Quinine and Quin-Ghao, Nature’s Two Most Important Anti-malarial Drugs

Sasithon Pukrittayakamee1,2and Arjen Dondorp31Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 2Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of Thailand. 3Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University Abstract Quinine and Quin-Ghao (artemisinins) both have a centuries old medical history as effective anti-ague remedies and remain natureûs two […]

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Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Hedychium J. Ko..nig (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand

Pornpimon Wongsuwan1and Chayan Picheansoonthon1,21 Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University,2 The Academy of Science, The Royal Institute of Thailand Abstract The genus Hedychium J. Koönig (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand is taxonomically revised, result of which 21 species and 6 varieties are enumerated. One taxon, H. forestii Diels, is recognized here as one of the four […]

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The Dhamma Script Culture Domain as a Contested Space in the Tai-Lao World

Volker GrabowskyDepartment of Thai Language and Thai CultureAsia-Africa-Institute, University of Hamburg Abstract This article seeks to explore first the interconnectedness of the Tai-Lao polities (mueang) in the çDhamma Script Cultural Domainé (DSCD) by focusing on the regionûs historical sources that are imbedded in the manuscript culture based primarily on the unique Dhamma script. This manuscript […]

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The Buddha Images: Faith of Lanna, Intellectual Power of the Beliefs and Relationship with the Northern Communities

Pathom HongsuwanAssistant Professor, Department of Thai and Oriental Languages,Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mahasarakham University. Abstract This research aims at studying the Lanna myths of the Buddhaûs images in Lanna local to analyze the meaning and main symbols and relationship with social structure of Lanna local, to analyze function of the Lanna myths of […]

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Redefining “Thainess”: Embracing Diversity, Preserving Unity

Suwilai PremsriratResource Center for Documentation, Revitalizationand Maintenance of Endangered Languages and Cultures,Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University Abstract The 21st century is an age of rapid change. Language loss, like the loss of biodiversity, is accelerating at an alarming rate. Sixty to ninety percent of the worldûs languages are in danger […]

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Thai Translation Terminology

Maneerat Sawasdiwat Na AyutthayaFaculty of Liberal ArtsRajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi Abstract The aim of this study is to propose a practical guideline for the development of translation quality and standards by applying translation strategies from the book Thai Translation Terminology. Studies reveal that traditional Thai translation has to adapt itself to global trends. Individual […]

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Thai-ization

Nitaya KanchanawanAssociate Fellow of the Royal Institute Academy of Arts Abstract There are two meanings of Thai-ization: Thai domination and using Thai characters in written system a´ la Romanization. In the case of the Chong ethnic language in Rayong, Chanthaburi, and Trat provinces where there is no written system, Thai-ization is used to preserve local […]

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Development of the National Language Policy (2006-2010) Committee to Draft the National Language Policy The Royal Institute of Thailand

Udom Warotamasikkhadit1Kirk Person2Fellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Arts1SIL International and Mahidol University2 Abstract In 2006, the Royal Institute formed the Committee to Draft the National Language Policy (CDNLP). The purpose of the committee was to research the language situation in Thailand and submit a policy that would benefit the Kingdom and all its […]

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Rabindranath Tagore’s Contributions to Thailand and the World

Srisurang PoolthupyaFellow of the Royal Institute, Academy of Arts Abstract Rabindranath Tagoreûs winning the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913 boosted the morale and spirit of Asian races in the early 20th Century. Tagore’s creative achievements and contributions to the world, and Thailand in particular, will be discussed in the fields of literature, education, religious […]

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