Thais in Singapore
คนไทยในสิงคโปร์
Thailand Singapore
Total population
47,700[1] (2012)
Languages
Thai language, Mandarin Chinese, English
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Thai diaspora

Thais in Singapore refers to people who are holding Thai citizenship or people of Thai descent who were born or residing in Singapore. With a population of 47,700 in 2012, according to Thailand's Thai Consular, they are the 8th largest overseas Thai community and 2nd largest in Southeast Asia.[1]

History

Golden Mile Complex is home to many Thai restaurants and is also known as Singapore's Little Thailand.

During Singapore's construction boom in the 1980s and early 1990s, Thai migrant workers made up the bulk of foreign construction workers in the country.[2] They arrived by bus into Singapore by the thousands from Thailand to work on infrastructure projects around the country. Golden Mile Complex was a common pick up and drop off point for these buses resulting in the emergence of more Thai businesses such as restaurants, tour agencies, Thai newspaper stands around the area and the place was colloquially known by locals as 'Little Thailand'.[3]

Today, there are lesser Thai construction workers in Singapore as the construction workforce relies more on workers from China and South Asia.

Notable Thai temples in Singapore

Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple, the oldest Thai temple in Singapore

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "รายงานจำนวนประมาณการคนไทยในต่างประเทศ 2012" (PDF). consular.go.th (in Thai). March 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Thai workers have help fitting in here, thanks to group". AsiaOne. May 15, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Golden Mile Complex will 'not be the same even if building is kept'". TODAYonline. January 13, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.


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