Selected Internet Links for Thailand

General Information

• The world Fact Book about Thailand-CIA
  This site provides facts about geography, people, government, economy, communications and statistic information.
• Thai flag and anthem by the World Statement
  This site shows flag, anthem and genealogy of rulers of Thailand.
• The Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C
  This is the official website of the Thai embassy to the United States of America. This websites contains news and information about Thai monarchy, politics, social issues and travel information to Thailand.
• Thailand at a glance
  This website is compiled by Mahidol University. It contains online information about Thai history, religion, education, arts, economy, government, politics and people.

Government Institutions

• Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
  Page only available in Thai as 10-15-2007
• Ministry of Commerce
  Vision: Taking a leading role in putting forth continued and sustainable growth of both domestic and international economy and trade for the welfare of the public at all levels. Mission: 1. Generating income for the country 2. Strengthening internal economy and trade, and 3. Building consumers' strength and protecting interests of consumers. Site also offers a list of links to the different ministries related to commerce in Thailand.
• Ministry of Defense
  Site in Thai only as of 10-15-2007
• Ministry of Education
  Site provides information regarding; Administrative Structure of the Ministry of Education, History of Thai Education, National Education Act of B.E.2542(1999), Education in the School-Related System,and Ministry of Education Map. In addition, the site provides links to the different ministries related to education.
• Ministry of Finance
  Ministry of Finance provides information related to the economic status of Thailand including economic data, fiscal information, economic reports and other commercial links.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Information about thailand,particularly the ministry of foreign affairs, ministers in charge, press information, foreign policy, business information, press information, and foreign policy, in addition to missions in Thailand and visa and consular matters.
• Ministry of Industry
  Site available only in Thai language as of 10-15-2007
• Ministry of Interior
  Website appears to be written in unicode which makes it unreadable in Thai or english. Some english appears but it is muddled by the unicode. 10-15-2007.
• Ministry of Justice
  Site mostly in Thai. If accessing a link writing is in unicode? 10-15-2007
• Ministry of Labor
  Ministry of Labor site is dedicated to employers and employees including work applications, skill development, employment benefits, wages, rights, and duties; in addition to labor laws and work standards.
• Ministry of Public Health
  Site entirely in Thai, with no English links. 10-15-2007
• Ministry of Science and technology
  Aside for a customer login in English the website is once againg in Thai. 10-15-2007.
• Royal Thai Government
  Text in Thai only.
• Parliament
  This site is concerned with the National Thai Assembly, Library of parliament, political parties, and it also presents an on-line tour of the national assembly, as well as other useful links.

Language

• Thai, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Northern Illinois University)
  This site provides Thai language courses and studying materials.
• Thai Writing System by Omniglot
  This site contains scripts in Thai writing system.
• Languages of Thailand, by Ethnologue
  This site contains an overview of languages spoken in Thailand.
• SunSITE Thailand, Assumption University (AU)
  This is a website of the Assumption University and it provides online Thai language teaching materials.

E-Journal

• Journal of Asian Studies
  This is a website of the Journal of Asian Studies. It covers a range of research topics about Asia, and some articles are free for download.
• Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia
  This website provides reviews of socio-political topics related to Thailand and Southeast Asia. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• National Institute of Research Advance (NIRA) Review
  NIRA Review is an English-language quarterly journal of debate and analysis on current policy research.
• Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, University of Hawaii
  This website provides online journal articles about law and policy study in Asia-Pacific regions. Browse the journal or type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.

History, Culture and Religion

• Tai Languages and Cultures
  This site contains information about different ethnics derived from the Tai origin.
• Hill tribes in Northern Thailand
  This website provides information about the living of different ethnic groups in Northern Thailand including Akha, Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Lisu and Mien.
• Karen Webpage
  This website is authorized by St. Olaf College in Minnesota. It provides online study and research information about the Karen people's culture and their daily practices at Northern Thailand.
• The Origins of Angkor, Archaeological Project
  This site contains information regarding Archaeological research of Pre-historical sites in Cambodia and Thailand.
• Thai World View
  This website provides an overview of Thai society, culture and religion. It contains description of Thai culture elements such as house, temple, history, people, language and many more.

Political and Social Issues

• Human Development Report, UNDP
  This website publishes a report about human rights and human development regarding politic, economic and social issues in Thailand.
• International Crisis Group-Thailand
  This site provides online analytical reports and briefings on Thailand and the world, focusing on situations of conflict.
• Thai Law Forum
  This website contains information and forum discussion about law and archives of law journal of Thailand.

News

• Bangkok Post
  This is a local newspaper providing headlines and online news on business, society and culture.
• Business Day
  This is an online Thai business newspaper in English.
• Daily News Online
  This is an online daily news in Thai.
• Thailand Daily
  This website provides updated news collected from local and international news agencies.
• Thai News Net
  This is online version of Thai and international news collected from various news agencies.
• The Nation
  This is an online newspaper providing up-to-date local and international headlines and news on politics, society and business.

Radio

• Voice of America
  This is an online radio broadcasting of the Voice of America, a special program in Thai language.
• National News Bureau
  This is a Thai official information center website. It contains daily news and radio broadcasting programs.

Digital Collections

• SEAsite, Southeast Asia Picture Database (Northern Illinois University)
  This site provides a digital photograph collection of contemporary Thailand and Southeast Asia.
• The Digital Library of the Commons
  This site provides full download of articles about Thailand and countries in Southeast Asia. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• Digital Collections, University of Washington Libraries
  This websites contains old photograph collection and scanned- introductory paragraphs of journal article in Thai scripts and publication of other countries in Southeast Asia. Select a type of search, then type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• The National Library of Australia
  This website provides a digital photograph collection of the early and contemporary Thailand and Southeast Asia. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• Southeast Asia Vision Collection (Cornell University Library)
  This site provides full download of old texts and rare books collection about Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• Southeast Asia Digital Library-SEADL (Northern Illinois University)
  This website contains collections of photograph, video, rare text and languages about Thailand and Southeast Asia.
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, Picture Archive
  This website contains a collection of 270 old and contemporary pictures of Thailand.

Research Institutions

• Asian Development Bank (ADB), Thailand
  This website contains reports and development projects of the Asian Development Bank in Thailand.
• Asia Foundation, Thailand
  This is a website of the Asia Foundation, specifically for Thailand. This website contains information of the Asia Foundation’s projects related to economic reform, anti-trafficking, transparent accountable governance (TAG), legal and judicial reform, conflict management, Islam, peace and education.
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  This website provides online reports and programs that Thailand and other members of APEC work to promote trade and investment liberalization, business facility, and economy and technical cooperation.
• Asia Research Center, Murdoch University, Australia
  This website contains free download publications and working papers about Asia, and information about seminars and workshop of Asian studies.
• Asia Research Institute-ARI (National University of Singapore)
  This site provides a wide range of research topic about Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
• Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN)
  This websites contains information about Thai government activities with other ASEAN countries and region.
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Northern Illinois University)
  This website contains publication and research information about Thailand and Southeast Asia.
• Institute of Southeast Asian Studies-ISAS, Singapore
  This site contains research articles and working papers about Thailand and other Southeast Asia countries. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.
• International Institute of Asian Studies-IIAS, Netherlands
  This site contains free newsletterd about Thailand and other countries in Asia.
• International Monetary Fund, Thailand
  This provides online working papers and reports of the IMF in Thailand.
• National Statistical Office
  This website contains online publication of census from 2001 to 2006.
• Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
  This is a website of Center University of Hong Kong. It contains information about seminars and courses of study about East and Southeast Studies. It provides free-download publications and working papers related to Thailand and countries in Asia and other related topics for Southeast Asian studies.
• Thai Development and Research Institute (TDRI)
  This is a website of a non-government organization dedicating to research and publication about human resources and social development, international economic relations, macroeconomic policy, natural resources and environment, science and technology development, and sectoral economics.
• The Leeds Thai Politics Bibliography, Thai Politics at Leeds, UK
  This website provides online bibliography of publications related to Thai politics and other information about Thai politic studies.
• The Siam Society
  This is the website of the Siam Society, a non profit organization dedicating to study of artistic, scientific and cultural affairs of Thailand.
• The World Bank, Thailand
  This is the World Bank website, specifically for projects in Thailand. It contains data and statistic, publications, reports and updated news about the World Bank projects in Thailand.
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  This site provides online research articles about the socio-political issues of Thailand and other countries in the world. Type a related topic in search after connecting to the link.

Travel Information

• Tourism Authority of Thailand
  This website provides information on transportation, tourist attractions and maps for traveling in Thailand.
• Lonely Planet Destination Guide, Thailand
  This site provides information of tourist attractions and traveling guides in Thailand.
• Bangkok dot com
  This website provides information on traveling, accommodation and trip arrangement to different attractions in Thailand.

Miscellaneous

• National Bureau of Asian Research, database of researchers
  This site provides a list and contact detail of researchers working in a specific country for a particular field. Select a country and/or a field of interest and click ‘submit’.