... Thailand and Japan can be traced back over 600 years to the 14th century when trade was conducted between Siam ... ... flourished. The Japanese were granted permission by theKing to reside in Ayutthaya, and many Christians also ... ... sericulture were sent to Thailand. These experts greatly contributed to the modernisation of Thailand,... .... During the post-war period, for instance, Their MajestiesKingBhumibolAdulyadej and Queen Sirikit (now His Majesty the Late KingBhumibolAdulyadej and Her ... ... disasters such as the Tsunami caused by the Sumatra earthquake in 2004 and theGreat East Japan Earthquake ...
A Legacy That Stands by the People
Don Pramudwinai
Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand
As we approach the ... ... year of COVID-19, Thais around the world are commemorating our National Day on 5
th
December, which is also the birthday of His Majesty the late KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat, Thai Father’s Day, and World Soil Day. All these occasions remind us of how our nation has evolved this far and what ...
TheKing and the Cloud – the story behind the Royal Rainmaking Project
Suvat Chirapant ... ...
Bang Fai
rockets to the sky to ask the weather god to release the monsoon upon theearth. According to folklore, the higher and louder the rockets blast into the sky,... ... offering and allow plentiful rainfall for the season’s harvest.
On 14 November 1955, His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat travelled through the dried-up Isan region during a royal visit. The then 28-year-old...
... water in sufficient quantities. According to the World Bank, about 70 percent of the total ... ... Although an astonishing 71 percent of theearth’s surface is covered with water,... ... required enough water for irrigation. Therefore, King Mongkut focused on developing canal systems ... ... or factional interests.
Indeed, when KingBhumibol acceded to the throne in 1946, Thailand ... ... farmers firsthand and it inspired him to devote his attention and energy to achieving effective ... ... established by His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat with the vision to provide prompt, timely ...