# Thailand

Thailand is a country located at the center of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and the southern extremity of Burma. Its maritime boundaries include Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand to the southeast, and Indonesia and India in the Andaman Sea to the southwest.

## Quotes

* Then US terrorist activities shifted over to Southeast Asia. If you want to carry out terrorist activities, you need local people to do it for you, and you also need secret money to pay for it, clandestine hidden money. Well, if you need to hire thugs and murderers with secret money, there aren't many options. One of them is the drug connection. The so-called Golden Triangle around Burma, Laos and Thailand became a big drug producing area with the help of the United States, as part of the secret wars against those populations.
** Noam Chomsky, Interview by John Veit in High Times, April 1998
* If we couldn't see the sun rising off the shore of Thailand, would you ride then?
** Jay-Z, "Can I Get A..." (1998), New York: Roc-A-Fella
* The potential of Thai Teqball athletes to reach the level of world champions is significant. However, to support athletes in achieving success, various factors come into play. Teqball is a relatively new sport, and the [Teqball Association of Thailand] was established not too long ago. We are working hard for the success and in building a strong reputation for Thailand in the coming years.
** General Ronnachai Munchusoontornkul, the President of the Teqball Association of Thailand and Deputy Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, "Thailand is ready to organise the World Teqball Championships 2023", FITEQ (November 7, 2023)
* Thailand, once infamous for the enslavement of migrant workers aboard its fishing vessels, sought to reform its image with the Royal Ordinance on Fisheries in 2015, aimed at clamping down on unregulated fishing and brutal treatment of workers on fishing vessels. Yet, the newly-elected Pheu Thai administration’s initiative to soften these stringent measures has sparked fears of undoing the strides made in protecting workers’ rights.
** "Thailand’s proposed fishing law leaves Burmese workers vulnerable", Radio Free Asia (February 15, 2024)

### From Benar News

* The royalist elites and military cannot completely defy the will of the people.
** Zachary Abuza, "In Thailand, it’s justice for me but not for thee" (March 15, 2024)
* Thailand, which was long considered a safe haven in Southeast Asia for exiles fleeing from persecution, has been helping neighboring countries repress refugees and dissidents, [Human Rights Watch (HRW)] said in a report Thursday.
** "Thailand helps neighbors repress dissidents: HRW report" (May 15, 2024)
* “Thailand needs more than book fairs in Bangkok. Books should travel to schools or malls, offering free reading activities. Without this outreach, books remain inaccessible,” [Pincha Lekpetch, owner of Reangrun Publishing] said. …[Shopworker and mother Keerati Boonpradit said,] “If the government can give out cash, why not free books for [children]? It would make a huge difference.”
** "Rural Thai children face a reading crisis through little access to books" (December 17, 2024)

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Thailand on Wikipedia
* The dictionary definition of Thailand on Wiktionary
* Media related to Thailand on Wikimedia Commons
* Thailand travel guide from Wikivoyage