Thai community in the United Kingdom

Infobox Ethnic group
group = Thai British


caption = Notable Thai Britons:
Vanessa-Mae, Roxy Jezel flagicon|Thailand flagicon|UK
poptime = 16,257 Thai Born (2001) [http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/18/23/34792376.xls Place of birth data collated by OECD based on 2001 UK Census] ]
36,000 Thai Born and Full Descent (2006) [ [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/06/19/national/national_30006759.php Thais and British born Thais in the UK, 2006] ]
(Over 0.06% of the UK's population)
popplace = Throughout the United Kingdom, especially London, Sussex, Sheffield and parts of Wales
langs = English, Thai
rels = Buddhism

The Thai British community or Thai Britons, are people who are born or raised in the United Kingdom who are of Thai origin.The main cities in Britain with a significant Thai population are London, Sheffield, Birmingham & Glasgow.

Notable Thai Britons

* Roxy Jezel - Pornographic actress
* Kathreya Kasisopa - Contestant on Big Brother Series - website: [http://www.katcookiepower.blogspot.com/]
* Vanessa-Mae - Pop and Classical musician
* Sakchai Makao - Political campaigner
* Tom Ramasut - Footballer
* Ajahn Thaniya - Nun
* Ji Ungpakorn - University lecturer

ee also

*Thai American
*East Asian British

External links

* [http://www.thai-uk.org/living-in-UK.htm Thai-UK, an on-line magazine promoting positive links between Thailand and the UK]
* [http://www.buddhapadipa.org/ Buddhapadipa Thai Temple]
* [http://www.thailand-sussex.com/index.php?pgid=index The Thailand Sussex community]
* [http://www.thaiwales.co.uk/ The Thai Cultural Association, Wales]


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