Thailand Stories

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who celebrates his 84th birthday anniversary this year, is the ninth monarch of the Royal House of Chakri. Each year on April 6, Thailand commemorates Chakri Memorial Day, which marks the anniversary of the founding of the Royal House of Chakri. The Royal House …

If you are in Bangkok at the moment then you shouldn’t pass up on the opportunity to go and see a light and sound show at the Grand Palace called “The Golden Heritage of the Rattanakosin Era”. It is running from now until 28th February 2011. It pays…

Legal Advisers around 1900 in front of the new office building of the General Adviser Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns is standing in the center in white Siamese style jacket, flanked by two Siamese secretaries somewhat behind him. HM King Chulalongkorn’s 1897 Journey to Europe Notes on Origins, Background…

Trat, bordering Cambodia, is one of the “orchards of Thailand,” with plantations of durian, rambutan, and mangosteen. Deposits of precious stones are concentrated in the hills and mountains of Trat and the nearby province of Chanthaburi. King Chulalongkorn visited Trat as many as 12 …

Red shirt supporters welcome protesters arriving on the train from Bangkok at the Chiang Mai train station, 700 kilometers (435 miles) north of Bangkok, May 21, 2010. Troops manned razor-wire roadblocks and searched vehicles for weapons in Bangkok on Friday, two days after …

The central province of Suphan Buri, about 107 kilometers from Bangkok by car, is holding its major cultural event, “Don Chedi Memorial and Red Cross Fair,” from now until February 1. The two-week fair takes place in the Don Chedi Memorial compound in Don Chedi district. This annual event…

Today marks the anniversary of the death of King Rama V who is regarded by many people as one of the most important monarchs in recent Thai history. Every year, on the 23rd October, Thai people remember him on this day which is known as Chulalongkorn…

(63 Longwood Avenue: the first home of Prince Bhumibhol, the future King of Thailand. Photo courtesy of KTBF ) Quite incredibly most Thais who I have ever spoken to haven’t known where the present king of Thailand, King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born. For some weird reason it isn’t part of Thailand’s education system to teach kids that …

How come no charges of lese-majeste have been filed against these two? Here are another 20 amazing Thailand facts as compiled over on the ThailandQA.com Forums. You can see the other facts already posted by clicking here. Most of them were compiled by myself, but for the ones not, the name is …

In 1868, H.M. King Rama IV invited Sir Harry Ord, the Governor of the British Straits Settlements, as well as a party of French astronomers, and scientists, to observe a total solar eclipse, which he predicted would take place on 18th August at 12:13 p.m…