News
Official announcements, cultural notices, and irregular briefings concerning Syldavian affairs in the Kingdom of Thailand and beyond.
These entries record consular directives, ceremonial calendars, public advisories, and significant developments affecting Syldavian citizens, visitors, and correspondents. Each notice is preserved as an archival communique so older items remain accessible for reference and citation.
The list below is ordered by date. An RSS feed is distributed to subscribers, institutional services, and the accredited Syldavian consular network.
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The Consulate publishes a new History dossier on the Sceptre of Ottokar, which every King of Syldavia must present to his people on Saint Wladimir's Day, or abdicate. It has been stolen twice, in 1938 and in 2011.Culture
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"We Belgians know that is not quite true." In his RTL Info podcast Astéroïde, Luc Gilson revises the official history of space exploration somewhat: before Yuri Gagarin, there was Tintin. The Consulate adds four precisions for the record and draws attention to the Amis de Hergé day at the Euro Space Center on 29 November.Culture
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For the first time, the Consulate is publishing photographs from the Syldavian lunar mission of June 1952, preserved for more than seven decades in the archives of the Sprodj Atomic Research Centre.Culture
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From the Illyrians to the present day, the History section has been reviewed, expanded and filled in. And the reign it summarised in a few lines now has a page of its own.Culture
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The Consulate of Syldavia in Bangkok has received many enquiries about the theft of the film Iron Wings: Klow Squadron and the forged version circulated in its wake. The Consulate shares the following, in the measured terms such matters deserve, and one that is not measured at all: the film will open as planned.Culture
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The Swedish Embassy in Thailand went out for coconut ice cream, and Thai internet users promptly turned the outing into a field lesson. The Consulate offers its congratulations, pays tribute to Bangkok street food, and adds a page to a long-running file.Consular
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A year after the Consulate first reported that Syldavian cinema was preparing for takeoff, that promise has reached the screen. The Consulate of Syldavia in Bangkok is pleased to share news of a summer of homegrown films, made with the help of friends in Thailand, now reaching audiences at home and, in time, abroad.Culture
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On this 15th of July, Sceptre Day and the Feast of Saint Wladimir, the Office of the Consul sends its warmest wishes to all Syldavians and friends of the Kingdom. The greeting comes this year from the United Kingdom, where the Consul is occupied with the customary summer mission. There will be no consular reception in Bangkok this year.
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Syldavia has no team at this World Cup, but it has five adopted nations to cheer, two reporters out on the road across America, and a community in Thailand willing to lose a little sleep over it. The Consulate sets out how to follow it all from Bangkok: when the matches fall in Thai time, and where in the city to catch them.Culture
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Long resident in Syldavia, the French community has given itself representatives of its own. The Syldavian Consulate in Bangkok, which knows the same formalities, salutes them, and reminds Syldavians in Thailand where help can be found.Consular
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A folk five-piece is touring southern France this summer under the name of our National Orchestra. The Consulate clarifies, then recommends them anyway.Culture
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The days are lengthening, the first bookings are arriving, and the Kingdom of the Black Pelican is entering its busiest season. The Consulate offers a few seasonal pointers.General