Friends,
It appears that the Royal Institute (http://www.royin.go.th/th/home/index.php) has done something to speed up access to its website. Now it is a real pleasure to use. Please let me know if you are experiencing similar speed increases. Among the most useful sections of this site are:
Listings of numerical classifiers: http://www.royin.go.th/th/profile/index ... emMenuIDS= (and multiple following pages)
Essays on words and phrases, searchable from the main page
Transcribing Thai into Roman characters: http://www.royin.go.th/upload/246/FileU ... 6_2157.pdf
Knowledge base on various subjects: http://www.royin.go.th/th/knowledge/index.php
And, there are many more areas to explore here.