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THAILAND

Capital
Bangkok

Area
513,115 square km (1 km = 0.62 miles), of which 41 percent is cultivated and 27 percent forest. Bounded by Myanmar to the north and west, Malaysia to the south, Laos to the northeast and Cambodia to the east, Thailand has coastline on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.

Language
The official national language is Thai or Siamese; Chinese and English are also spoken, as well as minority languages.

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Typhoon Parma
Typhoon Parma struck Vietnam as a tropical storm at about 06:00 GMT on 14 October.

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Typhoon Ketsana
Typhoon Ketsana struck Vietnam at about 06:00 GMT on 29 September.

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MAP: Global projected land use changes, 1700-2050

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MAP:GLOBAL projected changes in agricultural productivity 2080 due to climate change, incorporating the effects of carbon fertilization
Projected losses in food production due to climate change by 2080. Based on a consensus estimate of 6 climate models and two crop modelling methods, Cline (2007) concluded that by 2080, assuming a 4.4 ...

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NGO latest

•  The temple in the sea: Thailand's disappearing coastline
Oxfam GB - UK

•  Joining Forces to Launch First Annual World Pneumonia Day, Fight World's Leading Child Killer
Save the Children - International Alliance

•  4th Regional Training Course on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Local Governance
ADPC - Thailand

•  The 9th Regional Training Courese on Earthquake Vulnerability Reduction for Cities
ADPC - Thailand

•  Nutrition conference explores interlinked global challenges
CWS

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Jobs

•  Asia Pacific Region HR Business Partner
WV - International

•  Public Health Promoter – Humanitarian Support Professional (HSP) (Oxfam GB)
Oxfam GB - UK

•  Senior International & Relief Service Officer (1-year contract & renewable)
Red Cross - Hong Kong

•  RFA Consultants - Teamleaders & Writers
International Rescue Committee

•  Responsable de Projet Mae-La / Thailande
AMI - France

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Related links


  • Official government website

  • Thai Development Research Institute

  • Thai newspaper websites

  • Thai Online

  • Thailand WWW library

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees

  • U.S. Library of Congress Country Study

  • Weather forecasts, including satellite pictures, rainfall & tropical storm tracking
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