Why Thailand is THRIVING And Myanmar Is DYING
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Myanmar and Thailand could not look more different today. Despite the two sharing a similar geography and region of the world, one has been modernizing and making economic gains while the other has slipped into full blown civil war. And this is interesting because, geographically, such contrasts are quite rare!
In today's video, we'll cover the physical geography that connects Myanmar and Thailand together, how their histories were similar and very different, and why Myanmar today is in a full blown civil war while Thailand, despite some recent issues, continues to be a pretty safe place to live and visit.
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As Thai people, I hope Myanmar will be in peace soon. Their beautiful country and strong people really worth it.
Thank you
Thanks for your kindness 😊
Me too.
Thanks because I live in Myanmar
I am Thai and I also hope for you guys to have peace.
As a citizen of Myanmar, I appreciate it.
Our country has struggled with the military for many years and we still fighting for hope.
And as i know you are fighting with 3D printed guns.
@@joaopedrobaggio4475 Yep and we ( People defense Forces and EROS )already been control around 100 cities and towns among 330 cities and towns of Our country.
@@joaopedrobaggio4475 what do you mean?
@@Blue_forYt good for you, this is the spirit, fight until the end, it's better die fighting than living on the knees, my support from Brazil.
@@MSK096 I can actually imagine Myanmar being economically threat what I mean is that rivaling it's peers
hoping for the Better 🇵🇭💚🇲🇲
It's not just Mynma, Thailand is also facing the problem of illegal immigration from Cambodians and Laotians, and also the problem of dark business from these countries, such as drugs, scammers, kidnapping, coming to ask for help in security, education, healthcare, which of course we provide for free for humanitarian reasons. I don't admire that Thailand is better than anyone else, but it is a country that many people want to live in. We also have many internal problems that have not been solved. We can no longer accept external problems. I hope that my neighbors will be peaceful and develop better soon so that Burmese people in Thailand can return to their own homes.
There is a lot of news in Thailand i see nowaday about Cambodia. like a month ago teen gang shot dead by Thai teen, Cambodia construction worker got her throat ripped apart.
Don't forget the money from
China, along with the darkness that may bring!
@@yaiburanakul8505 Yes, this is one of the many problems we face. As I said, we have many problems to solve. We can't help everyone all the time.
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT, yess!!
That's right, Thailand has people from surrounding areas including Laos, Cambodia, Burma, and Vietnam. Approximately 4-5 million people come to work and live in Thailand.
It's a very large number for Thailand.
If Thailand is not a peace-loving country These countries must have been united as colonies 30 years ago when Thailand won the communist war.
Well politics is the main reason. You have a soft dictatorship on Thailand and a full blown military junta in Burma.
That's symptom not cause.
@@shakiMiki both can be true dont play victim. West is just the half of the cause.
@@aaad3552 the west is always the cause
@@aaad3552 West is always the best option.
@@BMWE90HQ that's true. Most foreign investors who invests in Thailand probably understand by now, that even though there're regular coup, every decade or so, but the Military never interfere with Businesses, they only care about their own power and the Monarch. Myanmar's junta on the other hand is as oppressive as they come. As we can see. The country's on complete shut-down as they continue to mass deleting their own people.
I am Thai. My country has its share of problems, the biggest of which is rampant corruption. I am very, very frustrated by this. But my heart aches for the people of Myanmar. They have been subjected to so much for so long and still there's no end in sight.
Yep. Corruption is a ripe old problem to solve. It's so intertwined with our culture that it's almost impossible to get rid off. Like the thing that made our country so nice to live in, is also the reason why corruption is so rampant.
บางทีมารยาทคือศัตรูของความชอบธรรม
@@minimumapature3361 I think a combination of เกรงใจผิดที่ผิดทาง and fear of reprisal (not exactly unfounded, as we all know).
You gotta be VERY humble and polite toward people in power, espectially in our country. And there are valid reason for that.
I'm Thailand
careful it's illegle to talk bad about the country
I was a paid teacher and also volunteer (free) teacher for many years at schools in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, as well as in poor monastery schools and orphanages. 2 years ago the military junta kicked me out! Now I wait impatiently in Thailand for the day that I can return to help educate the beautiful Myanmar people.
@@simonfrancisluttrell5818 Thank you for your kindness.
❤ thank you so much for your effort and contribution to our country and our people.
Thank you; we hope you can come back someday.
Junta don't want people to be educated
Thank you Simon. As a citizen, we do appreciate your kind work. Come back when it's peaceful, which will be soon. 😊😊🙏🙏
I'm sorry to hear what's going on in Myanmar ... I hope Myanmar manages to sort things out. 😔
I visited Burma a few years ago as a tourist. It's a beautiful country with wonderful, welcoming people.
I wish they could have peace. ☮ ☮ ☮ ✌✌✌
No doubt, Myanmar is a beautiful wonderful country and Myanmar people are awesome. I too hope Myanmar manages to sort things out. I wish them peace and prosperity! ✌
My heart and prayers go out to Myanmar and her people.
"Yes, indeed, Myanmar is truly a peaceful and safe country. The Burmese people are kind-hearted, deeply influenced by Buddhism, even more so than in Thailand. As a Thai and a neighbor, I also hope for peace in Myanmar soon. We want to grow together."
My thoughts and prayers go out to Myanmar people.. Moreover, I feel for the innocent refugees and civilians fleeing or caught up in a bloody civil war. In my humble opinion, refugees and displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.
In fact, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty.
Besides, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region.
Once again, I agree with the fact that displaced civilians fleeing/caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.
True, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty.
True, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region. [For honest truths, pls read the informative multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News": ua-cam.com/video/70ZnQZEBVuU/v-deo.html ].. Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done by evildoers.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants.
A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? 🤷
My thoughts and prayers go out to Myanmar people.. Moreover, I feel for the innocent refugees and civilians fleeing or caught up in a bloody civil war. In my humble opinion, refugees and displaced civilians fleeing or caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.
In fact, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty.
Besides, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region.
Once again, I agree with the fact that displaced civilians fleeing/caught up in the civil war in Myanmar should be able to relocate and resettle over to the vast resourceful Australia & New Zealand in the Asia-Pacific region.
True, around 90% of Australia/New Zealand are completely empty.
True, the vast majority of the population in Australia/New Zealand, tens of millions of Europeans were from all over Europe brought in over to the Asia-Pacific region. [For honest truths, pls read the informative multi-page comments by 'Ms. Gregoria' at, "Myanmar remains in social and economic crisis since military seized power/BBC News" on UA-cam].. Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done by evildoers.. Here in Singapore, a tiny island with 6 million souls lives like sardines in a can, elsewhere in nearby vast bountiful Australia which is ten thousand times 10,000 bigger with a mere 27 million inhabitants.
A similar situation in tiny and packed Japan, which is running out of space and land. Do you know that their living room and bedroom are the same place, and that most Japanese people sleep in their living room? 🤷
The other big flaw with Myanmar is it's a military state.
It's why they moved their capital from Yangon to Naypyidaw.
Both to provide palaces for their biggest military leaders and to isolate themselves from larger population centers to avoid the disgruntled masses who could revolt.
That cost em a ton of money, too, and none of it went to lifting the people out of poverty or making their institutions and economy more productive.
Smart countries know that the best investment is in the workers; the lifeblood of a nation.
It's a terrible shame just how few smart countries actually exist...
You could also say some parts apply to Bangkok and it's predecessor Ayutthaya as both were chosen to be built in the center of the country so as to monitor the country's territory better inside-out, especially after the conquest of Isaan, the North-Eastern states. But due to there being a stable figure, namely the monarchy, the military didn't go rampant (and also both agreed to a symbiotic relationship) and the country began developing once the Western powers arrived at the country's doorsteps, due to fear of being colonised.
Myanmar's "stable figure" was assassinated upon signing indépendance papers from the British. Rumours says it was from a extremist group originating from the military so no symbiotic relationship there.
Both Thailand and Myanmar is a export-heavy economy but Thailand has used its decades of experience and headstart to improve its infrastructure so as to be attractive to expats. Unsure when or if Myanmar will ever achieve this in the near/immediate future but it'll be interesting to see.
How is that working out for them?
"Smart countries know that the best investment is in the workers; the lifeblood of a nation."
I can think of a country where this is glaring apparent in needing to do so. hints: its in ASEAN, its an archipelago its currently ranked #13 in population.
China will not allow democracy nor progress in Myanmar. It is their curse.
I have lived and worked in Thailand for 23 years. I was trained as a research chemist and worked on electronics manufacture of hard drives. Great country.
Not for those sweeping your floors.
@@chrave1956 not fun to sweep floors in any country. Find another job or get more education if you don’t like your situation.
@@chrave1956 Not sure what you're trying to say... someone needs to clean the floors, it's not a job that you should be looking down on.
Proud falang that stolen jobs from locals. Okayyyy
@@chrave1956 Been living in Thailand 12 years now. Quite like sweeping our floors. Very therapeutic. Especially first thing.
I love Thailand..its the most well-rounded country in Southeat Asia.. good food, good infrastructure, never boring, and friendly people. Better than Philippines in almost all metrics and I'm from Philippines
The Philipines used to be the top country in this region, until Marcos ruined your your country, too much to recover fast. In Thailand the politicians have been doing the same thing, but still not too deep to sink the country.
@@cathymeaw philiphines is a really good country, but never better than thailand.
ประเทศไทยยินดีต้อนรับ😊
my area in the philippines looks like it has been ravaged by war with many trash, destroyed pavements, homeless etc.
@@cathymeaw Ive studied SEA history for a couple years and the Philippines never got anywhere close to its peers. Not because you guys are bad, but the colonial powers screwing you up earlier than us neighbours.
As a Thai I always feel a certain empathy for the Myanmar people. Military rules will turn any country into a dystopian novel, lots of them have to flee and find work here. I hope one day Myanmar will get a decent government, and I hope the same for Thailand.
As a Myanmar who had to move out to Thailand for many reasons, I am really grateful for being here and Thai people are very warm towards us. since we have not so different culture and foods, it really makes us feel like a second home in here. If only one day we have a chance to go back to our home ...
TBH, Thailand is a good neighbor to us. Thank you for helping many Myanmar people live there.
หาข้อมูลเชิงลึก ได้ดีมากคับ ขอชื่นชม จากคนไทย❤
ข้อมูลเชิงลึก? ตลกแล้ว แค่พูดว่า GDP ไทยมากกว่าเนเธอแลนด์กับออสเตรเลียก็ดูออกแล้วว่ามันพูดอวยโดยไม่หาข้อมูล คนไทยนี่หลอกง่ายดี แค่อวยโง่ๆก็เคลิ้มตาเชื่อมแล้ว
@@KP_Casablanka gdp ppp
@@dominicedward4374desjknosojkn
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ช่องนี้เขาหาข้อมูลดีอยู่นะ
I am an American living in Ubon, Thailand which is in the North East region. I can say this, everyone is welcomed with open arms. To my fellow Americans and those in the west. Thailand is abundance for farang (foreigners) to come in whether for business, or travel vacation. It is unfortunate what has happened to Myanmar, but as far as Thailand goes. It is squeezed in with the military ruled former Burma in the west and communist take over in both Cambodia and Laos. And still maintained over the decades to not fall for either. Yes there has been several uprisings over the time I have been here but it is minor compared to these other nations surrounding Thailand.
Thais are patriotic but corrupted by politicians that's why they're always struggle but stand still
You’re always welcome here. This country needs everybody who loves and wishes to make my country better. Down with Communism, long live freedom.
Geographically Myanmar has Ancient City in the middle of desert, Snowy Himalayan Mountains, untouched Achipelagos and Islands, even tropical Jungles. It would have been one of the best tourism hotspots like Thailand if not for the political situation. Even Burmese like me cannot visit those places in the border because the civil war going on for more than 60 years.
It's very sad. As a Thai, I really want to visit Myanmar soon, especially those untouched islands with beautiful beaches in the south.
I'm from Thailand and I completely agree. Myanmar has so many stunning islands that are just waiting to be discovered. And the snowy mountains! Most people associate SEA as a tropical paradise, but there's so much more. I'm sure places like Phuket (or Thailand in general) would be less crowded if Myanmar's tourism was as developed as ours. I really hope things improve there so tourists have more options since it's only getting more crowded here. Hugs 🫂
I live In Maesot and heard that Myanmar has such a beautiful beach 🏖️ I really want to visit there because it’s so close to my home but I have to go to Hua Hin , Phuket instead because of the war in Myanmar right now. I am so sad and hope that the situation will be better soon.
@@nyizaw8335
Your country must cease its aspirations of maintaining a unitary state and abandon the notion of assimilating minority groups, as such efforts are futile. Instead, governance should be restructured into a genuine federation to ensure sustainable growth in the future. Persisting with policies aimed at assimilation will only perpetuate conflict, making the cessation of war unattainable.
Awesome video, I've spent quite a bit of time in Thailand and would love to call it home one day.
Thai people always have warm welcome for foreigners
Meanwhile, as I Thai born, got moved to the UK at 12 because my mum found a "broke" English guy... I'm 35 now, and absolutely struggling here 😣😖😞 I just want to go back home, but I'm stuck with financial commitments 😖 I've been dreaming of this for years... I really can't cope emotionally and physically being in the UK. I just want home 🥺🥺🥺
กลับบ้านเรา ❤@@KeepLearing
@@deadpixel5642 อยากกลับตั้งนานแล้ว แต่มีกู้เงินอยู่อีกตั้ง 5 ปี 😞 เดือนล่ะ950ปอน... 😖 จะต้องทนอยู่อีกตั้งนาน 😫 เงินเดือนที่ประเทศไทยสู้ไม่ไหวหลอก 😵
Our dictators in Thailand aren't as nasty as the Burmese ones, fortunately.
I hated them but has to agree that they didn't fuck everything and hated by every single one like Myanmar.
So, they're not dictators then. If they're dictators, you wouldn't be enjoying Facebook, Twitter or even UA-cam and probably 6 feet under the dirt by now, lol. I'm a Thai-Japanese and I've lived in Thailand for 13 years and Japan for 15 years and yes, even during Prayut's rule and i've never had any problem. There are certain things you can't do in Thailand like talking bad to the Royal family. But guess what, every country is unique with their own cultures and way of life. You can't apply other country's way of life and law and expect it to work in Thailand, which is what the Left and Move Forward Party love to do. It just doesn't work. Thai people love their king and royal family. They've done so much for the country. Tell you this much. The Left will have my full support for abolishing 112 article when the king and the royal family acting like Saudi Arabia's royal family.
Thailand military is the King's army, but Myanmar military is for themselves. Being independent from colonization era is a crucial part of Thailand's success nowadays even we have the most disgusting politicians.
@@thaneeyat2252 Yes that's correct
So they're not dictators then. If they are, you wouldn't be here, talking bad about them. Also, you wouldn't have the priviledge of using Facebook, Twitter or even UA-cam, lol.
I've lived in Thailand as a foreigner for two years, and I find the country and its people absolutely wonderful. While there's still room for improvement in areas like services, political stability, and infrastructure, Thailand is a blessed nation with hardworking citizens who have the potential to achieve great things. Regarding the financial growth statistics you presented, I’m unsure if they accurately reflect the average Thai citizen’s quality of life, especially compared to countries like the Netherlands. Thailand is a peaceful and safe country, offering many advantages to those looking to retire, explore Southeast Asia, or start a business.
Myanmar (Burmese) people are very grateful that Thailand support us in times like this. We will be supporting Thai with both skilled and cheaper foreign labor and hope to contribute Thailand’s GDP 😇
As a Thai, I feel like the worst part of Myanmar history is that they were colonized by Westerner and the Western Ruler's using "Divided and Rule" method to rule over the country for years, that why there are so many small ethnic group which usually rebel over the central military government. I deeply feel that Myanmar citizen loss many opportunity to thrive, nevertheless I welcomed every Burmese who seek safety and normal standard daily life in Thailand which did not have to worried about their life.
For Thai, the corruption is main problem as well as the civil servant system which is not so effective, that why Thai was always "Developing country" since I was born.
But Thailand also has its bright side, they didn't racist whether where you came from, not because they are weak but they are generous people as nature and influenced by Buddhism.
My ancestor come from China mainland since WW2, and Thai-Chinese people were also one of the main group of people that make Thai more developed. However, right now the modern Chinese people were not like in the past, they came and take-it-all, they didn't give back to Thai, that why many Thai people's including me feel not so good about them.
อันนี้ไม่เกี่ยวกับตะวันตกเลย มันเป็นปัญหาของพม่าที่กดขี่อาณาจักรชาติพันธุ์โดยรอบมาเป็นพันปี พวกตะวันตกไม่ได้มาแบ่งแยกอะไรเลยมีแต่พวกกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ที่อ่อนแอสู้ไม่ได้ไปขอกำลังตะวันตกมาช่วยกำจัดพม่าทิ้ง
@@lonelyman6437 ไม่เกี่ยวได้ไง เกี่ยวเต็มๆ ทั้งยุคล่าอาณานิคมในอดีตและยุคยุเสี้ยมแทรกด้วยท่อน้ำเลี้ยงสมัยนี้ก็ฝรั่งทั้งนั้น แม้แต่ไทยที่ไม่เคยเป็นเมืองขึ้นก็ยังโดนมาตลอด ทั้งในรูปแบบบนดินในคราบองค์กรสารพัดอ้างและแบบใต้ดินที่แอบอิงกับข้างบ้านอีกที..
ส่วนจีนหรือนายทุนเทาๆนานาชาติชาติในสมัยใหม่ที่ไม่ได้พึ่งการเจรจาค้าขายระดับชาติแต่แอบมาเอาประโยชน์แบบเลี่ยงกฎหมายโดยมีคนไทยขายขาติร่วมด้วย อันนี้น่าห่วงพอๆกับพวกต่างด้าวข้างบ้านอพยพที่มาลักลอบทำงานหรือลี้ภัยพึ่งไทย ก็ล้วนกร่างเหิมในไทยไม่แพ้กัน..
>>ข้อเสียของความใจดีเปิดกว้างมากไปและความหละหลวมในการใช้กฎหมายอาจจะกลายเป็นเหมือนบ้านเมืองที่มีอาชญากรรมพุ่งสูงจากชาวอพยพย้ายถิ่นสมัยใหม่ที่ไร้จิตสำนึกในการตอบแทนคุณแผ่นดินอย่างชาวอพยพในอดีต..ขอให้อย่าให้เลยเถิดกว่านี้จนระบบสาธารณูปโภคและทรัพยากรพื้นฐานไทยไม่เพียงพอสำหรับชาวไทยเพราะพวกอพยพที่มาเบียดเบียนแบบไม่เห็นค่าเลย..
ได้แต่สาปส่งให้บาปกรรมย้อนคืนสนองพวกรกแผ่นดินกับพวกมารใกล้และไกลที่จ้องเอาเปรียบทำร้ายไทยให้แพ้ภัยพ่ายกรรมตัวเองในเร็ววันเถิด..ชาวไทยต้องช่วยกันสามัคคีพัฒนาตัวเองให้เท่าทันทั้งภัยในภัยนอกเป็นหูเป็นตาหมาเฝ้าบ้านตัวเองให้ดี..อย่าลืมว่ากรุงศรีแตกไม่ใช่เพราะข้างบ้านเก่งกาจ แต่เพราะพวกทรยศเนรคุณในไทยเองต่างหากที่เป็นเปิดประตูให้โจร..
>>เอาบทเรียนมาเตือนภัยเตือนใจสำนึกหวงแหนปกป้องแผ่นดินสงบสุขอุดมทรัพยากรและความมั่นคงปึกแผ่นไว้ให้ชนรุ่นหลังต่อๆไปกัน..โดยเฉพาะกระทุ้งผู้มีอำนาจหน้าที่ให้รับผิดชอบและทำหน้าที่กันอย่างรอบคอบและเพื่อผลประโยชน์และความมั่นคงเอกราชของแผ่นดินสืบไป..เลิกเนรคุณพอกสะสมบาปจากการทรยศเงินเดือนจากภาษีประเทศ จนกรรมหนักต้องชดใช้อีกหลายชั่วโคตรหรือชั่วรุ่น..มันคุ้มเหรอ..ระวังชาติหน้าพวกรกแผ่นดินจะไม่ได้เกิดหรืออยู่บนแผ่นดินสงบสุขอย่างไทยแล้วกัน..โดยเฉพาะนักกินเมืองกับข้าราดกินเกินที่มีหน้าที่บริหารประเทศและราชการแผ่นดินทุกวงการทุกระดับต้องลดละเลิกคอรัปชั่นเชื้อมะเร็งร้ายหลักสักที..
(ขออภัยร่ายไปยาว พูดแล้วของขึ้น)
ไม่เกี่ยวได้ไง เกี่ยวเต็มๆ ทั้งยุคล่าอาณานิคมในอดีตและยุคยุเสี้ยมแทรกด้วยท่อน้ำเลี้ยงสมัยนี้ก็ฝรั่งทั้งนั้น แม้แต่ไทยที่ไม่เคยเป็นเมืองขึ้นก็ยังโดนมาตลอด ทั้งในรูปแบบบนดินในคราบองค์กรสารพัดอ้างและแบบใต้ดินที่แอบอิงกับข้างบ้านอีกที..
ส่วนจีนหรือนายทุนเทาๆนานาชาติชาติในสมัยใหม่ที่ไม่ได้พึ่งการเจรจาค้าขายระดับชาติแต่แอบมาเอาประโยชน์แบบเลี่ยงกฎหมายโดยมีคนไทยขายขาติร่วมด้วย อันนี้น่าห่วงพอๆกับพวกต่างด้าวข้างบ้านอพยพที่มาลักลอบทำงานหรือลี้ภัยพึ่งไทย ก็ล้วนกร่างเหิมในไทยไม่แพ้กัน..
>>ข้อเสียของความใจดีเปิดกว้างมากไปและความหละหลวมในการใช้กฎหมายอาจจะกลายเป็นเหมือนบ้านเมืองที่มีอาชญากรรมพุ่งสูงจากชาวอพยพย้ายถิ่นสมัยใหม่ที่ไร้จิตสำนึกในการตอบแทนคุณแผ่นดินอย่างชาวอพยพในอดีต..ขอให้อย่าให้เลยเถิดกว่านี้จนระบบสาธารณูปโภคและทรัพยากรพื้นฐานไทยไม่เพียงพอสำหรับชาวไทยเพราะพวกอพยพที่มาเบียดเบียนแบบไม่เห็นค่าเลย..
ได้แต่สาปส่งให้บาปกรรมย้อนคืนสนองพวกรกแผ่นดินกับพวกมารใกล้และไกลที่จ้องเอาเปรียบทำร้ายไทยให้แพ้ภัยพ่ายกรรมตัวเองในเร็ววันเถิด..ชาวไทยต้องช่วยกันสามัคคีพัฒนาตัวเองให้เท่าทันทั้งภัยในภัยนอกเป็นหูเป็นตาหมาเฝ้าบ้านตัวเองให้ดี..อย่าลืมว่ากรุงศรีแตกไม่ใช่เพราะข้างบ้านเก่งกาจ แต่เพราะพวกทรยศเนรคุณในไทยเองต่างหากที่เป็นเปิดประตูให้โจร..
>>เอาบทเรียนมาเตือนภัยเตือนใจสำนึกหวงแหนปกป้องแผ่นดินสงบสุขอุดมทรัพยากรและความมั่นคงปึกแผ่นไว้ให้ชนรุ่นหลังต่อๆไปกัน..โดยเฉพาะกระทุ้งผู้มีอำนาจหน้าที่ให้รับผิดชอบและทำหน้าที่กันอย่างรอบคอบและเพื่อผลประโยชน์และความมั่นคงเอกราชของแผ่นดินสืบไป..เลิกเนรคุณพอกสะสมบาปจากการทรยศเงินเดือนจากภาษีประเทศ จนกรรมหนักต้องชดใช้อีกหลายชั่วโคตรหรือชั่วรุ่น..มันคุ้มเหรอ..ระวังชาติหน้าพวกรกแผ่นดินจะไม่ได้เกิดหรืออยู่บนแผ่นดินสงบสุขอย่างไทยแล้วกัน..โดยเฉพาะนักกินเมืองกับข้าราดกินเกินที่มีหน้าที่บริหารประเทศและราชการแผ่นดินทุกวงการทุกระดับต้องลดละเลิกคอรัปชั่นเชื้อมะเร็งร้ายหลักสักที..
(ขออภัยร่ายไปยาว พูดแล้วของขึ้น)
ยกตัวอย่าง ชนเผ่ากะเหรี่ยงจากที่ไม่เคยมีที่ยืนในประวัติศาสตร์ ไม่เคยมีความรุ่งเรืองเป็น อาณาจักร พออังกฤษมาปกครอง ก็อ้างหลักความเท่าเทียมของมนุษยชาติ คนกะเหรี่ยงมีความเท่าเทียมชนชาติพม่า เป็นข้าราชการของอังกฤษ พออังกฤษต้องออกไป กะเหรี่ยงก็มีสำนึกในความเป็นชาติ กลุ่มก้อนเผ่าพันธุ์ของตัวเองขึ้นมาทันที เรียกร้องความชอบธรรม ความเท่าเทียม อยากมีรัฐ มีอาณาจักรของตัวเองขึ้นมาเลย อันนี้เป็นตัวอย่างที่ชัดเจน
@@lonelyman6437 อังกฤษปกครองอาณานิคมใช้วิธีแบ่งแยกแล้วปกครอง มาเลเซียก็เหมือนกัน ดัชท์ปกครองอินโดนีเซียก็ทำแบบอังกฤษค่ะ
Resently UN warn Thailand to grant the Thai nationality to all refugees born in Thailand. Imagine when you have neighbors Myanmar vietnam Lao and Cambodia with the history of relentles war and genocite etc, that cause them crossborder become refugee in Thailand like consecutively through 100 years. It doesn' seems to end any time soon. And the huge amout of migrants come all the time. If Thailand follow UN exactly, there wouldn't be Thailand you see right now. It could be worse than European countries with too many refugee nowadays. Most of neighbor countries' citizen will move to Thailand permanently. It horrify even to think about.
@@anikalee9012 ignore the UN, they're not the ones having to feed the refugees. Deport, deport, deport.
The UN is really hellbent on erasing borders huh? Globalists through and through.
UN ชอบผลักภาระให้ไทย เวลาประเทศเพื่อนบ้านของไทยเช่นพม่า ลาว เขมร เวียดนาม เกิดปัญหาภายใน ประเทศ คนอพยพมาไทย เราต้องถูกกดดันจากฝรั่งโลกสวยให้ยอมรับผู้ลี้ภัยจำนวนมาก ในขณะที่ไทยยังเป็นประเทศที่แม้แต่ประชาชนในประเทศยังยากลำบาก มีปัญหาภายใน การเมือง คอร์รัปชั่น และไม่ใช่ประเทศที่ร่ำรวย เราก็กำลังจะตาย ระบบสาธารณสุขเรากำลังจะพัง โรงพยาบาลต้องแบกภาระรักษาฟรีให้คนพม่า เขมร ที่ไม่มีเงินจ่าย จนต้องเอาภาษีคนไทยมาใช้กับพลเรือนประเทศอื่น ขนาดประเทศที่พัฒนาแล้วยังไม่สามารถจัดการกับปัญหาผู้อพยพได้ แต่เขาชอบกดดันให้ไทยทำตามที่UNสั่ง เราขอช่วยเหลือพม่าเท่าที่ทำได้แต่ต้องไม่ทำให้ไทยต้องล่มตามไปด้วย
Racist as typical Thai are, you include, I doubt our neighbor want to stay in our land.
UN ชอบผลักภาระให้ไทย เวลาประเทศเพื่อนบ้านของไทยเช่นพม่า ลาว เขมร เวียดนาม เกิดปัญหาภายใน ประเทศ คนอพยพมาไทย เราต้องถูกกดดันจากฝรั่งโลกสวยให้ยอมรับผู้ลี้ภัยจำนวนมาก ในขณะที่ไทยยังเป็นประเทศที่แม้แต่ประชาชนในประเทศยังยากลำบาก มีปัญหาภายใน การเมือง คอร์รัปชั่น และไม่ใช่ประเทศที่ร่ำรวย เราก็กำลังจะตาย ระบบสาธารณสุขเรากำลังจะพัง โรงพยาบาลต้องแบกภาระรักษาฟรีให้คนพม่า เขมร ที่ไม่มีเงินจ่าย จนต้องเอาภาษีคนไทยมาใช้ รังแกไทยเกินไป ประเทศที่พัฒนาแล้วยังไม่สามารถจัดการกับปัญหาผู้อพยพได้ แต่เขาชอบกดดันให้ไทยทำตามที่UNสั่ง เราขอช่วยเหลือพม่าเท่าที่ทำได้แต่ต้องไม่ทำให้ไทยต้องล่มตามไปด้วย
I’m in Thailand. I live in Thailand. I was born in Thailand. I am Thai. But I learn and international school and my Thai language is very bad 🇹🇭
Other countries have armies, but In Myanmar the army got a country
Nah, it looks like everyone has got an army of their own, one won largest part and the rest aren't happy with that.
The closest example I could compare to would be Baiyang govt era of China during WWII. Everything is a mess. No wonder the development is so far behind.
@@Emperors_Deathangel I agree, Shan Reigion alone would give orgasm to all of those RTS game lovers.
India and Myanmar had both been under British rule and both had/have very diverse internal cultures, yet, after fighting for their freedom, they proceeded along different paths and now are quite different in their development, safety, and military involvement. Why?
I don't know much about India situations, but I guess the Indian think of themself as one country. There may be political factions but all of them compete for the one big cake of India.
Myanmar is not so. At the time the northern part of Myanmar and Thailand have lots of small city states (Mostly in the mountain ranges). At the height of colonization, the ones near Thailand were convinced by Thai to join us or you would be eaten up by the white ppl. It's helpful that Thailand tried to peacefully but firmly establish influence with them for years, by marriage, sending governors, trade, have them send their sons down to study in Bangkok.
On the other hand, The ones near Burma were VERY resisting to join Burma. In the end, they were tricked by Burma. Burma told them to temporary join with Burma to prevent British from annexing them. After the white ppl are gone, they were told, we will give you your independence. Well, the white ppl are eventually gone. These city states (who never think of themselves as Burmese) want independence. Burma said nope. Wars ensued. Burma had to create very strong military force to quell the 'rebellions'. And, well, that very strong military force become the government, and the rebellion is still going on to this day.
That's what I learn as a Thai, anyway. Myanmar ppl may think differently.
Things to know: Thailand has an informal economy, accounting for 48.4% of GDP, ranking 14th out of 158 in the world. You can see this from the street food stalls and private shops. Some shops make almost 5,000 baht a day, but that doesn't include the per capita income. My family runs a grocery store in the village, but they were able to send me to study abroad. You can ask a food cart vendor in Bangkok how much they sell per day, and you'll be shocked.
I’m Thai here love to Myanmar 🇹🇭❤️🇲🇲
I'm from the Philippines, but my country is still facing challenges, even though we're still growing, but we don't struggle like Myanmar. Thailand continues to grow and develop over the years along with other ASEAN countries including Malaysia and Singapore.
@@CrystalClearWith8BE ไม่ได้กล่าวถึงฟิลิปินส์เลยในคลิปนี้
@@miniemouse5826she wants to be the center of attention. Expect that to all English language videos here on yt 🙄
@@miniemouse5826
อิปินมันเสนอหน้า อยากมีแสง โสปินมาหากินที่บ้านเราเยอะ
@@CrystalClearWith8BE คอมเม้นเขา ส่วนตัวมองว่าเป็นคอมเม้นที่ดี ยอมรับความจริงว่าประเทศของตัวเองอยู่จุดไหนและชื่นชมไทย ที่เจริญก้าวหน้าเรื่อยๆ
@@SakuraYokano เค้าก็ไม่ได้ว่าพวกเรานิ อย่าใช้สันดานต่ำแบบนี้อีก เพราะพวกผมไม่อยากถูกเหมารวมไปกับกลุ่มคนชั้นต่ำแบบพวกคุณ นิสัยถ่อยๆเก็บเอาไว้ใช้แค่กับคนในครอบครัวคุณพอ เค้าชมเราแท้ๆ ตัวเองอยากมีแสงมากกว่ามั้ง
Guys, I’m Thai. From our history, Myanmar and Ayutthaya had many wars. After the wars ended, both sides took captives back to help build their cities. There were documented cases of Thai royals being held hostage there, and populations were moved between the two countries. Some people of Thai descent live in Myanmar, and there are also people of Burmese descent living in Thailand.😊
back then human were resources
so we Thai and Myanmar actually bonded by blood, at least some of us
Thais have been very accommodating to Myanmar even though in the past Myanmar wanted to take over Thailand.
@@B33ond
Mainly because the ravaged Burmese offer cheap labour for Thais, who often exploit them.
@@B33ond The Thais wanted to the same too. Granted it was the Burmese who provoked most of the wars
@@B33ond
นั่นมันเรื่องที่ยังไม่ใช่ประเทศ มันก็แค่ยุคเมืองเล็กเมืองน้อยอยู่ การยึดครองมันจึงไม่ยากเท่าสมัยนี้ แต่ชาวสยามนี่ของแท้จริงๆเอากลับมาได้ อยุธยาถึงขั้นได้ชื่อเป็นเมืองที่รุ่งเรืองที่สุดแห่งมวลมนุษยชาติอันดับที่13จาก16เมืองในโลก
You mean around two centuries ago? You sayd that as if it was recent 😂😂😂😂
@@B33ond Thais are always welcome in Myanmar to see their former gold on the Shwedagon Pagoda. 😙
I’m Thai and I learnt quite a few things, great video!
I never knew Thailand was never colonized. I basically thought every SEA countries were colonized. That explains why Thailand still has King.
Cambodia resurrected the dynasty and monarchy after UN reorganized the country following 4 political parties peace accord and election. Having the monarchy doesn't signify the similar history.
@@kittenastrophy5951 I see.
*_”Y o u c a n ‘ t k i l l m e . “_*
_- Siam in a nutshell 🇹🇭🐘
I am proud to be Thai. I invite everyone to visit Thailand. Welcome to Thailand.
Your lucky
I love Thailand and Thai people! Thank you so much! Cheers from Canada!
Love Thai people
I want thai girls
I came to visit last November, loved it so much I am returning this November. You should be proud - it's a great place!
My best friend moved to Myanmar because of his job, I feared for his safety.
He called me ONLY at a certain time in the day because electricity was cut off, and he could hear gunshots throughout the day.
Recently he could finally come back after they let him leave the country
I wish Myanmar could be in peace soon, I loved visiting it when I was young
One more Thailand has the top highest economic shadow in the world, approximately 46.5%. The GDP size should be at 1.033 trillion estimated from worldeconomics
@@pondlt9999 ikr
can you explain that please
@@pondlt9999 as Thai, i agree. Highest economic shadow.
@@KK-lg8uz Informal Labor - Workers who are not registered or covered by social security systems.
Untaxed Trade - Transactions without proper tax receipts or where taxes are not paid.
Tax Evasion - Businesses that underreport their actual income to reduce their tax burden.
Unregistered Businesses - Trade or services that are not officially registered, such as street markets or small shops operating outside the formal system.
and Grey market blah blah blah, etc. A lot a lot money not in the system maybe top of the world
@@M.Scofield. appreciate it, thanks
Military rule is probably one of the worst things that can happen to a country. Even if it's an improvement over the alternative, it still never works out well.
Depends. The foundations of South Korea & Taiwan was predicated on military regimes laying it. These things are more complex.
@@magnuszerum9177 even tho military is ruling , there is not improvement in our country whatsoever
@@shakiMiki military rule is bad. But at least they create road and schools. (SK, Taiwan)
Stupid military rule is the doom of your country. They don’t do shit (ex myanmar)
But Thailand is Bipolar, it switch from civilian rule to stupid civilian rule to military rule to stupid military rule and back to civilian rule and so on.
Mainly, Thailand prospered because it was able to overcome the communists in the period 1965-1980.
At that time, America and France lost the Vietnam War. As a result, Thailand has to fight with 3 communist countries.
Vietnam Laos Khmer
Thailand is skilled and has greater military potential and fighting tactics. Conquering all 3 countries
That is the reason why Thailand can stand as number one in this region.
In fact, if Thailand is not peace-loving Countries in this area of ASEAN are probably Thai territory.
@@josephhesse2634 lmao fr though. Some old day mil rule work out so well, some civ rule too. But now both of them are stupid.
Idk how other nation feels about junta shit, but in Thailand we got so many of it to the point that its feels like a normal thing.
And for sure they will be stupid same as civ rule who's got coup.
Its worked out just fine because they didn't fuck everything and everyone up like other.
They just do their shit and still make half of nation love them. Another half hated them btw.
And all of this comes from me who's in another half too.
I even saw that Qatar airways has restricted flying over Myanmar. Terrible to see the atrocities being committed there.
Thailand has made remarkable progress in infrastructure development. The country now boasts an extensive network of modern facilities, including advanced public transportation systems like the BTS Skytrain and MRT subway in Bangkok, as well as ongoing projects for high-speed rail networks that aim to connect major cities. In healthcare, Thailand is known for its high-quality medical services and is a popular destination for medical tourism. The country has also made significant strides in technology and innovation, with several Thai companies and institutions gaining global recognition. These advancements reflect Thailand's dynamic growth and development, far surpassing the image of a 'third world' country.
เติบโตแต่ประเทศ "กรุงเทพ"นิ
@@user-js4ov6vt2c ลืมตาดูกว้างๆ แต่จะให้ทุกจังหวัดมีเหมือน กทม ก็ไม่ใช้ คิดๆๆๆ
@@BeeAttack แล้วทำไมต่างจังหวัด 99℅ จะมีคุณภาพที่ดีแบบกรุงเทพไม่ได้
จังหวัดอื่นเติบโตขึ้นมาก โดยเฉพาะหัวเมือง ทำให้เมืองบริวารเติบโตตามไปด้วย ให้กรุงเทพ โดยเดี่ยวไปที่เดียวดีแล้ว ถ้าเมืองใหญ่โตมากแบบกรุงเทพ ไม่ดีแน่ มีแต่มลภาวะ ความแก่งแย่ง ดิ้นรน พอไปต่างจังหวัด สุข สงบ มีความเจริญในแบบตอบสนองการดำรงชีวิต แต่ก็อย่างว่า ต่างจังหวัดอยากได้บริการสาธารณะที่ดี เช่น การแพทย์ การศึกษา การเข้าถึงสิ่งดำรงชีพได้อย่างทั่วถึง ซึ่งยังขาดในพื้นที่ห่างไกล
@@user-js4ov6vt2c คำตอบง่ายๆ งบไปลงกรุงเทพหมด55555 ถ้าแบ่งไปจังหวัดอื่น อะได้เยอะ แต่ไม่ทำ ค่อยพัฒนาไปทีละภาค หรือทีละเกือบ10จังหวัดยังได้ แต่นี่งบลง บางกอก หมด
The Thai monarchy is the center of development continuity for hundred of years. They thrived through the communist era by the leading of King Rama 9, by developing the remote provinces. A lot of water reservoirs, agricultural support units, and modern medical distribution were made efficiently during his reign.
most of Coup d'état in his era.
@@marketplacegurun4547 so true brother 555555555555
Cuz he ruled for a long time
@@marketplacegurun4547 It mostly just because he's the longest reigning monarch in the modern Thailand thus more coup.
After the first coup in Thailand Rama VII abdicate so he have only one coup in his reign.
Rama VIII reign was short and it was an era where the politic was some what stable because of the the war.
And Rama XI literally reigning the entire cold war the era where there's coup everywhere in the world.
@@marketplacegurun4547What are you going to keep the corrupt politicians for? A coup is the answer.
Several million Mynmar live in Thailand. Main two ethnic groups that consider to be part of Thai society are Tai-Yai in Shan and Mon ppl. Mon in the central and Tai-Yai in the north. While Karen scratter along west mountain range border. I personally don't have issue with Mynmar. Wish them peace. Then we can cooperate to develop and gain benefit together.
As a Thai , Burmese are always welcome to stay in Thailand.
@@WasanChannel yes at least we shared many same values with Myanmar
@WasanChannel What about us Indians, We share lot in common too! And I love to travel to Thailand especially Pattaya & Phuket.
But I want to travel to the unexplored places of Thailand, But I’m scared people may be racist 😊
Burmese migrant workers are the literal pillars of the Thai economy. You go to any markets, it's all staffed by migrant labor. Most food processing plants? Staffed by migrant labor.
@@SameerKhan-nd5qbThai people are friendly to Indian people
@@SameerKhan-nd5qb Racist? We are not Korean haha 😆
In simplified terms, the main difference was in leadership and policies. Thailand was blessed with good leadership (the former king was a very good leader), and good policies that helped people become prosperous, while Myanmar was cursed with a horrible string of leaders since Ne Win, with a short 5 year break before the most recent coup in 2021.
Nah Burmese saw themselves superior than any ethnic groups, see how they treat Rohinya is enough
@@torquemada4327 It is easy for you to think simplistic ways on complex situations from afar. There are prejudices in any race or country. In Myanmar, the prejudice started way back when the British colonizers brought in Bengali laboreres from Bangladesh who later identified themselves as "Rohingya". There were earlier Muslim inhabitants who were Arab traders who called themselves Rohingya (Meaning those who settled in Arakan or Rakhine state), but the new arrivals identified with the same group even though they were racially different. The British gave them arms when they left Myanmar (Burma) when they were losing the war to the Japanese imperial army, and the so-called Rohingya committed atrocities against the ethnic Rakhine population using the arms that the British left. Since then, the ethnic conflict started in Rakhine state between the Rohingyas and the Rakhine ethnic groups. Later, the armed Rohingyas demanded a separate Islamic state within Rakhine. This is when the government stepped in and military operations started against the separatist Rohingyas. All that followed was a result of these complex political situations.
They do have superiority complex
@@ZwePyae-c9m every majority race in any civilization has a superiority complex. It is only in modern times with woke ideologies that tried to reverse this attitude.
@@torquemada4327 nobody likes Rohingya, even Malaysians. take them to your country please
We live in fear every day. In the big city, we are afraid of the criminals who have been released from prison on purpose by the military council, and they also extort money by arresting people for no reason, putting them in prison, and demanding that they be released from prison if they pay a lot of money. Due to inflation, the prices of goods have gone up and the people are suffering. Some foreign tourists visit and only see the surface and think it's different from what they see on the news. In fact, it's peaceful in the big cities and fighting is going on in other places
( My English is very bad and incomplete, so I hope you will read the letter with patience )
Nice video. I now call Thailand my home after moving from the US with my family.
@@thegreatlifereset ขอให้คุณมีความสุขในประเทศไทย จากคนไทย
@@XO0FX ขอบคุณมาก Thank you very much!
@@thegreatlifereset ❤
Thailand welcomes all (especially your taxes)
@minimumapature3361 Hopefully those double taxation treaties will help protect some of the money.
The truth that must be told is that Thailand is surrounded by neighboring countries that have problems. In the eyes of Burma, Laos and Cambodia, Thailand is heaven and the best place to live. But at the same time, in the eyes of Thai people towards neighboring countries They are the problem of Thailand. Because in some cases foreigners will be involved, forming gangs and setting up businesses to compete for Thai people's jobs. Most recently, Burmese people will demand all rights even though they do not use their own country.
Please understand that there are good and bad people in every nation. And please don't let your junta help Burmese junta killing own people.
@@wolfdragon6299 Letmee correct this we burmese dont see thailand as a heaven.Educated and trained workers go for sk,jp,and sg and corrupted politicians seek for asylum in US,AU.Most burmese population in thailand these days are some imfamous content creators and unskilled labour force.
Then you should consider start forcing your Military Government to stop supporting Myanmar Junta, they're helping each other after all.
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@@aungmyatthu_mmr the problems are burmeses fuck up their own peoples, how the hell you blames Thai for your sake?
Hoping Myanmar solves their problems then WE SEA brothers grow together! Love from Vietnam
The political system of a country has a huge impact on whether it thrives or simply exists. Authoritarian ruled nations never fully develop to their full potential.
Oman says otherwise.
What worse is that it majorly impacts on the citizens with their lives
Singapore
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If the ruler of a nation truly cares about the average person and works to improve the life of the average citizen and is not controlling and power hungry, then an authoritarian controlled nation (where the people have no say in their government) do have a chance at living a better life. Usually authoritarians are paranoid, controlling, suppress the masses and do not allow a free media. Dictatorship controlled nations live and die based around the personality of the ruler. This is a foolish form of governance that was the historical model. All power is resident within one person. Recent history has demonstrated that democracies (that are not corrupt) are the superior option. They thrive economically and the average person tends to live a better life.
Wonderful presentation, Geoff. Sincere compliments for your openminded and understanding views of the countries you present.
Thailand has maintained a friendly alliance with the United States for over two centuries. The United States has supported the government of Thailand instead of colonizing the country as happened to Myanmar and French Indochina.
อเมริกาและญี่ปุ่น สนับสนุนประเทศของเรามาตลอด ตั้งแต่ช่วงจบสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2
I have been living in Myanmar for 5 years during the assignment abroad. I feel that the country has no hope with all the people lack of actual knowledge to even work. It takes almost a year to train them to do certain work and they need to swap jobs to earn just a fraction more salary which was such a waste
There’s a problem with Thailand being the 23rd richest country is most of those wealth goes to monopoly billionaires due to the drastic inequality issue in Thailand, though.
Most of the worker in Thailand dirt Pour, while they’re only a handful of filthy rich people.
That’s why there has to be a domestic free-trade in this country, not letting a few rich families gaining control of the market. Small businesses must begin.
Myanmar's monarchy was removed by UK, which left the military as the only centre of power. Without the monarchy, there is no respected and revered body to represent the people in national decision making. And there is no one to control the actions of the military. Just look at the role of the Thai monarch. Without it, Thailand will become another Myanmar.
I doubt why the modern burmese political powers after WWII didn't reestablish the new monarchy to be the center of nation's power. It's not unusual in the past that the most powerful person established himself to be an emperor and had the new dynasty. Cambodia did this way peacefully though the king has no influence to the nation at all since all power fell into the Hunsen's clan but it help stabilize the nation.
Exactly what I think. Nowadays, youngsters in Thailand has little to know about the role of monarchy and they try so hard to end the monarchy. I'm not said the monarchy is absolutely good but they has the role to neutralize the military power that young generation never recognized.
It's not pronounced as " My-An-Mar" but rather "Mian-mar" .
@@erdno his pronunciation of the country drives me nuts. Sounds like an idiot. It’s hard to watch the video when he’s talking about a place he can’t pronounce properly
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Not My-An-Mar. Not Mian-mar. It's Myan- mah. Pronounce Myan as in Nyancat and drop the R from Mar.
You’re wrong. Thailand is also dying like Myanmar. This is a sad reality.
Thailands gdp is only that big by ppp which is not a good measurement, and per capita it is still very poor. But in nominal terms it not even close to Switzerland, Netherlands, and Australia and per capita it is still poorer than China. But compared to Myanmar it is definitely way way better.
@@HelloHi-g2u ppp is a better measurment
@@HelloHi-g2u ppp gdp is original gdp..not the doller term
@@HelloHi-g2u PPP is actually much more useful because it take account prices and purchasing power. China's statistics umm..
Thailand is also fueled by something called "Gray economy" (it's like 40% of the Thailand's GDP), so while the per capita may not be as high as Netherlands and Australia, it is higher than what was written down.
@@HelloHi-g2u ไทยแลนด์ กินข้าว1มื้อแค่40-60บาท คุณกินข้าว1มื้อเป็นเงินเท่าไร
The Thai took over 4 million Myanmar people in the last 10-15 years and half of them became a full Thai citizens. Now that is like helping out a small country while Thailand ain’t that better off or on par in economic to the standard of the first world developed country.
Kudos to them because even westerners countries who called themselves the colonizers of the indochina pacific less than a century ago -unfortunately still showing no signs of taking the responsibility for all the mess they have left behind in the southeast Asian. All of these countries should at least give back what they took or in compensation.
May be it is time that Thailand stop taking in all the problems from neighboring countries whether they are Myanmar, Cambodia or Lao and ignore all those western powers in pressuring Thailand to help the less off neighboring countries on humanitarian relief reasons. This is not the part of the negotiations under creating stability international relationship policy with any developed beneficiaries richer nations.
We don’t see Singapore or Malaysia allowing illegal work force/ low skilled laborers nor war refugees entering their country as much as the Thai does and these two countries are the richest in the regions.
At the end of the day all the westerners democracy values only represent how they had terribly just failed in demonstrating any good example themselves in helping others.
Today, so far- better off nations only ever thought about profiting their own country in the long run if they were to get involved with any internal problems from other states.
Thailand has so many internal problems particularly corruption. Therefore, stoping the hardship investment on who isn’t Thai might be the first priority. It is wiser to used the country’s resources in making Thailand better and stronger, which should have been the only focus of development push forward as a nation.
No one can help others properly unless they are really ready in a better position and situation themselves first.
The Thai need to free their themselves from being taken over economically by the Chinese and stop all of those wealthier foreigners taking advantage over Thai-citizens because of the weak Thai baht currency.
Retaining economic balance over warfare relationship that is not even yours = certainly will only give Thai people harder time particularly during the global bad economic crisis.
There are more than 200K Rohingyas of Myanmar in Malaysia. Plus the illegals there could be 300k of them.
We also have Millions Indonesian. 1/2 Million Southern Filipinos here mostly in Sabah borneo malaysia.
Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Nepalis, Indians etc we have it all mostly for the 3D jobs.
@@fajarh979 if that is the correct umbrella -covering all illegal immigrants as well as the legal in status = then Malaysia government is doing a great job. We read somewhere that - the Thai have nearly 20 million out of their 70 million’s who aren’t Thai but settled in the country.
This includes all the rising numbers from the other nations you had just mentioned who is making their way to Thailand. We saw a big rise from Philippine too on top of the normal Cambodian, Myanmar and Lao recently.
After visiting Thailand on koa-sarn road in 2023 we particularly saw more of the third agenda coming into Thailand for prostitution with the Philippine being the largest new comers providing this illegal services. Which is unusual -as we thought the Philippine are mostly Christian or more under the western influences, so being accepted for being other sexuality types shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, we were told that this isn’t the case in many southeast Asian countries, and - because Thailand has better freedom and more loopholes for illegal immigrants who is seeking this kind of jobs going on within their borders. The Thai corrupted governing in many aspects are upfront shameless and this administration only worsens what is bad to worse.
Hence, This is the reason why Thailand should tighten their immigration controls fast and put a shorter dateline limit on sharing free visas with the lesser off neighboring nations. Otherwise, Had the Thai carried on their system this way- the whole country will soon be flooded with all kinds of illegal activities and become a new safe havens for criminals escapees from both international and domestic gangsters.
Thank you very much for your information on Malaysia immigration numbers.
No way, not half of the 4M refugees became thai citizen "legally", impossible. Only in the dream can be.
@@BeekicchinDaidocoroAs a Thai guy, thank you for speaking my mind out loud, especially when it comes to the Chinese economic invasion.
Small good news is, we finally have Thai-made electric vehicle brands like I-Motor, Etran, Strom. All manufactured in Thailand, which is just a start.
@@patriotth1453 👍 this is a good new to hear as Thai brands ‘ innovations definitely need bigger push-particularly in modern tech. Hope the product can take the sales to the global market. We are actually surprised that Thailand would invest in electric cars because of all the yearly flood you have going on in your country. But,,,,,, since this is the fact - then in this case, electronic vehicles made in Thailand may be coming out with higher quality made than from china.
Unfortunately, China market will be hard to beat in all perspectives. It will take the whole Thai nation to come together in allowing some Chinese products to come in to Thailand just to keep the economic relationship sweet between the two countries. However at the same time -if all Thai people don’t buy or stopped supporting any Chinese products at all, or - as much as possible avoid buying foreign brands good just like how Japanese people politely declined using or buying products that isn’t made in Japan to the extreme point where that non Japanese products pulled itself out altogether. = then = Thailand might have a chance in keeping the job balance for your own people and keep productivity in Thailand going. It is not a conspiracy but survival as a nation that can stand on their own terms of economic independence. Japanese people are great in this sense of unity.
Most of all your Thai government must go big in supporting campaign for home sustainable economic policies which we couldn’t see happening at the moment in growth or development. To be honest, we only saw increasing Chinese factories, hotel, businesses being allowed to built more and more each year as we visited Thailand - so what does this say about the situation. We are hoping that we are wrong 😑
At the end of the day time will tell & We just have to wait and see. Thank you for your updates 🆒
As a burma guy. I wanna to pray our country will be good future and happines 🥹
Thailand nowadays also faced with migration problem from Myanmar Laos and Cambodia just like what the EU and US faced 😂
Because its doing well in comparison... Burma, Laos and Cambodia are relatively poor and unstable.
thai people generally does not have problem with migrants
Except we process both powers of the West and the East: guns and Muay Thai.
Having the most armed citizens in East Asia by percentage is protecting ourselves from so-called “Cultural Enrichment”.
Besides, locals are usually enforcing “street law” on troublemakers.
Well Thailand’s population is now shrinking while their neighbours have booming population, so I guess it balances things out
@@thomasgrabkowski8283 From what I see online Thailand's population is starting to level out after decades of rapid growth. It's still growing though at a slower rate.
Approching my 5th year living in Thailand and I can't stress enough how greatful I am to the Thai people. Every country has corruption in some way, but unlike western countries the Thai people are well aware of it.
Also all Myanmar immigrants I ever met here has been very friendly
Simple: one was a colony that was never allowed to develop its own national capabilities due to opium smuggling by the CIA and Taiwan (Myanmar).The other was never a colony and a very happy partner of the U.S. to conduct interference operations against its neighbours Myanmar, China, Cambodia, and Laos (Thailand).
Finally, someone who mentions neocolonialism and imperialism
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And not only the US. Thailand made partnerships of various kinds with other colonial powers, especially Britain and France. Those two seemed happy to have Thailand as a buffer zone between each other. There were some conflicts, but somehow Thailand managed to keep everyone happy enough that they didn't escalate to invasion.
All the modern SEA countries were Western colonies at some point, with Thailand being the sole exception.
@@TaLeng2023 Thailand was also the sole surviving country that never fell to communist in mainland southeast Asia.
Also what has helped Thailand during the past 100 years is not only staying independent but they have been like the Switzerland of Asia in not getting involved or taking sides in wars by staying relatively neutral even during world war 2. Even today Thailand has good relations and trade with all countries including the US, China and Russia.
The russian empire with Tsar Nicholas II has helped our kingdom sometime in someway from the European colonization. Once they're no longer communism we must continue our good relationship.
@@thomashusted Nooooo. We stay with the winner.
Thailand did hilariously declared for Japan at the start of WW2 and defected near the end, all while never actually participating in the war! Only Thailand can pull that off.😂
Thanks Geoff. I appreciate your work and love the videos
Great job. I like how you went deeper into geo-history with this. Nice graphics, too.
I visited Myanmar 2 years ago and it seems that Myanmar is not ready to welcome tourists from all over the world. Actually, Myanmar has very beautiful nature but unfortunately it is stuck with the problem of civil war. Pray for myanmar people.
*Larry Burkett's book on "Giving and Tithing" drew me closer to God and helped my spirituality. 2020 was a year I literally lived it. I cashed in my life savings and gave it all away. My total giving amounted to 40,000 dollars. Everyone thought I was delusional. Today, 1 receive 85,000 dollars every two months. I have a property in Calabasas, CA, and travel a lot. God has promoted me more than once and opened doors for me to live beyond my dreams. God kept to his promises to and for me*
There's wonder working power in following Kingdom principles on giving and tithing. Hallelujah!
But then, how do you get all that in that period of time? What is it you do please, mind sharing?
It is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US and abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus
And thanks to my co-worker (Michael) who suggested Ms Susan Jane Christy
I’m a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself and challenges I am facing right now but I still believe in God. I want to also do it! Can I?
Our Myanmar produce so much more natural resources but still is behind
I think because economics there is unfair. It is imbalanced by threat and use of force by people in power (military and money).
Natural resources rich countries are where brain dead dictators thrive cuz you don't really need to work on anything else to survive and thrive as a nation. That's why some of the best leaders are from resource poor countries, Lee Kwan Yew being one of them.
Why?....
@@aungphyusin908 even if we have a lot of natural resources we don't have good way to use them and make money
We also produce a lot of jades , oil and china is main buyer
Main reason why our country don't develop like Thailand is bc wars and country internal struggle for power
It mostly bc military dictators
They also build naypyidaw city cost around 5Billion is US Dollar and almost no one lives there we could've used those money to develop the country
Or buy new technologies
a lot of countries in the world have mass amount of resources but yea failed behind others
For the same reason Ethiopia is doing better than somolia. Thailand and Ethiopian borders and countries have a fairly long and natural history in the region. Whereas Myanmar and Somolia were created by colonial powers initially. Specifically colonial powers that could never fully understand the ethnic, political, or cultural history of the region they governed. That’s also why Sudan is tearing into 3 pieces. Thailand and Ethiopia were natural regional powers whereas Myanmar was drawn by British colonial administration. There are some countries that are doing ok that were draw up by colonial powers (India is a great example), but most the time these countries start to break.
I agree that one of the main reasons a country is so conflicted inside its borders is often because it has been influenced heavily from outsiders. Look at what is going on in Europe. It can occur also through colonialism.
I thought Ethiopia also have a civil war which results in the death of at least 400,000 to 800,000 lives?
As a Thai, we are not thriving. We are slowly dying.
I am from Myanmar and our military is hurting us :'(, I need to study online cuz in irl school, it's dangerous, the students that learn irl school got killed by the military. As much as I love my country, I want to run away from it.🤧😢😞
I love Thailand ❤
You forgot to mention that in the end 17th - early 18th centuries, Ayuthaya was the most populous city in the world. ✌🏻✌🏻
Still get sacked
@@aleonflex6611 Leadership sucked :D
@@aleonflex6611 😢
@@aleonflex6611 It leave a history
@@aleonflex6611 Ayutthaya, where there are many people, we focus on hitting the city and bringing their people with them. Unlike Myanmar, which is separated into tribes.
Great vid man. As a Thai, this video is impressively accurate. But if we can get rid of government corruption and reduce economic inequality, it would be a paradise on earth. Lastly, PRAY FOR PEACE IN MYANMAR.
Great, well-reasoned analysis! Many of the labels on maps, for instance the rivers in Thailand, were hard to read. Could you use higher contrast between text and label background, please?
Love the video. Thanks from Thailand 🇹🇭
Hello Hello I am from Myanmar. Now we are struggling and fighting for federal democracy. Dictatorship is so cruel in our country.
Myanmar is locked in civil war since there are many stakeholders even the negotiations are impossible
More Than 5,000,000 million people from Myanmar is Labour in Thailand same as Vietnamese, Laos, Cambodian etc.
I remembered when I went to Thailand and during a day trip to Ayutthaya, the tour guide told us that due to Myanmar’s invasion of Thailand in 1767 where they burnt down Ayutthaya, Myanmar basically got a bunch of bad karma which made them suffer in today’s world
well that was over 200 years ago? and plus it was a war so yeah. Diplomatic relations were established in 1948? so its not really fair for you to say that ?
Many of statue and temple covered by gold in Ayuthaya, The Burmese troops burned it and take it all.
Actually, Laos and Cambodia is French Colonies too (not on map)
@@zuikaku6625 by 19th century Laos was fragmented to three separate kingdom vientian, luang prabang and Champasak. They both pay tribute to bangkok and Hue. Khmer empire golden era also long gone. Khmer king had land directly rule smaller than today Cambodia. They lost mekong delta to vietnam, modern day Ho ci minh city western part of battambang rule khmer noble but rule under siamese king not khmer, Khmer king also pay tribute to the siam and viet. If french just stop their colonization process at Vietnam. Rest of laos and cambodia will gradually incorporate in to modern Thai state like north and north eastern Thailand today. So modern state of laos and cambodia are product of french indochina.
جميع المستعمرات الفرنسية متخلفة سيئة عكس المستعمرات الإنجليزية مرنه تسمح بتطور واكثر انسانية وحضارة
@@rawasya3148fyi, Myanmar was a British colony
Did it ever occur to those militant leaders in Myanmar “hmmm… my neighbor is richer, stronger, more popular than me… maybe I should learn from them…”
The reason there is a war in Myanmar is because everyone wants a piece of the next Thailand.
Those in Myanmar absolutely see all the opportunities in Thailand.
That is why the military all have their hands in the hospitality, mining, and lumber harvesting industries in Myanmar.
Bro its not that bla, ck and white, if they did that they have to sacrifice their own wealth.
Believe it or not, dictators and their families in Myanmar are often much richer than the wealthiest business owners in Thailand. So they don't care.
Same goes for other dictators for so they only care about securing their own power
If they were a little smarter to just genuinely be nice they’d have had been even richer but them evil are only good at only doing evil
@@aungmyotun4216Lol that's not true. The monopoly in Thailand can just pay the military to do another coup and changes any law to further their business or assign their own people with zero consequences to shutdown the opposition or anyone that try to speaks up.
So, there's no way the Burma military is richer. 😂
as a burmese people we have struggled alot, and we hope that the civil war will stop
As a citizen of Myanmar who lives in mandalay, it has been so hard and heart-breaking to see my country's wings getting slowly cut by the military! It was on the verge to modernizing to the peak but the jealousy and greed descended all that! I hope the smiles can bloom on the faces of all of us in Myanmar soon!!❤ Additionally, really appreciate yir content
Thailand maps make me hungry, most likely because its shaped like a lamb chop.
Hi Dear welcome to Thailand 🇹🇭 Thailand is a shaped like roasted leg of lamb and the truth is Thailand has some of the best food in the world 🇹🇭🧡
@@user-kc2uq6zt8t I wouldn't argue with that, I love so many Thai foods ❤️
good one. but we called the shape an axe or elephant's head
We know 😂😂😂😂😂
But we called our map like "Golden Axe" 😂
@@justiceavenger275 I remember that game!
An absolute tragedy what is happening in Myanmar. The people there are absolutely wonderful, so so friendly. The landscape is stunning and the temples and pagodas are the best I've ever seen. Bagan, my goodness it's dripping with history. Then there's the food, better than Thai food. I hope peace comes to Myanmar soon.
yeh right better than thai food but everyone in myanmar love to go to thai restaurants and most of those seasonings they sell are fromt thailand wearing thai brands. the ppl is so friendly they dont smile at you at all. if u r lucky enough walking by the street betle could hv been spitted on u carelessly.
@nt4409 i was last there in 2019 and that was my impression. Maybe the civil war has changed things but I didn't see a single Thai restaurant when I was there. I atand by my comments on the people, found them much friendlier than Thais, maybe they just don't like you for some reason?
@@tim7554htp "you dont see" just like that huh? haha the strongest argument i hv ever faced. i was there owning a thai restaurant myself right before the coup and thai restaurants were and are definitely everywhere. stop bs ur way out bro. much friendlier than thais? welp thats ur opinions and half of my relatives are burmese, at least they dont think like thai. friendly? than thais no way! are they kind? absolutely.
@@nt4409 I never said there were no Thai restaurants in Myanmar, I didn't see any but I wasn't looking either. Of course my original comment was that I preferred Burmese food over Thai and I stand by that. After talking to many travelers who have been to both, they all said pretty much the same thing about the people. Maybe you are a bit biased about the people, after all there is a civil war there so certain ethnic groups hate other ethnic groups. Maybe an impartial outsider is a better judge of the people in Myanmar.
Thailand and Singapore is an example on how to make successful dictatorship
@@NathanAEnver and Malaysia is getting close to becoming a dictatorship as the current govt is commanding more control over media freedom and curtailing freedom of speech
You got me rethinking of Singapore, so true.
As a Thai, I Always support for the people of Myanmar. I hope that democracy will bloom in their country. Thais will always welcome you. ❤
I'm proud to be Myanmar Youth bcz they fight for the truth...best generation ever
If we compare these two countries, while both are ruled by the military, Myanmar is tense both internally and has an impact on foreigners. Foreigners entering the country = dangerous . But in Thailand, the military never and the king does not interfere with foreigners.
Welcome to Thailand y’all. If you haven’t visit you should visit my country. There’s so many tourist hotspots and the food is amazing. Foods like the Kuai Kai or famous Patthai. I recommend putting sugar, spice and soy sauce to get the traditional Thai flavor. Trust me Thailand is definitely worth it and it’s cheap too. The commercial stores like seven eleven are everywhere and so convenient. So many beautiful tourist spots too. Like Pattaya. If you haven’t been to Thailand you should definitely come. 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭Thailand is my home.
Beautifull place your lucky
As a Thai person it's a far cry from a "paradise"
Makes me doubt this crap
Eh. At least it's not America. We got free healthcare and the govt don't tax us all to the bones. Housing is not out of reach like most Western countries right now and it's relatively safe due to our ultra selective immigration policy. It could do better, but it's definitely not bad.
I still remember how a Thai woman in America got push onto the coming train in New York a few years ago. There's no such crime in Thailand.
I know that Thailand is still far from being a paradise. But now I wonder, what country would you think is the "paradise"?
Btw, congratulations on your new prime minister (a 2nd or 3rd one in less than 2 years, I believe).
@@raccoonboi_tl it’s a very popular tourist destination. The low prices have something to do with its attraction but it does have an undeniable charm.
@@SV-kr9fu we considering Nordic country a paradise. We try to do something like them and adapt into our country. But they bar the party that would try that to try.
It is paradise for tourist, Most farang I know can live well and have good quality of life. While most of native suffer. Maybe because wealth distribution. When we are good we are good but we don't spread the good around.
Thank you for sharing this message. I am really apperciated as a burmese person
I love my country Myanmar. Thank you to those who prayed. I invite you to come when you have a quiet time For now, we have to overcome the hurdle..
You know, we have a great King. Molding Thai people to love each other and The king visited all the people to provide a good future for citizens all over the country. King is the heart of Thai people.
When king declared of every ethnick groups around the border is also part of Thai - problem solves😂
I'm a Surin person from southern Isan. The true main reasons why Thailand prosper was because they adopted a policy of centralizational administration from the Imperial Angkor's administration and European Imperialism ideology. They built infrastructure such as roads, administrative cities, hospitals, financial institutions, educational institutions to assimilate and provide the people they conquered. In Myanmar history they lack this basic centralize and formalize infrastructure which leads to a de-centralize government not having the power to directly control autonomous regions and tribes. With the exception of Angkor and Ayutthaya which are basically successor states. Most of the SEA kingdoms didn't have this fundamental system to unite together different ethnic groups and regions together. We can see this with very fractured society with the Tai kingdoms, Mon kingdoms, Champa kingdoms, Burmese kingdoms, Malay kingdoms, and Indonesian kingdoms. When Europeans invaded South Wast Asia they adopted the Roman imperial administration on the locals which saw a new form of centralization. The reasons why the Siamese administration were never conquered by the Europeans was because they adopted a strong policy of centralization allowing a more powerful and transparent authoritarian rule while most countries of SEA that time lack this concept. When the Europeans left most of SEA countries began to fractured again because they are not familiar with the concept of centralization. Thus, this creates instability and segregation amongst the diverse ethnic groups in the region. Modern Thailand is not moving fast enough because the wealth and power are too centralize around bangkok area. If Thailand can distribute the wealth and development evenly to all regions and provinces than its probably going to be on the level of South Korea or maybe Singapore by now. Myanmar case while the military dictatorship prevents it from progressing the overall reason is the lack of centralization like basic roads and school systems to unite and assimilate their massive diverse ethnic groups together.
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ปฏิรูปการปกครองสมัยเจ้าสามพระยาทำให้รัฐของสยามมีอำนาจศูนย์กลางที่ชัดเจน ทำให้แต่ละกลุ่มอิทธิพลตามแคว้นต่างๆอย่างสุโขทัย ละโว้ สุพรรณภูมิและศรีธรรมโศกฯ ยากที่จะแยกตัวเพราะจะโดนรุมกินโต๊ะ และระบบนี้ใช้มาจนถึงร.5 นครวัดมาเกี่ยวด้วยตอนใหน
No Surin person wanna associate with fictitious Khmer Empire. I suspect you're a laborforce from adjacent country disguising as Thai.
You're just Khmer, stop pretending to be Thai.
When King Jayavarman IX died or killed in the early 14th century AD. The decline of Angkor empire continued in spiral downward. The Mahidharapura dynasty and elites began to ally with the Mon of lopburi forming a new Imperial powerhouse in the region around the same time King JayavarmanIX was killed in the 14th century AD. Around the 15th century AD. Ayutthaya took all the elites and royal house in Angkor and moved them back to Ayutthaya. It was a transfer of power. The Ayutthaya kingdom state royal official language was a Khmeric which later adopted Tai loan words around the 19th century AD when Thaksin wanted to unite together all the Tai tribes from the Northern regions as one. Because the Tai population was far larger than the Mon-Khmer (Siamese) the administration had to change the language and name to a more Tai phonetic language to suit and satisfy all the ethnic Tai tribes.
Myanmar was fully colonized and still overcoming all the economic and social consequences of that ... Meanwhile Thailand was able to maintain its sovereignty and independence, more or less. Thailand and Japan are the two major Asian countries that kept their sovereignty and independence from European colonialism, so it's no surprise they have a strong, proud, independent identity and power.
Thanks very much! I am from Myanmar, and your way of explanation is really clear, and the facts about Myanmar amazingly accurate!
Thank for you. ขอเป็นกำลังใจให้ชนกลุ่มชาติพันธ์ และชนกลุ่มน้อยในพม่า ส่วนประเทศไทยมีวัฒนธรรมเก่าแก่อย่างทวาราวดีอยู่ใน อ.ศรีเทพ จ.เพชรบูรณ์ ไทยมีความสวยงามด้วยมารยาทแบบไทย วัฒนธรรมไทย ประเพณีไทย และการเป็นประเทศประชาธิปไตยครับ
Thailand is a monarchy. So far, most monarchies across the world have performed decently. This is because the monarchs have been ruling the countries for generations and have thus gained political legitimacy. Meanwhile military dictatorships are upstarts and thus lack the respect given to the monarchies.
Praying for peace and stability in the region. Hoping for all of our ASEAN brethren to develop and propser in this tumultous century.
I'm in Thailand I never seen my own country i only see the pictures of it.