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Thailand South Border Problem Fact 6 - Siam Incorporates Malay States Into Their Own MapThailand South Border Problem Fact 6 - Siam Incorporates Malay States Into Their Own Map
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Fact 6: The first thing Siam did was to regard these Malay states as their own, incorporating into their political maps the vast swath of land from Nakorn Sri Thammarat in the north to the frontiers with the British colony of Penang and the British Malay states of Perak and Pahang in the south. Hundreds of place and geographical names were transliterated into Siamese and until today officially pronounced based on the inherent vernacular limitations of the Siamese language. A sampling: Patani, Menara, Jala, Singgora, Setol, Ligor, Teluban, Bukit, Tabal, Tanjong Mas, Sungai Golok, Sebayu, Bendang Setar, Penarek, and Jering became (respectively) Pattani, Narathiwat, Yala, Songkhla, Satun, Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Saiburi, Phuket, Takbai, Tanyongmat, Sungai Kolok, Sabayoi, Bannang Satar, Panare, and Yaring. Hence, overnight the Malays were living in towns and cities bearing mutilated, alien names. This is equivalent to Washington being corrupted to Washingburg, Washingville or Washingrad. Do you think Americans will accept this peacefully?
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For more about the problems on Thailand's southern border, please see our page with over 10 facts about the problem at Thailand's Southern Border Problems .
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