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During the administration of Thaksin Shinawatra, the government of Thailand was quite enthusiastic about OLPC and related open source ideology. In 2006 a military coup d'etat deposed the government headed by Thaksin and his "Thai Rak Thai" (Thai Freedom) party. The new executive department is referred to as the "National Security Council," and appears to be committed to reversing many of Thaksin's policies. Among the policies abandoned |
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Thailand was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of OLPC, until the coup. The current administration disparages Free/Open Source Software, and is in negotiations with Microsoft. |
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==Localization experience== |
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Revision as of 21:15, 30 January 2007
| ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai Kingdom of Thailand | |
| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/LocationThailand.png | |
| Capital | Bangkok (Krung Thep) |
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| Official languages | Thai |
| Area | 514,000 km² |
| Population | |
| - 2005 estimate | 64,185,502 |
| - 2000 census | 60,916,441 |
| - Density | 126/km² |
| Education | |
| - Literacy (%) | 92.6 |
| - Compulsory Years | |
| - Compulsory Age | |
| - Pop. in School Age | |
| - Pop. in School | |
| GDP (PPP) 2005 est. | USD 550 billion |
| - Per capita | USD 8,600 |
| GDP (nominal) 2005 est. | USD 183 billion |
| - Per capita | |
| HDI (2004) | 0.784 (medium) |
| Gini Index (2002) | 51.1 |
| Time zone | (UTC+7) |
| Internet TLD | .th |
| Calling code | +66 |
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This is the starting point for information about OLPC in Thailand.
- Thai localization requirements (pdf or OpenDocument). To read the OpenDocument version you will need the Garuda font.
- Software list
During the administration of Thaksin Shinawatra, the government of Thailand was quite enthusiastic about OLPC and related open source ideology. In 2006 a military coup d'etat deposed the government headed by Thaksin and his "Thai Rak Thai" (Thai Freedom) party. The new executive department is referred to as the "National Security Council," and appears to be committed to reversing many of Thaksin's policies. Among the policies abandoned
Localization experience
The program Application Program: Test of ability with arithmetic may or may not become produced, yet if you wish to try adding some strings for localizing into Thai you are welcome to do so.