THE INDEPENDENT PERIOD OF BURMA *1948–1962 The first years of Burmese independence were marked by successive insurgencies by the Red Flag Communists led by Thakin…

THE MILITARY ERA I IN MYANMAR Soon after seizing power, a peaceful student protest on Rangoon University campus was suppressed by the military killing over…

THE MILITARY ERA II IN MYANMAR The military government announced a change of name for the country in English from Burma to Myanmar in 1989.…

THAILAND GEOGRAPHY Situated in Southeast Asia, Thailand is predominantly a Buddhist kingdom almost equidistant from India and China. Known by outsiders as Siam for centuries,…

The overview of Thailand The kingdom of Thailand lies in the heart of Southeast Asia, making it a natural gateway to Indochina, Myanmar and Southern…

Thailand climate Thailand has a tropical monsoon climate; temperatures normally range from an average annual high of 38° C to a low of 19° C.…

THAILAND POLITICS & GOVERNMENT Since the political reform of the absolute monarchy in 1932, Thailand has had 17 constitutions and charters. Throughout this time, the…

THAILAND SUBDIVISIONS The landforms and drainage divide the country more or less into four natural regions; the North, the Northeast, the Center, and the South.…

The economy of Thailand is an emerging economy which is heavily export-dependent, with exports accounting for more than two thirds of gross domestic product (GDP)…

The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent…

The Thai language is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand’s dominant ethnic group. However, English…

Education System in Thailand Education in Thailand is provided mainly by the Thai government through the Ministry of Education from pre-school to senior high school.…