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16-764: The Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary is a preserved forest comprising two forestland: Hala forest in Betong district in Yala province and Chanae district in Narathiwat province , with Bala forest in Waeng and Sukhirin districts in Narathiwat province. For Waeng people, it is called "Bala-Hala", but for locals in Betong, it is called "Hala-Bala". The forest was named after Khlong Bala, a natural khlong (canal) that flows into

32-683: A thousand hornbills are found in the area. In particular, there are large and small flocks of plain-pouched hornbill ( Rhyticeros subruficollis ) annually migrating from the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in central and western regions to this area in May, which number about 500 or more in total. Hala-Bala is also a habitat of up to 10 hornbills from a total of 13 species found in Thailand, such as rhinoceros hornbill ( Buceros rhinoceros ) that can be closely seen along

48-638: Is a term used to refer to ethnic Malay citizens of Thailand , the sixth largest ethnic group in Thailand . Thailand is home to the third largest ethnic Malay population after Malaysia and Indonesia and most Malays are concentrated in the Southern provinces of Narathiwat , Pattani , Yala , Songkhla , and Satun . Phuket Ranong , and Trang home to a sizeable Muslim population, also have many people who are of Malay descent. A sizeable community also exists in Thailand's capital Bangkok , having descended from migrants or deportees who were relocated from

64-981: Is non-open and not supported by the Thai government which causes them to sometimes mix Malay and Thai. The majority of Malays in Thailand speak a distinct variety of Malay known as Pattani Malay (Yawi: Baso Yawi/Pattani ). However, not all Thai Malays speak Pattani Malay, some people who live in Satun and its vicinage use another distinct variety of Malay known as Satun Malay , while the Malays up north in Bangkok have developed their distinct variant of Malay that incorporated elements of localism with visible Pattani-Kedahan Malay dialect influences known as Bangkok Malay (Bangkok Malay: Bangkok Melayu/Nayu ). The Bangkok, Kedahan and Pattani are closely related and shared many similar vocabularies but still mutually partly unintelligible. With

80-661: Is on the Thai–Malaysian border between Betong District and Hulu Perak District of Perak. In the past, this area was under Mueang Raman, Monthon Pattani. It was upgraded to a district in 1868 with the name Yarom. In 1930 the district name was changed to Betong. The name Betong is the Thai corruption of Betung , its original Malay name means 'bamboo'. In Betong, ethnic Thai Chinese and Thai Malay Muslims both outnumber native Buddhist Thais. At present there are five Chinese organizations. Along with highways and roadways,

96-637: Is one town ( thesaban mueang ) in the district: There is one sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ) in the district: There are three sub-district administrative organizations (SAO) in the district: This Yala Province , Thailand location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Thai Malay Pattani Malays ( Standard Malay : Orang Melayu Pattani', Thai : ไทยเชื้อสายมลายู : Jawi : ملايو تاي ‎ ; Pattani Malay : Oré Nayu Siae , Bangso Yawi ; Bangkok Malay : Oghae Nayu Thai ), with officially recognised terms including 'Malayu-descended Thais' and 'Malay',

112-597: Is the southernmost district ( amphoe ) of Yala province , southern Thailand . Betong is on the Malaysian border. To the north is Than To , to the east is Chanae , ( Narathiwat province ). To the south is the Malaysian state of Perak and to the west is Kedah . The highest point of the Sankalakhiri Range (Northern Titiwangsa Mountains), 1,533 m (5,030 ft) high Ulu Titi Basah (เขาหลวง),

128-549: The Ban To Mo-Ban Bala route, including rare species helmeted hornbill ( Rhinoplax vigil ) as well. Also, large wild animals like gaurs ( Bos gaurus ) are often found in the grassland by Khlong Bala. All of these point that the Hala forest is a complete tropical rainforest that is enriched by plants, wildlife, and a variety of bird species including biodiversity , which maintain the balance of nature in this forest. In

144-591: The Bang Lang Reservoir in Yala, which is a large stream originating from a tropical rainforest with tributaries from the Hala Mountaintop. It features a watershed forest situated in the deep forest adjacent to the Malaysian border and is home to various wild animals. Rare preserved wild animals have been traced as a variety of hornbill species have been covered. Seasonally, flocks of a hundred to

160-514: The Muslim tributary Sultanate of Patani into seven provinces as part of a policy of 'divide and rule'. Despite occasional subsequent rebellions, the policy was generally successful in ensuring peace until the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1901, Siam restructured the seven provinces into a single administrative unit, 'Monthon Pathani', under the new Ministry of the Interior, which consolidated

176-679: The South from the 13th century onwards. Separatist inclinations among ethnic Malays in Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla provinces, the cause of the Southern Thai insurgency , are due in part to cultural differences from the Thai people as well as past experiences of forced attempts to assimilate them into Thai mainstream culture after the annexation of the Sultanate of Patani by Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom . In 1816, Siam divided

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192-439: The district is now connected by air with the help of Betong Airport . Currently, no commercial airlines service Betong Airport. The historically difficult travel to the capital district resulted in Betong being the only district in Thailand with its own vehicle registrar and license plate. Betong is divided into five sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 32 administrative villages ( mubans ). There

208-574: The introduction of Islam to Southeast Asia, the Malays use a modified version of the Arabic script known as Jawi . Unlike other parts of the Malay world, like Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, where the usage of Jawi is declining rapidly from the increasing usage of the Latin alphabet, Jawi is still widely used and understood among Malays in Thailand. Thai Malays are mainly Sunni Muslims . They're mostly of

224-717: The part of rare plants that can be found in this forest, for example golden leaved liana, or locally called Yan Da-o ( Bauhinia aureifolia ), an endemic plant in Thailand found only in Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani provinces . Maha Sadam ( Cyathea podophylla ), a kind of fern , used to be food of dinosaurs that can make feels like returning to a primeval forest, and is a home of largest baing tree ( Tetrameles nudiflora ) in Thailand as well. 5°47′42.7″N 101°49′41.9″E  /  5.795194°N 101.828306°E  / 5.795194; 101.828306 Betong District Betong ( Thai : เบตง , pronounced [bēː.tōŋ]  ; Malay : Betung  ; Chinese : 勿洞)

240-591: The seven provinces into four: Patani , Bangnara , Saiburi and Yala . Kedah was then ceded to the British under the Anglo–Siamese Treaty of 1909, in which a more integrated district formerly belonging to Kedah became Satun Province . The Malay Muslims of Satun are less inclined towards separatism; this is largely a result of the historical affinity of the Malay King of Setul towards Siam, compared to

256-525: The violent breakup of the Sultanate of Patani. Pro-Thai inclinations can also be observed in Malay communities in Phuket, Ranong and Bangkok. In Province Pattani, Narathiwat & Yala also known as 3 Malay regions/Province ( kawasan 3 wilayah ) having and practicing the same culture as the state of Kelantan , Malaysia. They also speak the same language but some different because Standard Malay education

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