InPada tahun 2001,<ref>[http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html Why is Singapore in the “Wrong” Time Zone?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> then-Primebakal Perdana MinisterMenteri [[Thaksin Shinawatra]] announcedmenunjukkan intentionsniatnya tountuk changemengubah thezona country's UTCwaktu offsetThailand tomenjadi [[UTC+08:008]], toseperti be in line withhalnya [[time in Singapore|SingaporeSingapura]], [[Malaysia]], [[ChinaCina]], [[Hong Kong]], &dan [[Philippines|The PhilippinesFilipina]]. ThisIde wasini metmenuai withkritik muchdan criticism and resistancepenolakan. The planRencana wasini laterlantas withdrawnditunda.
== Notasi ==
=== Tanggal ===
{{See also|Date and time notation in Thailand}}
Thailand mainly uses themengikuti [[Buddhistpenanggalan EraBuddha]], which isyakni 543 yearstahun aheadsebelum of theTahun Gregorian year. The year AD {{CURRENTYEAR}}Tahun isMasehi indicatedditunjukkan assebagai {{#expr:({{CURRENTYEAR}}+543)}} BE indi Thailand.▼
=== Notasi tanggal ===
▲Thailand mainly uses the [[Buddhist Era]] which is 543 years ahead of the Gregorian year. The year AD {{CURRENTYEAR}} is indicated as {{#expr:({{CURRENTYEAR}}+543)}} BE in Thailand.
