Thailand Stories

In September, the Thai government started a new project called “United Thais - Strong Thailand” with the intention to promote unity and patriotism. Thai people normally sing or at least stand for the national anthem twice a day at 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. It is broadcast on all television and radio stations …

Thai workers process shrimps at Yuu shrimp factory on March 30, 2009 in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Thailand has become the world’s leader in shrimp exports but due to the global economic slowdown Thai processed seafood export volumes have dropped to major markets like the US and Japan. (Getty Images) For more information about Samut Sakhon Province please visit www.thailandguidebook.com…

Suwicha Thakhor, 37, leaves a courtroom at Bangkok Criminal Court April 3, 2009. The court sentenced Suwicha to 10 years in jail on Friday for posting comments on the Internet that were deemed insulting to the country’s monarchy. (Reuters) THIS RSS FEED IS COPYRIGHT 2008. PLEASE DO NOT POST ON YOUR WEBSITE WITHOUT PERMISSION. . The full article with pictures

Monks rest at Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple in a world heritage site near the Cambodian-Thai border, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 7, 2008. Cambodian troops said Friday a brief gunfight broke out with Thai soldiers at their tense border near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, the site of increasingly regular conflicts between the neighbors. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) A Cambodian soldier sits at Phnom Trop near…