Thailand desires so as to add one other identify for Bangkok on official paperwork: Krung Thep Maha Nakorn

The capital of Thailand, Bangkok, might quickly have one other identify for official paperwork: Krung Thep Maha Nakorn. However Bangkok would nonetheless be used. It’s not that massive a change.

The Workplace of the Royal Society of Thailand introduced a change within the identify of the nation’s capital. Bangkok might formally be referred to as Krung Thep Maha Nakorn.

Nevertheless, Bangkok will nonetheless be used.

The town is already recognized in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร), which is its full ceremonial identify, or extra colloquially as Krung Thep. Krung means capital in Thai.

In official paperwork, Bangkok might be written after Krung Thep Maha Nakorn in parentheses or after a semicolon.

Because the change created confusion, Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Workplace clarified on February 16 that the change was minor for Thailand.

Thailand’s Royal Society is accountable for the educational and linguistic requirements and the change won’t have a widespread impact as some speculated on-line.

Krung Thep Maha Nakorn would solely be used as a standardized identify for official paperwork.

Bangkok can be utilized for designating Bangkok and Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.

The cupboard authorized the Prime Minister’s Workplace draft announcement on Tuesday. A fee might want to validate the adjustments, and the Ministry of Overseas Affairs will have the ability to make observations earlier than it’s processed.

The modifications are a part of a revamp to standardize the names of nations, territories, administrative districts, and capitals. For example, Italy’s capital Rome could be written “Rome, Roma”.

Bangkok was formally Thailand’s capital identify in 2001 though it was used lengthy earlier than that official recognition.

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