... its development activities in Thailand in 1975. One of its main projects was reforestation in Surin Province in the Northeastern part of Thailand. In order to show gratitude to OISCA and Japan’s efforts, Surin Province presented Ueno Zoo with two elephants, “Athit” and “Uthai”, in 2002 as a symbol of friendship between Thailand and Japan, so as to celebrate the birth of Her Royal Highness Princess Aiko as well as to mark the 20
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... Japan. The briefing was presented by Ms. Urawat Sukseangdow, Minister-Counsellor, together with the Embassy’s staff.
The students learned about Thai history, Thai tradition and culture. They also had an opportunity to learn more about a Thai baby elephant which was recently born at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. The Embassy was impressed that the students took notes about Thailand and made efforts to write Thai alphabets by themselves.
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タイ王国大使館には、コロナ禍におけるタイ象の安全と生活を心配する日本の方々の声が届いています。栗林あゆ子さん、和田宏子さんは報道で知って連絡を下さり、大使館はご希望を伺いタイ象保護基金への送金に協力しました。日本企業も支援して下さいました。株式会社Freewill は Save the Elephants, Save the Soul of Thailandというタイ象支援プロジェクトを立ち上げ、2回のクラウドファンディングで資金を集めタイ象連合会へ寄付して下さいました。
タイ王国大使館は、コロナ禍においてタイ象に優しさと共感を向けて下さった日本の皆様に感謝申し上げます。象はタイと日本の友好の象徴です。困難な時期にありますが、日本の方々の思いやり、優しさにタイ人は深く心を打たれ、象は両国の絆をさらに強めました。
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... winner. The winner received 2 return air tickets from Tokyo to Bangkok from the Royal Thai Embassy in Tokyo in collaboration with Thai Airways International.
The winning design is a perfect combination of the unique symbols of Thailand and Japan, namely elephant on Thai tri-colour flag background and a Sakura flower on Japanese “circle of the sun”. The outline shape of the logo also resembles the symbol of infinity (∞), which represents the seemingly endless friendship between Thailand ...
... team from Thailand, who participated in the 40th International Snow Sculpture Contest. The result of the contest announced on 8 February 2013, in which Thailand’s team won the 1st prize for their piece “The Artist from the Wild”, the statue of 4 elephants drawing a picture. This is the 4th time that Thailand won the prize from this Contest.
Thailand was selected to be the theme country for the Sapporo Snow Festival for the 4th time. Last time was in 2007 when the two countries celebrated the ...
... with the Thai-Nichi Institure of Technology to provide professional training experience to its students at the companies in Shizuoka. The prefecture also explores the possibility to operate a direct flight from Bangkok to Shizuoka and hopes to be given elephants from Thailand to Nihon Daira Zoo.
... ยังมีองค์กรเอกชนของญี่ปุ่นที่ได้ให้ความช่วยเหลือช้างไทยเช่นกัน เช่นบริษัท Freewill Inc. ซึ่งได้ดำเนินโครงการช่วยเหลือช้างไทย Save the Elephants, Save the Soul of Thailand เพื่อระดมทุนช่วยเหลือช้าง 2 ระยะและได้นำเงินไปบริจาคให้แก่สมาคมสหพันธ์ช้างไทยเรียบร้อยแล้ว
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... she lived in an unassuming apartment, did the grocery shopping herself and was known by her neighbours as Madame Mahidol rather than as a princess.
A Thai proverb that underlines the influence of mothers on their children states that ‘a good elephant is detectable from its tail and a good lady is identifiable from her mother.’ In the case of the Princess, her thoughtful ways of raising her daughter and two sons have shaped all of them into capable, responsible and caring adults who have ...