are not the end of the world. look there's protests all the time in america and bombings too. business went on as usual just as it does in Thailand.
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Cool History Thailand images
Some cool history thailand images:
The driver
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Did you know that Japan invented the CD in 1943?
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US Army signal core teletypewriter
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What fashions in history deformed the body?
Question by Gypsy: What fashions in history deformed the body?
I know about chinese foot binding, Corsets, and the neck stretching in Thailand (though i can not find a pic of a woman with out the rings on). Besides those what else is there?
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Answer by Munkstump
Body peircing and tatooing still goes on today.
Don't forget the giant ladel-type lip peircing.
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Has Thailand’s king apologized for its WWII aggressions?
Question by : Has Thailand's king apologized for its WWII aggressions?
Thailand fought the Japanese for five hours before collaborating with them for the purpose of seizing lands from neighboring countries. Thailand declared war on the U.S. and Britain and It aided and abetted Japan in the horrific abuses at the Death Railway site in which untold numbers of Allied POWs (mostly British) were tortured and killed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Thailand_relations#World_War_II_allies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thailand-declares-war-on-the-united-states-and-england
Japan's monarch his since apologized for it aggressions, but has any Thai king ever apologized? Is Thailand's collaboration detailed in Thai history books?
Geomark, to answer your question as to what Britain and America were doing "in this part of the world," Britain was protecting its colonies in Singapore and Hong Kong while the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) were protecting China by downing Japanese aircraft, and occasionally bombing the enemy airfield at Chiang Mai.
Edit: "What am I raving on about? " Well, I just like to expose pretentiousness and hypocrisy whenever I see it and I see a lot of it in Thailand and especially in its monarch and lese majeste laws. You can sort of think of me as a modern day Gilbert of Sullivan but without their lyrical or poetic talent.
IDK, you made my day with your confusing me for Chinese and your rant. You did not realize that my screen name was a parody on Mao Tse-Tung's name. Better hope Thailand does not include IQ requirements for its visas. LOL
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Answer by Pankaew Boon
First, Japan came and mostly forced the Thai to gain access through the country. Second, many Thais were killed because of the death railway which Japan forced the labor of Thai people. Third, although Thailand did declare war, the documents were not deliver since some government official did not agree with it and therefore didn't deliver it. I have nothing against Japanese and Japan, they are a great country with very good food. This is just history. So, why does the king needs to apologize?????
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Nice History Thailand photos
A few nice history thailand images I found:
Wat Phra Rattanasatsadaram, "Temple of the Emerald Buddha", Bangkok, Thailand
Image by clayirving
The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is the most sacred structure in the Kingdom and the repository of the spirit for all the Thai people. The history of the Emerald Buddha itself dates back more than 600 years and also represents the struggle of the Thai people to maintain their independence from foreign aggressors.
I like to describe the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as the Thai equivalent to the Sistine Chapel. The walls and ceiling of the temple are painted with murals depicting various stories. The Emerald Buddha sits atop a throne that must be 25-30 feet tall, all adorned in gold. It is forbidden to take photographs in the temple, so I purchased some postcards to record the images. On the back of the postcards is found:
"According to the prehistoric legend in the oldend days it was told that the Emerald Buddha was given by a King of Gods to Nagasena of Pataliputara. He then magically put seven pieces of the Buddha's Holy Relics in the image. It was also told that the image was built in B.E. 500 (B.C. 43) Its age now more than 2000 years.
The Emerald Buddha's lap is 48.2 centimeters long its height from the base to the top of its head is 66 centimeters. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system in the paroxene group. Its hardness is between 6.5 and 6.7 and its Specific gravity is between 3.33 and 3.35. It has been in the temple of the Emerald Buddha since March 22, 1784 [B.E. 2327]"
Note: Photographs are not allowed in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. I improvised. I bought postcards outside the temple and scanned them when I returned home.
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Image by Ian Fuller
Silom Road
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Image by James Crowley
Q&A: How did the Thailand market start? How did it become a tourist attraction?
Question by mavic: How did the Thailand market start? How did it become a tourist attraction?
I am referring to the "floating" market. Is there a history behind that market? Thank you for answering. ^^
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Answer by upena
Before there were streets in Bangkok, there were canals.
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Empire of Ayothaya (siam)History of Thailand.
Land was called the land of smiles and kindness in our Wir king. Hero and heroine more. Land of the Buddha and the land of freedom where people love their king than his own life.ใครเห็นพวกเขมรเข้ามาโปรดลบคะแนนมันด้วยจะได้ลบมันทิ้งเลย
How did the Thailand market start? How did it become a tourist attraction?
Question by mavic: How did the Thailand market start? How did it become a tourist attraction?
I am referring to the "floating" market. Is there a history behind that market? Thank you for answering. ^^
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Answer by upena
Before there were streets in Bangkok, there were canals.
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