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- Who is the famous writer in Thailand?
- Who is the No 1 bestselling author?
- What flag is Thailand?
- What is the famous literature of Thailand?
- What is the most famous book?
- What is Thailand religion?
- What are Thailand people called?
- Why did Thailand change its name?
Who is the famous writer in Thailand?
Sunthorn Phu. Sunthorn Phu is a Thai poet who lived during the 19th century. He's often referred to as Thailand's Shakespeare, and is certainly the Kingdom's most well-known poet. Many of his works have been commemorated in literary landmarks found all over Thailand, including on the island of Ko Samet.
Who is the No 1 bestselling author?
James Patterson is the world's highest-paid author by a wide margin, and has been the world's best-selling author since 2001. He has sold more than 350 million books worldwide, and is most famous for the "Alex Cross" crime novel series.
What flag is Thailand?
The national flag is locally known as Thong Trairong, which literally means 'tricolour'. The flag comprises five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red; the flag's central blue stripe is twice as wide as the other stripes.
What is the famous literature of Thailand?
Thailand's national epic is a version of the Ramayana called the Ramakien, translated from Sanskrit and rearranged into Siamese verses.
What is the most famous book?
According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
What is Thailand religion?
NGOs, academics, and religious groups state that 85 to 95 percent of the population is Theravada Buddhist and 5 to 10 percent Muslim. Other groups, including animists, Christians, Confucians, Hindus, Jews, Sikhs, and Taoists, constitute the remainder of the population.
What are Thailand people called?
Thai people (Thai: ชาวไทย; endonym), Central/Southern Thai people (Thai: คนภาคกลาง, Southern Thai: คนใต้; Thai of Chinese origin's exonym and also domestically) or Siamese (Thai: ชาวสยาม; historical exonym and sometimes domestically), Thai noi people (Thai: ไทยน้อย; historical endonym and sometimes domestically), in a ...
Why did Thailand change its name?
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, which was an ally of Japan in World War II.
