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'''Thailand,''' officially the '''Kingdom of Thailand''' and historically known as '''Siam''', is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometers (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.
'''Thailand,''' officially the '''Kingdom of Thailand''' and historically known as '''Siam''', is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometers (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.


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Revision as of 14:50, 13 October 2024

Kingdom of Thailand
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Flag of Thailand
Official governmental website
Capital: Bangkok
(and Thailand's largest city)
Resource Guide: RL-ASIA
Area Code: +66
Country Code: TH
Language: Thai
Drivers use left-hand side of road
Currency: Thai baht (฿) (THB)
( Currency converter website link )
( Tourism and Ex-pat information )
This is an "abridged" article about Thailand as of Sept, 2024.
Source information is available at [ Sources ]

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 70 million, it spans 513,120 square kilometers (198,120 sq mi). Thailand is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the nation's capital and largest city.


History

Tai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon, Khmer Empire, and Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states such as the Kingdoms of Ngoenyang, Sukhothai, Lan Na, and Ayutthaya, rivaling each other. European contact began in 1511 with a Portuguese diplomatic mission to Ayutthaya, which became a regional power by the end of the 15th century. Ayutthaya reached its peak during the 18th century until it was destroyed in the Burmese–Siamese War. Taksin quickly reunified the fragmented territory and established the short-lived Thonburi Kingdom. He was succeeded in 1782 by Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, the first monarch of the current Chakri dynasty. Throughout the era of Western imperialism in Asia, Siam remained the only nation in the region to avoid colonization by foreign powers, although it was often forced to make territorial, trade, and legal concessions in unequal treaties The Siamese system of government was centralized and transformed into a modern unitary absolute monarchy during the reign of Chulalongkorn. In World War I, Siam sided with the Allies, a political decision made in order to amend the unequal treaties. Following a bloodless revolution in 1932, it became a constitutional monarchy and changed its official name to Thailand, becoming an ally of Japan in World War II. In the late 1950s, a military coup under Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat revived the monarchy's historically influential political role. Thailand became a major ally of the United States and played an anti-communist role in the region as a member of the failed SEATO, but since 1975 it has sought to improve relations with Communist China and Thailand's neighbors.

Apart from a brief period of parliamentary democracy in the mid-1970s, Thailand has periodically alternated between democracy and military rule. Since the 2000s, the country has been caught in the continual bitter political conflict between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra, which resulted in two coups (in 2006 and 2014), along with the establishment of its current constitution, a nominally democratic government after the 2019 Thai general election, and large pro-democracy protests in 2020–2021, which included unprecedented demands to reform the monarchy. Since 2019, it has been nominally a parliamentary constitutional monarchy; in practice, however, structural advantages in the constitution have ensured the military's continued influence in politics.

Thailand is a middle power in global affairs and a founding member of ASEAN, and it ranks very high in the Human Development Index. It has the second-largest economy in Southeast Asia and the 23rd-largest in the world by PPP, and it ranks 91st by nominal GDP per capita. Thailand is classified as a newly industrialized economy, with manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism as leading sectors.

Budget to travel in Thailand

With a budget of $350-$420, you can travel to multiple destinations, indulge in delectable international cuisine, and even stay in air-conditioned accommodations. Accordingly, a two-person trip to Thailand typically costs around $876 for one week.

Spanking in Thailand

Prison corporal punishment

Anecdotal evidence suggests that prison corporal punishment is practiced in some reformatories in Thailand. The Training Arrangement for Certain Groups of Children Act (1936) permits whipping up to 10 strokes for juveniles in reform schools. The implement used is some kind of rod, and is supposed not to exceed 75cm in length and 0.5cm in diameter.[1]

An official paper, from around 1997, stated that caning (maximum 20 strokes, under medical supervision) was legal for male prisoners who defy prison regulations. However, this was not used in practice as the document also said that there was no corporal punishment.[2]

Military corporal punishment

Soldiers receive light caning in the Royal Thai Army for minor offenses. This military corporal punishment is performed similar to canings in Thai schools (see below).

School corporal punishment

School corporal punishment (in the form of caning) was abolished in 2000, reintroduced in 2002, and then banned entirely in 2005, based on regulations from the Thai Ministry of Education.

Despite so, there is evidence that school corporal punishment is still common and accepted in practice. No action is usually taken unless a complaint is made, and some parents seem to support school corporal punishment. Video clips (see below) show both schoolboys and schoolgirls being caned together in a group in the classroom, often in a light-hearted situation where the students (and sometimes the teachers) are seen laughing. However, there was a serious case in August 2010 which attracted a lot of media attention, and the teacher who caned the students was later charged in court and fined.[3]

In October 2008, it was reported that the Thai government was considering reintroducing caning at college and university as there was an increase in violence and disorder among students.[4] A poll conducted in 2011 found that 54% of respondents were in favour of a recommendation by the Students' Council that caning should be reintroduced.[5]

Caning in Thai schools is similar to that in Malaysia, as the student adopts a standing position, either facing a wall or with their arms folded in front, and is beaten on the bottom over their school uniform trousers or skirt. The punishment is often conducted in front of the class, as seen in those video clips. Occasionally, students are caned on the hand (hand caning) with a ruler or small paddle.

Spanking videos

Thai-American Koko Li (better known as Koko Kitten) is a popular spanking actress and fetish model. She has worked for Spanking Veronica Works, Girl Spanks Girl, My Spanking Roommate, Spanked Sweeties, Shadow Lane, et al.

Below are a few of her video titles:

  • Another Halloween Spanktacular (Spanking Sorority Girls, 2017), Halloween, photos
  • No Ifs, Ands - Just Butts! 4 (Shadow Lane), compilation video

Prostitution in Thailand

External links

More information is available at [ Wikipedia:Thailand ]
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  1. ↑ Thailand on World Corporal Punishment Research
  2. ↑ Thai Correctional System Profile
  3. ↑ http://corpun.com/10archive/ths01008.htm#22478
  4. ↑ http://corpun.com/ths00810.htm#20681
  5. ↑ http://corpun.com/11archive/ths01101.htm#22969
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