During World War II, Thailand took the opportunity of French weaknesses to reclaim previously lost territories, resulting in the French-Thai War between October 1940 and 9 May 1941.

Hmong people were singled out for retribution when the Pathet Lao took over the Laotian government in 1975, and tens of thousands fled to Thailand seeking political asylum.

The forces were led by Australia, which provided the largest contingent and the out of theatre base for operations, supported by New Zealand, who sent the second largest contingent, and took responsibility for the more volatile southern half of the main border, France, whose special forces joined the ANZACs on the first day, as well as contingents from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Fiji, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

However, the tanker aircraft and aircrews participated in the " Young Tiger " TDY effort, and the bomber aircrews went through RTU ( Replacement Training Unit ) training to fly B-52Ds out of Andersen AFB, Guam and U-Tapao RTAFB, Thailand and were active participants in many of the notable campaigns that took place in Southeast Asia such as Arc Light.

France took over Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1880s ; during the following decade, France completed her Indochinese empire with the annexation of Laos, leaving the kingdom of Siam ( now Thailand ) with an uneasy independence as a neutral buffer between British and French-ruled lands.

Kaplický took the firm name and some staff to the Czech republic, and Levete would take a proposed new headquarters for News Corporation in east London and a commission for a hotel and retail complex in Bangkok, Thailand, along with most of the staff — between 35 and 45 people.

At 0145 hours 23 October 1966, he and ten pilots loyal to him took off and flew their RLAF T-28s into exile in Thailand.

As a theatrical impresario, he took his own touring production ( Intercontinental Entertainment ) to 30 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Oman and the UAE ( Abu Dhabi and Dubai ) and so provided himself with material for many stories on Just a Minute.

A report by industry website Anime News Network ( ANN ) stated that a company employee reported multiple cases of fraud by Kimura, with the alleged cases of Ironcat funds being given to friends in Japan, took unauthorized trips to Thailand and frequently used company finances for personal expenses.

His second reign as world champion took him to such places as Thailand, Botswana and South Korea, among others.

Pol Pot and the main leaders initially took refuge near the border with Thailand.

String pop took over mainstream listeners in Thailand in the 90s, and bubblegum pop stars like Christina Aguilar, Bird Thongchai McIntyre and Asanee-Wasan became best-sellers.

Her first foreign trip took in Guam, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Romania, and England.

Distinguished visitors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United States all took part in the proceedings.

78 of the bombers took off from Andersen in one time block, the largest single combat launch in SAC history, while 42 others came in from Thailand.

American pilots regularly took off from northeast Thailand for bombing missions in North Vietnam and along the Ho Chi Minh trail but bad weather often prevented them from reaching their targets.

Throughout the 20th century, the Thai government took steps to cement Isan's status as a part of Thailand and to de-emphasize the Lao, Khmer.

In the following years, his explorations took him to Costa Rica, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and he published extensively on all these countries.

Ultimately, the 559th TFS took the place of the 555th when the squadron was diverted to a second TDY with the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, followed by a re-assignment to the 8th TFW at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.

Shin Arahan, also called Dhammadassi, a monk born in Thaton and raised and educated in Nakhon Pathom, an old capital of the Mon kingdom of Dvaravadi, now in Thailand, took Theravada Buddhism north to the Burmese kingdom of Bagan.

He took an active part in military operations against the Communist Party of Thailand during the 1970s, and also led combat operations against a Vietnamese military incursion across the border from Cambodia.

In the 1970s he led counter-insurgency campaigns against the forces of the Communist Party of Thailand in the North and Northeast of Thailand, and also took part in operations along the border with Cambodia during the years of the Khmer Rouge regime.

Filming for Mammoth ( 2009 ) took Williams to locations in Sweden, Thailand and the Philippines.

Nonetheless, her plan is not used, but for a different reason: Achilles is secretly working for China, and has convinced India to move the bulk of its forces to the border of Thailand, giving China the opportunity to annihilate the Indian army.

Known as “ Wan Dek ” in Thailand, Children ’ s Day is celebrated to give children the opportunity to have fun and to create awareness about their significant role towards the development of the country.

It was certified Gold in several Asian countries, giving the band an opportunity to tour in countries like India and Thailand.

Thailand waged the Franco-Thai War in October 1940 to May 1941 to reclaim territory from French Indochina.

Thailand previously signed a military alliance with Japan and sent Luang Wichitwathakan to signed the Tripartite Pact on 15 February 1942.

Martin previously served as ambassador to Thailand and as U. S. representative to SEATO.

It managed to win 60 % of market share in Thailand after a hard market fight with the previously biggest brand Singha.

Four previously trained Lao pilots undertook transition training in Thailand ; on 9 January, the pilots flew the new RLAF fighter-bombers to Vientiane.

This category includes the kings of modern Thailand ( previously Siam ).

Recent monitoring by FREELAND Foundation in collaboration with Department of National Park rangers has discovered tigers ( the Indochinese tiger subspecies ) in parts of Eastern Thailand ( including Khao Yai ) where they were previously thought to have been completely extirpated.

Since it was launched in India in November 2008, the City became the best-selling model of the company in the country, with sales volume even surpassing that of Thailand, previously the best selling market for the City.

He was sacked due to his side's inability to go past the first round of the ASEAN Football Championship, the tournament which he previously won with Thailand in 2000 and 2002, then finished as the runner-up with Indonesia in 2004.

Having previously lived and worked in Melbourne for many years, he currently lives in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, where he is an honorary lecturer in the Computer Engineering Department of the Prince of Songkla University.

The village boasts several restaurants: Thailand Thai Cuisine ( serving Thai food, formerly Sara's, which was previously the Monthai Restaurant which before that was The Indian Cottage restaurant ), the O Sole Mio Italian restaurant and takeaway, The National Curry Awards Finalist's ; Pasha Bangladeshi Restaurant and the Good View Chinese takeaway.

As a reward, Japan allowed Thailand to invade and annex the Shan States and Kayah State in northern Burma, and to resume sovereignty over the sultanates of northern Malaya which had previously been lost in the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 with Britain.

In a landmark case in 2006, one such woman filed a civil suit in Thailand against the Thai perpetrators, who had previously been convicted in criminal court.

It is one of the most ancient cities of Thailand, previously Kingdom of Ligor, and contains many buildings and ruins of historical significance.

Mexico, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Sri Lanka, Laos, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana and the Côte d ' Ivoire, have lost large areas of their rainforest.

Thailand and Japan share the distinction of never having lost sovereignty during the Colonial period.

Shortly thereafter Japan was granted free passage, and on December 21, 1941, Thailand and Japan signed a military alliance with a secret protocol wherein Tokyo agreed to help Thailand regain territories lost to the British and French ( i. e. the Shan States of Burma, Malaya, Singapore, & part of Yunnan, plus Laos & Cambodia ) Subsequently, Thailand undertook to ' assist ' Japan in its war against the Allies.

In the 1930s, this loss became the basis of the nationalist government ’ s claim that the area was a “ lost territory ” which rightfully belonged to Thailand.

Thailand had lost territories to France, the United Kingdom and in Germany, in the end of 19th century and at the beginning of 20th century, and wanted to regain those areas.

As a result, the Chinese in Thailand have " almost totally lost the language of their ancestors ", and are gradually losing their Chinese identity.

They lost to Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen in the Thailand Open 2009.

During their time operating out of Thailand, the squadron lost three F-4J Phantoms and two crewman.

Following this incident, North Korea lost its right to host the subsequent home match with Japan and the game was instead played behind closed doors to an empty stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

A rematch followed, and Harada lost the title in his first defense, being outpointed by Kingpetch over fifteen rounds on January 12, 1963 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Two weeks later, she reached her first WTA tour quarter-final at 2005 Volvo Women's Open, Thailand, where she lost to eventual runner-up, Anna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany, in straight sets 6 – 4, 6 – 1.

:# Preliminary Round — lost to Sergei Kravtsov of Soviet Union and Taworn Tarwan of Thailand

Her next tournament was the 2011 PTT Pattaya Open in Thailand., where she lost to 6th seed Peng Shuai who defeated her in the next round 2 – 6, 6 – 1, 6 – 4.

India though lost there first match against Thailand and had to settle for 3rd place after a 2rd place match win against Pakistan in which India got there biggest victory in there history as the beat Pakistan 92 – 0.

Chonburi Province FC from Thailand reached the final in 2006 ( they lost 3-2 in the final to Tampines Rovers ).

Following the Fall of France in 1940, Major-General Plaek Pibulsonggram ( popularly known as " Phibun "), the prime minister of Thailand, decided that France's defeat gave the Thais an even better chance to regain the territories they had lost during King Chulalongkorn's reign.