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Thai Students Online is a website made by students for students. The main purpose is to promote the cultures and heritage of Thailand to those living in other countries, especially visitors of school age. Project Thailand is designed for students doing homework about Thailand. Use the links to the left to quickly jump around our web site. If you need to know more about Thailand and you cannot find your answer here, then you are welcome to send in your questions. We will do our best to answer them as soon as we can. Thai Proverb:   QUICK FACTS: Thailand has a population of 60 million and a land area of 514,000 sq km. [MORE] HISTORY: Thailand means "land of the free", and throughout the country's 800-year history, the Thai people can boast the distinction of being the only country in Southeast Asia never to have been colonised. [MORE] GEOGRAPHY: Thailand is situated in South-East Asia, covering an area of nearly 513,115 square kilometres. It is roughly the size of France. It shares land borders with Myanmar (Burma) in the north and west, the Andaman Sea in the west, Laos in the north and north-east, Cambodia and the Gulf of Thailand in the east, and Malaysia in the south. [MORE] LANGUAGE: The first time you take a look at the Thai language it looks complicated and difficult to comprehend. There are more than 80 letters in their alphabet and even though they read from left to right there are no spaces between the words. [MORE] RELIGION: Buddhism is the national religion of Thailand. About 95% of Thai citizens are Buddhists. For them it is a way of life. [MORE] THAI FOOD: Thai food has long been regarded as one of the best cusines in the world. For anyone visiting Thailand, the food is always a highlight. [MORE] NEWS: Keep up-to-date with all the latest news in Thailand and Asia. [MORE] CURRENCY: Find out what Thai money looks like and the latest exchange rate. [MORE] WEATHER: We have a tropical climate and three seasons, hot, rainy and cool. [MORE] MAPS: Thailand looks like the profile of an elephant or an ancient axe. [MORE] DATES & TIME: Thailand is 543 years ahead of most Western countries and celebrates New Year in April. [MORE] THAI GAMES: Though many games the children play in the playground are familiar the world over, the Thais have some games which are unique to their region. [MORE] THAI PROVERBS: Don't build the bamboo containers until you reach the river. [MORE] FUN STUFF: A large collection of games that you can play for free online. [MORE] QUESTIONS: Check out some of the frequently asked questions. If you can't find your answer there, you call always write in. [MORE]

PAKNAM BOOKS: A selection of the best childrens' books about Thailand. Do you know where Bangkok is on this satelite picture of Thailand? Click on the picture to see the same shot taken at night time when all the lights in Bangkok are turned on! WEB SITES ABOUT THAILAND IN ENGLISH Thai Life by Nattawud Daoruang. This is the largest English language web site written by a student in Thailand. Nattawud is a 13 year old boy, and he writes about his life at home and school, his activities at the weekend, his problems with his girlfriend, his favourite soccer and basketball teams and his holiday to Phuket to watch Leonardo DiCaprio making his latest movie The Beach. Nattawud also became a novice monk for two months when his grandfather died and you can read all about this and much more on his frequently up-dated web site. He has about 100 pictures already for you to see and he plans to take many more. Festivals of Thailand. The Thai people love to take part in festivities and there is always something going on all year round here in Thailand. Where else do people celebrate New Year for three months! Welcome to Class 6/1. Forty three students in a class in Thailand are working on their homepages on a weekly basis. The students are aged between 11-12 and enjoy a variety of interests. The web site is usually up-load onto the internet once a week after their internet lesson so that you can follow their progress through the year. All of the students have their own e-mail address and anyone wishing to have a Thai penfriend should visit this web site. A Virtual Tour of a Thai School. This is your chance to take a look around a typical school in Thailand. Sriwittayapaknam is a private school about 35 kms south of Bangkok. The ages of the students range from 3 to 15. The tour takes you through the front entrance to the playground, pass the spirit house, Brahman shrine, Buddha shrine and into the classrooms. Along the way you can also visit the art room, music room, computer room and gym amongst other places. This site is due for a major update during June 1999, so come back to see some more later. Scouting in Thailand. Scouting was first introduced in Thailand on July 1st 1911 by King Rama VI. Thailand was the third country in the world to take up Scouting. The Thai people were so impressed with the Scouting Movement that they decided to make it part of the school curriculum. Today, every student in Thailand, in primary and junior high, come to school once a week in Scout uniform. Scouts is open to both boys and girls, though in some junior high schools the girls belong to the Girl Guides or Red Cross movements. Thailand is proud to be hosting the 20th World Scout Jamboree 2002-3. Samut Prakarn: A Virtual Tour of a Thai City. Samut Prakarn is an industrial city about 35 kms south of Bangkok. We are very close to the sea and the mighty Chao Phraya River runs very close to our school. From the top floor of our school building we can see the big ships heading upriver towards Bangkok. Starting with the City Hall, you can travel around our city and province visiting many of the major tourist attractions, temples and forts. There are presently just under 200 photographs on this site.

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