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Why are people debating on Witthayu Road’s English name?
The Nation Thailand
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11/27/2024
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I'm here now on Thanon Vithiyu or Wallace Road. People often debate why its English name is
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Wallace Road rather than Radio Road. So let's find out. The name Wallace Road still sparked
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heated debates among Thai netizens even though the road was established over 50 years ago.
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Some argue that it should be called Radio Road even calling authorities to have the name changed.
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But the fact is just that in old-fashioned English, the word Wallace also referred to
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radio technology. Created in 1972, Thanon Vithiyu was named after the nearby Saradang
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station, one of Thailand's first radio transmitter stations. Some theories suggest
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that the station used a machine known at that time as Wallace Telegraphy, which is why the
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road received the name Wallace Road. To settle these ongoing debates, the street's name was
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later written in both Thai and English. Regardless of its name, Wallace Road remains an important
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area in Bangkok, home to embassies and shopping malls.
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