Thais call it Krung Thep for short. Apart from that, it turns out that the word Krung or commonly written Krueng which means river is very much the name of a location in Aceh.
SERAMBINEWS.COM, BANGKOK – The Office of the Royal Thai Society (ORST) has announced the change of the official name of the Thai capital, from “Bangkok” to “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon”.
Thais call it Krung Thep for short. Apart from that, it turns out that the word Krung or commonly written Krueng which means river is very much the name of a location in Aceh.
Like Krueng Mane, Krueng Meuh, and others, so Krung Thep accidentally said, as if he was very familiar with the people of Aceh.
Returning to the main question, the Thai cabinet has approved the change on Tuesday (15/2/2022) and will take effect after the Legislation.
However, a government spokesman as quoted from Bangkok Post, Saturday (19/2/2022) said, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon will only be used as the official name.
While the name Bangkok will be included in parentheses.
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The name “Bangkok” has been in use since November 2001.
It comes from the old area Bangkokwhich is now part of the capital’s large metropolitan area, district Bangkok We don’t Bangkok Yai.
However, the Thai government asked citizens and the world community not to quarrel with the change in the name of the Thai capital.
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