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The Nation is an English-language daily online newspaper founded in 1971, published in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of two English-language dailies in Bangkok, the other being the Bangkok Post . On 28 June 2019, it published its final broadsheet edition leaving only its online edition.
The national and royal symbol of Thailand is Garuda, the mount of Lord Vishnu. [1] [2] National flag. Flag of Thailand. ธงไตรรงค์. Flag of Thailand. The design was adopted on 28 September 1917, according to the royal decree issued by Rama VI . National anthem. Thai National Anthem.
The national emblem of Thailand ( Thai: ตราแผ่นดินของไทย) is called the พระครุฑพ่าห์ ( RTGS transcription: Phra Khrut Pha; " Garuda as the vehicle" (of Vishnu )). The Garuda was officially adopted as the national emblem by Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1911.
Since 2016, that day is a national day of importance in Thailand celebrating the flag. [1] The colours are said to stand for nation-religion-king , an unofficial motto of Thailand, [2] red for the land and people, white for religions and blue for the monarchy , the last having been the auspicious colour of Rama VI.
Thailand ranks midway in the wealth spread in Southeast Asia as it is the fourth richest nation according to GDP per capita, after Singapore, Brunei, and Malaysia. Thailand functions as an anchor economy for the neighbouring developing economies of Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia.
Flag Date Use Description 2016–present: Personal Flag of King Vajiralongkorn: Yellow flag (the King's birthday colour), the middle the depicts the Royal Cypher (ว.ป.ร.: มหาวชิราลงกรณ ปรมราชาธิราช : Mahavajiralongkorn Paramarajadhiraja (Thai equivalent to Vajiralongkorn Rex), topped by the Great Crown of Victory, in between is the Thai ...
The history of Thailand from 1932 to 1973 was dominated by military dictatorships which were in power for much of the period. The main personalities of the period were the dictator Luang Phibunsongkhram (better known as Phibun), who allied the country with Japan during the Second World War, and the civilian politician Pridi Phanomyong, who founded Thammasat University and was briefly prime ...
The screen was formerly kept in the Phra Thinang Amarinthara Pisek Maha Prasat; it was saved from the fire apparently by the hands of King Rama I himself. The rest of the upper floor displays various objets d′art (such as a model of Mount Kailasa) and more Buddha images. See also. Thailand portal; Architecture portal; Associated. Wat Phra Kaew