SOCIOCULTURAL A unified Thai Kingdom was in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southwest Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War2, Thailand ally following the conflict. GEOGRAPHY<Tab/> Climate: Tropical; rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid May to September); dry, cool northeast monsoon (November …showed first 75 words of 2851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2851 total…of BTO concessions has resulted in the rapid expansion of basic telephone services. Currently, there are many mergers or acquisitions of foreign investors occurring with Thai telecommunication operators. Thailand currently has eight cellular phone networks run by three private companies and two state enterprises (TOT and CAT). This allows a huge diversity of systems. With internet penetration at 7% during this year It is also worth noting that e-commerce transaction in Thailand reached US$600 million in 2001 .