The Mon Youth Community of Thailand is planning for its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, September 12, 2009.

According to an organizer for the AGM, invitation cards were sent to the Mon community, urging Mon people to join the AGM at a Mon temple in Ladkabang, Bangkok.  The AGM will offer cultural performances and Mon traditional food.

Thai-Raman (Thai Mon) Association and the Mon Youth Community

There are two main Mon community associations registered in Thailand: the Thai-Raman (Thai Mon) Association and the Mon Youth Community (Bangkok).  Dr. Su-Ed Gajaseni, a sixth generation ancestor of the great Mon Commander Banyae Join, who died in 2007, founded the Thai-Raman Association.  With more than 1,700 members from Thai Mon communities, the TRA is the strongest Mon social organization. However, the TRA is criticized by younger generations, especially the Mon Youth Community of Bangkok, for a lack of political will and motivation.

It is estimated that 30 provinces around Thailand have Mon communities. The majority of Thai Mons live in Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi, Ratchburi, Kanchanaburi and Samut Sakhon Province.