What Is The Thai Year At The Moment?

[JELLIS1000]

What is the year in the Thai calender at the moment, is is 2049 or 2050?

Thanks

[the scouser]

2550.

Scouse.

[JELLIS1000]

Ha ha, nearly close.

Thanks Scouse.

[aussiestyle1983]

Why do they still say "Song Pan, Ha Rawy, Sii Sip Gao" at my school. To me this is saying its still "2549?"

I thought it was now 2550 like yall are saying. I thought the Thai year changes on Jan 1. Or does it change acording to the Thai new Year "Songkran" or the Buddhist new year?

Maybe they are a bit slow at my school........................

[kel57]

According to my Thai wife, the new year 2550 comes into effect on Jan 1st. Song Kran is just the Spring Festival/Thai New Year of old.

[peter991]

The easiest way to tell the Thai CALENDAR year is to add 543 to the Western Calendar.

So 2007 (Australia) = 2007 + 543 = 2550 (thailand).

Thanks for the clarification on when the year starts, Kel57.

Peter