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Urak Lawoi’ People
Urak Lawoi (; ; ) are an Aboriginal Malay, aboriginal Austronesian people residing on the islands of Phuket Province, Phuket, Phi Phi, Jum (island), Jum, Ko Lanta District, Lanta, Bulon and on Ko Lipe, Lipe and Ko Adang, Adang, in the Adang Archipelago, off the western coast of Thailand. They are known by various names, including Orak Lawoiʼ, Lawta, Chao Tha Le (), Chao Nam (), and Lawoi. The population of approximately 6,000 speak a language related closely to Malay language, Malay but influenced by Thai language, Thai. The Urak Lawoi are one of several Austronesian ethnicities referred to as "Sea Gypsies" (''chao leh'' in Thai). The local way of life has been changing rapidly in recent years, due to the rapid encroachment of the market economy, and the opening of Tarutao National Marine Park. See also *Sea Gypsies (other) References Ethnic groups in Thailand Nomadic groups in Eurasia {{Asia-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spans . Thailand Template:Borders of Thailand, is bordered to the northwest by Myanmar, to the northeast and east by Laos, to the southeast by Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the southwest by the Andaman Sea; it also shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the southeast and Indonesia and India to the southwest. Bangkok is the state capital and List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, largest city. Tai peoples, Thai peoples migrated from southwestern China to mainland Southeast Asia from the 6th to 11th centuries. Greater India, Indianised kingdoms such as the Mon kingdoms, Mon, Khmer Empire, and Monarchies of Malaysia, Malay states ruled the region, competing with Thai states s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lanta District
Ko Lanta (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Krabi province, Thailand. History The district was established in December 1901. It consists of four island groups: Mu Ko Lanta (170 km2), Mu Ko Klang (162 km2), Mu Ko Rok (3.5 km2), and Mu Ko Ngai (3.6 km2). Other island groups are smaller, like Mu Ko Haa. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may originate from the Javanese word ''lantas'', meaning a type of grill for fish. The name of the island was officially changed to ''Lanta'' in 1917. It is believed that the area was one of the oldest communities in Thailand, dating back to the prehistoric period. It is believed that this province may have taken its name after the meaning of ''Krabi'', which means 'sword'. This may have stemmed from a legend that an ancient sword was unearthed prior to the city's founding. Geography The district, approximately 70 km from Krabi town, consists of three major islands. The first, Ko Klang, is separated fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Gypsies (other)
Sea Gypsies, Sea Gypsy, Sea Nomads and Sea Nomad may refer to: Ethnography * Sama-Bajau peoples, a collective name for several ethnic groups in the Philippines, Sabah, eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and parts of Sarawak * Moken, an Austronesian ethnic group who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture * Orang Laut, a group of Malay people living in the Riau Islands of Indonesia * Tanka people, a Han ethnic sub-group that lives on boats in Southern China * Urak Lawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand * Jalia Kaibarta, an aboriginal Indian fishermen tribe Other uses * ''Badjao: The Sea Gypsies'', a 1957 film directed by Philippine National Artist Lamberto V. Avellana and starring Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos, Sr. * The Sea Gypsies (1978 film), ''The Sea Gypsies'' (1978 film), starring Robert Logan and Heather Rattray * "Gypsies of the sea", Alexander Dumas' description of Catalans in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' See also * Water tribe (other) * "Ocean Gypsy", a song by Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarutao National Marine Park
Tarutao National Park () consists of 51 islands in the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Satun Province of southern Thailand. The Tarutao National Park consists of two island groups: ''Tarutao'' (, or ) and ''Adang-Rawi'' (, ), which are scattered from 20 to 70 kilometres' distance from the south-westernmost point of mainland Thailand. The park covers an area of 931,250 rai ~ of which ocean and island. The southernmost end of the park lies on the border with Malaysia, just north of Langkawi. Tarutao became Thailand's second marine national park on 19 April 1974. The coastal Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park had been designated in 1966. The name "tarutao" is a Thai corruption of its original Malay name, "pulau tertua", "old, mysterious, and primitive island." Ko Tarutao was the setting for '' Survivor: Thailand'', the 2002 season for the U.S. reality television series, ''Survivor''. Main (larger) islands There are essentially nine islands of note in the Tarutao/Adang-Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Market Economy
A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand. The major characteristic of a market economy is the existence of factor markets that play a dominant role in the allocation of capital and the factors of production. Market economies range from minimally regulated free market and '' laissez-faire'' systems where state activity is restricted to providing public goods and services and safeguarding private ownership, to interventionist forms where the government plays an active role in correcting market failures and promoting social welfare. State-directed or dirigist economies are those where the state plays a directive role in guiding the overall development of the market through industrial policies or indicative planning—which guides yet does not substitute the market for economic planning—a form sometimes r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adang Archipelago
Adang may refer to: People Given names * Adang Daradjatun (born 1949), Indonesian politician and former police general * Adang Sudrajat (1962–2021), Indonesian medical doctor and politician Surnames *Camilla Adang Camilla Adang (Hebrew: קמילה אדנג; born 1960) is a Dutch associate professor of Islamic studies at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. Biography Adang was born in Bussum, Netherlands in 1960.Xavier Adang (born 2004), Cameroonian professional footballer Other uses * Adang language, Papuan language spoken on the island of Alor in Indonesia *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Adang
Ko Adang (, ) is the second biggest island within Tarutao National Marine Park, in Thailand, very close to Ko Lipe island. The island is 6 km long and 5 km wide. The highest point on the island is 690 m. Overview Adang is surrounded by only few sandy beaches, but the offshore coral reef is abundant. The hilly interior is covered in dense jungle. There are two waterfalls on Ko Adang. Tourism There are some mountain trails suitable for hiking through the jungle forest. View points along the way offer views over the nearby island of Ko Lipe and the sea panorama behind. The island is very quiet and undeveloped, thanks to being part of Tarutao National Park. On the southern tip (closest to Ko Lipe) there are camping facilities, as well as bungalows, all belonging to the national park. There is also a ranger station. Long-tail boat The long-tail boat (, , ) is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia that uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Lipe
Ko Lipe (, ) is a small island in the Adang-Rawi Archipelago of the Strait of Malacca, in Satun Province of southwest Thailand, close to the Malaysian border. Its Thai name, the corrupted form of the original Malay name, ''Pulau Nipis'' ('thin island') is transliterated in many different ways into English. The most common names are "Koh Lipe", "Koh Lipeh", "Ko Lipey", and "Ko Lipe". Ko Lipe is on the border of the Tarutao National Marine Park and is directly south of the larger islands Ko Adang and Ko Rawi, and about 50 km from the island of Ko Tarutao. It was originally settled by a group of Malayic-speaking people, sea gypsies (''chao leh'' in Thai and 'orang laut' in Malay), known as the Urak Lawoi’ people. The islands economy is largely centered around tourism, especially because of its white sandy beaches and scuba diving. Access During high season (October to June), there are several locations from which travellers can take a ferry or speedboat to Ko Lipe, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jum (island)
''Jumellea'' is an orchid genus with 55 species native to Madagascar, the Comoros, the Mascarenes, and eastern Africa. In horticulture, it is often abbreviated Jum. Etymology It is named after Henri Lucien Jumelle, a French botanist.Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' Ecology Pollination ''Jumellea'' exhibits the typical adaptions to pollination by hawk moths. However, also auto-pollination is known to occur in ''Jumellea stenophylla''.Micheneau, C., Fournel, J., Gauvin-Bialecki, A., & Pailler, T. (2008)"Auto-pollination in a long-spurred endemic orchid (''Jumellea stenophylla'') on Reunion Island (Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean)."Plant Systematics and Evolution, 272(1), 11-22. Phylogeny Jumellea is proven to be monophyletic.Andriananjamanantsoa, H. N. (2016)"Systématique évolutive et biogéographie de ''Angraecum'' (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae) à Madagascar."/ref> ''Jumellea'' is the sister group to ''Aeranthes''. Both g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
