Unlike the neighboring Khmer and Burmese, the Thai continued to look outward across the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea toward foreign ports of trade.

Unlike the more fertile areas of Thailand, the Northeast has a long dry season, and much of the land is covered by sparse grasses.

Unlike the other parts of Koh Kong, this area became part of Siam ( Thailand ) by the French-Siamese contract in the reign of King Chulalongkorn, in which Siam had to cede the areas east of the Mekong river and provinces of western Cambodia like Battambang, Siam Nakhon and Sisophon.

Unlike in the games, where Bison's sole base is in Thailand, Bison is shown to have a variety of bases throughout the world, and the final battle against him takes place in Barcelona.

Unlike Thailand and most of the developing / developed countries, this country leaves the logo shown on commercial breaks and test transmissions.

Unlike in Myanmar ( Burma ) and Sri Lanka, the female Theravada bhikkhuni lineage was never established in Thailand.

Unlike similar efforts in Sri Lanka, these efforts have been extremely controversial in Thailand.

Unlike other parts of Asia, primates are not hunted for their meat in Indonesia ( the exception is Chinese restaurants in Indonesia, which sometimes serve macaque ).

Unlike in Malaysia and Indonesia where intermarriage is uncommon and people can generally be classified ethnically just by physical appearance, the Philippine definition of who is Chinese Filipino and who is Chinese mestizo can be based on one's language usage and cultural values.

Unlike officeholders, the citizen initiator was not vetted before taking up office or automatically reviewed after stepping down — it had after all no set tenure and might be an action lasting only a moment.

Unlike the Vedic religion, ancient Buddhism had strong misgivings about violent ways of punishing criminals and about war.

Unlike earlier texts like Recipes for Fifty-Two Ailments, which was excavated in the 1970s from a tomb that had been sealed in 168 BCE, the Inner Canon rejected the influence of spirits and the use of magic.

Unlike other Scandanivian conservative ( and liberal ) parties, it has always had a large working-class following.

Unlike Coronation Street which had a very nostalgic view of working-class life, Brookside brought together working and middle-class families in a more contemporary environment.

Unlike her predecessor Mary Cassatt, who had arrived near the beginning of the Impressionist movement 15 years earlier and who had absorbed it, Beaux's artistic temperament, precise and true to observation, would not align with Impressionism and she remained a realist painter for the rest of her career, even as Cézanne, Matisse, Gauguin, and Picasso were beginning to take art into new directions.

Unlike Proto-Norse, which was written with the Elder Futhark alphabet, Old Norse was written with the Younger Futhark alphabet, which only had 16 letters.

Unlike the VOC, the WIC had no right to deploy military troops.

Unlike the violone, however, the fingerboard of the double bass is unfretted, and the double bass has fewer strings ( the violone, like most viols, generally had six strings, although some specimens had five or four ).

Unlike his father, Feodor had no enthusiasm in maintaining exclusive trading rights with England.

Unlike the previous generation of British film makers who had broken into directing and production after careers in the theatre or on television, the Art Cinema Directors were mostly the products of Art Schools.

Unlike the losses that had been suffered by Minucius, a major loss by Varro had the potential to kill so many soldiers that Rome might have had no further resources with which to continue the war.

Unlike the Baroque style that it replaced, which was generated almost solely in the context of palaces and churches, Georgian had wide currency in the upper and middle classes.

Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on General MIDI for music, Hexen is also able to play tracks from CDs.

Unlike the expansion pack for Heretic, it had to be purchased in retail stores or by mail order.

Unlike many previous first ladies, when Hoover's wife, Lou Henry Hoover, came to the White House, she had already carved out her own reputation, having graduated from Stanford as the only woman in her class with a degree in geology.

Unlike most battles of the Second Punic War, at Zama, the Romans were superior in cavalry and the Carthaginians had the edge in infantry.

Unlike many children, Simon was exposed to the idea that human behavior could be studied scientifically at a relatively young age due to the influence of his mother ’ s younger brother, Harold Merkel, who had studied economics at the University of Wisconsin – Madison under John R. Commons.

Unlike earlier anti-colonial movements, Islamic Jihad directed its attacks against what it believed were " apostate " leaders of Muslim states, leaders who held secular leanings or who had introduced or promoted Western / foreign ideas and practices into Islamic societies.

Unlike Hitler, who saw the Non-Aggression Pact as merely a pragmatic device forced on him by circumstances, namely the refusal of Britain or Poland to play the roles Hitler had allocated to them, Ribbentrop regarded the Non-Aggression Pact as integral to his anti-British policy.

Unlike the other factions, Ribbentrop's foreign policy programme was the only one that Hitler allowed to be executed during the years 1939 – 41, though it was more due to the temporary bankruptcy of Hitler's own foreign policy programme that he had laid down in Mein Kampf and Zweites Buch following the failure to achieve an alliance with Britain, than to a genuine change of mind.

Unlike standard DECT, the low power variant enables this standard to be used in battery powered devices such as smartphone app controllable home automation or security systems.

Unlike amides, esters are structurally flexible functional groups because rotation about the C-O-C bonds has a low barrier.

Unlike later boats, it had a low bow and stern.

Unlike Internet market the state of the mobile market in the country is very poor, while coverage is not really an issue all carriers practice archaic methods that carriers in many developed countries have long since abolished, general prices are very high compared to other CIS and even EU countries with no change in this segment in many years in fact in some cases the prices have even increased, mobile Internet access is in no better condition with very high prices and very low monthly caps compared to extremely well developed and cheap wired Internet access.

Unlike most Latin American economies, in Paraguay import tariffs were generally low, fiscal deficits manageable, and exchange rates not overvalued.

Unlike Uday, who was known for extravagance and erratic, violent behavior, Qusay Hussein kept a low profile.

Unlike the other marine mammals ( dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions, sea otters, and walruses ), sirenians eat primarily sea-grasses and other aquatic vegetation and have an extremely low metabolism and poor tolerance for especially cold water.

Unlike the FET, the BJT is a low – input-impedance device.

Unlike X. 25, whose designers expected analog signals with a relative high risk of transmission errors, Frame Relay offers a fast packet technology running over links with a low risk of transmission errors, which means that the protocol does not attempt to correct errors.

Unlike a number of cities with this climate, Malé experiences relatively consistent temperatures throughout the course of the year, with an average high of 30 degrees Celsius and an average low of 27 degrees Celsius.

Unlike Nixies, the glass envelope of a VFD is evacuated rather than being filled with a specific mixture of gases at low pressure.

Unlike the Black Sea plankton which does not adapt well to the low salinity of the Sea of Azov and concentrate near the Kerch Strait, fishes and vertebrae of Black Sea adjust well.

Unlike the Al-Mau ' nah group, Jemaah Islamiah kept a low profile in Malaysia and their existence was publicized only after the 2002 Bali bombings.

Unlike the heavier guns, these smaller weapons are in widespread use due to their low cost and ability to quickly follow the target.

Unlike Latham, Blériot had not visited Dover to find a suitable spot to land, and the choice had been made by Fontaine, who had selected a patch of gently sloping land called Northfall Meadow, close to Dover Castle, where there was a low point in the cliffs.

Unlike the beat frequency oscillator or the induction balance machines which both used a uniform alternating current at a low frequency, the pulse induction machine simply fired a high-voltage pulse of signal into the ground.

Unlike typical NiCd cells, which are sealed, vented cells have a vent or low pressure release valve that releases any generated oxygen and hydrogen gases when overcharged or discharged rapidly.

Unlike methods that rely on firewood, it has low impact on the environment.

Unlike most surface waters, rainwater generally has a very low alkalinity ( acid-neutralising capacity ) and thus ashfall may acidify tank waters.

Unlike some similar, independent rock contemporaries, Fugazi's performances and tours were always profitable, due to the group's popularity, low business overhead costs, and MacKaye's keen sense of audience response in given regions.

Unlike contact-roller bearings, an air bearing ( or air caster ) utilizes a thin film of pressurized air to provide an exceedingly low friction load-bearing interface between surfaces.

Unlike methods that rely on firewood, it has low impact on the environment.

Unlike the camps such as Dachau or Auschwitz, no electric fences were used, as camp inmate numbers remained relatively low.

Unlike other mustelids, the black-footed ferret is a habitat specialist with low reproductive rates.

Unlike other rare-earth metals, which show antiferromagnetic or / and ferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures, Pr is paramagnetic at any temperature above 1 K.