In 1818, a merchant ship from the very young United States of America first arrived in the ancient Kingdom of Siam in the first recorded contact between the two nations.   The ship carried a letter of greeting from U.S. President James Monroe.  Christian missionaries soon arrived, becoming the first Americans to settle in the … Continue reading Muang Phuket Local Post: New Issue — 180 Years of Thai-American Friendship, 11 December 2013