The term junk is used to cover many kinds of boat, from ocean-going to cargo-carrying to pleasure boats to live-aboards. The word junk derives from the Chinese word “chuan” which…
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The flag of the Kingdom of Thailand is known to the Thai people as Thong Trairong which literally means “tricolour flag”. The current design was adopted on 28 September 1917 after a…
In 1957, Pote Sarasin, a Thai American-educated diplomat of Chinese origins, is appointed the new Prime Minister of Thailand after Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat seizes power in a military coup….
Since 1985, once every year, the shopping mall that leads to the Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka is closed to traffic and comes alive for the Nagamasa Matsuri (Festival), an occasion…
At the death of Yamada Nagamasa, the leadership of the Japanese warriors in Ligor passed to Oin, the teenage son of Nagamasa who appears in the records suddenly in 1630….
If we accept 1590 as the year Yamada Nagamasa was born, on that fatal day in the spring of 1630, he would have been 40 years old. In less than…
Prasat Thong gave another proof of his capacity to deal with things not going his way when, upon receiving news of Yamada Nagamasa’s success, he sent presents and “young women”…
Back in Auytthaya, the Kalahom’s s scheme was proceeding at full speed, until he killed one man too many, Phya Kampangram. This nobleman happened to be a personal friend of…
While the Kalahom become regent after the murder of King Cetthathirat of Ayutthaya, the Siamese were ready to send the yearly embassy to Japan, after they had skipped 1627 and…
Steve Darke is a 59-year-old British aircraft aficionado who, between 1993 and 1997, has spent four years in Thailand in the construction business. Although he returns frequently to Thailand, he…
