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Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Thai: แปลก พิบูลสงคราม [plɛ̀ːk pʰí.būːn.sǒŋ.kʰrāːm]; alternatively transcribed as Pibulsongkram or Pibulsonggram; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. (Thai: จอมพล ป.; [tɕɔ̄ːm.pʰōn.pɔ̄ː]), and contemporarily known as Phibun (Pibul) in ...
~400,000 [1] Annual budget: 135,389 million baht (FY2019) Minister responsible: Dej-is Khaothong; Deputy Minister responsible: Dej-is Khaothong; Ministry executive:
In the past, betel chewing was a popular daily activity among Thais all over the country. [1] Betel comes from the plant known as Areca catechu, which grows wild all over Thailand and is known as หมาก (maak). [2] [3] In a rural hill tribe in Northern Thailand, a villager smiles with stained teeth from her Betel Chew.
In December 2008, Thaicom Public Company, the operator of the Thaicom satellite, announced it has renewed a 10-year contract [60] with the Distance Learning Education via Satellite Foundation of Thailand (DLF) to broadcast DLTV channels using one Ku-band transponder on the Thaicom 5 satellite.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 September 2024. World map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) Very high (≥ 0.800) High (0.700–0.799) Medium (0.550–0.699) Low (≤ 0.549) Data unavailable World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of ...
The following table lists all closed railway stations in Thailand as of September 2021 in English alphabetical order. The list does not include stations of the Burma Railway Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi-Thanbyuzayat which was demolished at the end of World War II.
Apollo 1, initially designated AS-204, was planned to be the first crewed mission of the Apollo program, [ 1 ] the American undertaking to land the first man on the Moon. It was planned to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module. The mission never flew; a cabin fire during a ...
[93] [94] The building was finally demolished in November 2009 and construction of its replacement began on December 1, 2009. [95] The adjacent Verizon Building, an Art Deco building constructed in 1926, had extensive damage to its east facade from the collapse of 7 World Trade Center, though it was successfully restored at a cost of US$1.4 ...