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Chart shows the peopling of Thailand. Thailand is a country of some 70 ethnic groups, including at least 24 groups of ethnolinguistically Tai peoples, mainly the Central, Southern, Northeastern, and Northern Thais; 22 groups of Austroasiatic peoples, with substantial populations of Northern Khmer and Kuy; 11 groups speaking Sino-Tibetan ...
Udon Pittayanukoon (commonly called: Udonpit in Thai: โรงเรียนอุดรพิทยานุกูล) is a public secondary school for grades 7–12. The school is operated under the authority of OBEC ( Office of the Basic Education Commission ). Udonpit has received recognition as the best school in northeast ( Isan) of ...
Since 2000, the role of the Thai monarchy has been increasingly challenged by scholars, students, media, observers and traditionalists, and as pro-democracy interests began to express their speech. [17] [18] Many deemed that a series of laws and measures relating to lèse majesté in Thailand are hindrances to freedom of expression.
Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. [6] Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.
Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors. There are usually nineteen public holidays in a year, but more may be declared by the cabinet. Other observances, both official and non-official, local and international, are observed to varying degrees throughout the country.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander ( / ˈʃeɪ ˈɡɪldʒəs / SHAY GHIL-jəs; [1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Kentucky ...
List of prime ministers of Thailand. Top left: Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada was the first prime minister of Thailand. Top right: Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the longest-serving prime minister. Bottom left: Yingluck Shinawatra was the first female prime minister of Thailand. Bottom right: Srettha Thavisin is the current prime minister.
The flag of Thailand ( Thai: ธงไตรรงค์; RTGS : thong trai rong, meaning ' tricolour flag') shows five horizontal stripes in the colours red, white, blue, white and red, with the central blue stripe being twice as wide as each of the other four. The design was adopted on 28 September 1917, according to the royal decree issued ...