... more. He found his way to attend a temple school where it was free, and there, through textbooks, he saw illustrations of things he’d never seen before at the village.
“Cars, airplanes, and trains… People talked about the giant buildings in Bangkok, overseas in Europe, and Africa,” Lee recalls. “That first day, I was shocked.”
From there, his curiosity pushed him further to pursue higher education. Despite pushback from his community, he went on to search for scholarships. And despite ...
... special opportunity to interact with famous Thai actors directly, while traveling between Thailand and Japan is still restricted under the COVID-19 pandemic. The three participating entertainment companies in the event include Channel 3 Thailand, Nadao Bangkok, and GMMTV, all are leading entertainment companies in Thailand.
The Embassy also held a talk session under the topic "Thai Drama Phenomenon in Japan". The talk was participated by speakers from leading organisations in Thailand and ...
... and Japan signed the Declaration of Amity and Commerce,formally establishing their diplomatic relations. In fact, Thailand was the first country in Asia with whom Japan established diplomatic relations. Following Japan’s diplomatic presence in Bangkok in 1897, Japanese specialists in the fields of law, education, and sericulture were sent to Thailand. These experts greatly contributed to the modernisation of Thailand,while cooperation from Japan since this time has become a foundation of growing ...
... British colonialist ambitions. The Franco-Russian alliance also worked well in Siam’s favour. After establishing diplomatic ties with Siam during King Chulalongkorn’s visit to St. Petersburg in 1897, Tsar Nicholas II sent one of his best envoys to Bangkok. Alexander Olarovsky, who served as the first Consul-General of Russia to Siam, was instrumental in mending Franco-Siamese relations and persuaded France to return Chanthaburi to Siam. Furthermore, as Russia was at odds with Britain in the Afghan ...
... of farm land. In 2017, the King also commissioned the Royal Guard Units, related government agencies and teams of volunteers to remove garbage and weeds clogging the canals in various communities, which was essential for flood water drainage in the Bangkok and Metropolitan area.
Photo: Weir at Khao Daeng Pattana Village.
(Source: salika.co)
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the King’s first born, has also taken an interest in complementing water management through her ‘Friends in Need (of “PA”) ...