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491 relations: Administrative Court of Thailand, Administrative divisions of Thailand, Aichi Prefecture, Air pollution, AirAsia, Airavata, Airline hub, Airport Rail Link (Bangkok), Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Ankara, Aquifer, Architecture of Thailand, Asanee–Wasan, Asian Network of Major Cities 21, Asok Montri Road, Association football, Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok, Astana, Auto rickshaw, Automotive industry in Thailand, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Ayutthaya Kingdom, Backpacking (travel), Ban Khrua, Bang Bon district, Bang Kachao, Bang Kapi district, Bang Khae district, Bang Khen district, Bang Kho Laem district, Bang Khun Thian district, Bang Na district, Bang Phlat district, Bang Rak district, Bang Sue district, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok BRT, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok International Film Festival, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok Noi district, Bangkok Port, Bangkok Post, Bangkok United F.C., Bangkok Yai district, Bay of Bangkok, Beijing, ... Expand index (441 more) »
- 18th-century establishments in Asia
- Populated places established in the 18th century
- Populated places on the Chao Phraya River
Administrative Court of Thailand
The Administrative Court of Thailand (ศาลปกครอง) is a branch of the national judiciary, concerning grievances against state agencies or public officials.
See Bangkok and Administrative Court of Thailand
Administrative divisions of Thailand
Thailand is a unitary state, which means the territories are separated into central co-dependencies, with the central government deciding everything for the provinces. Bangkok and Administrative divisions of Thailand are provinces of Thailand.
See Bangkok and Administrative divisions of Thailand
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
See Bangkok and Aichi Prefecture
Air pollution
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
AirAsia
Capital A Berhad, operating as AirAsia (stylized as airasia), is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Airavata
Amber, Rajasthan Airavata (lit) is a divine elephant, characterized by four tusks, seven trunks and a white complexion.
Airline hub
An airline hub or hub airport is an airport used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations.
Airport Rail Link (Bangkok)
The Airport Rail Link (ARL) (รถไฟฟ้าแอร์พอร์ต เรล ลิงก์) is an express and commuter rail line in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall
The Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall (พระที่นั่งอนันตสมาคม: Phra Thinang Anantasamakhom: translated as 'The place of immense gathering'Noobanjong, page 167) is a royal reception hall in Dusit Palace in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2). Bangkok and Ankara are capitals in Asia.
Aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt).
Architecture of Thailand
The architecture of Thailand (สถาปัตยกรรมไทย) is a major part of the country's cultural legacy and reflects both the challenges of living in Thailand's sometimes extreme climate as well as, historically, the importance of architecture to the Thai people's sense of community and religious beliefs.
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Asanee–Wasan
Asanee–Wasan (อัสนี-วสันต์ โชติกุล or Asanee & Wasan Chotikul) is a Thai rock band fronted by brothers Asanee "Pom" and Wasan "Toe" Chotikul.
Asian Network of Major Cities 21
Asian Network of Major Cities 21 was a body representing the interests of several of Asia's largest capital cities around common themes of importance, including urban planning, sustainability and crisis management.
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Asok Montri Road
Asok Montri Road, or Soi Sukhumvit 21 (also Asoke Montri Road, ถนนอโศกมนตรี), is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok
The Assumption Cathedral (อาสนวิหารอัสสัมชัญ) is the principal Catholic church of Thailand, located at 23 Oriental Avenue, New Road, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok.
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Astana
Astana, formerly known as Nur-Sultan, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. Bangkok and Astana are capitals in Asia.
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.
Automotive industry in Thailand
, the automotive industry in Thailand is the largest in Southeast Asia and the 10th largest in the world.
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Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network, a division of Informa.
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Ayutthaya Kingdom
The Ayutthaya Kingdom (อยุธยา,, IAST: or) or the Empire of Ayutthaya was a Mon and later Siamese kingdom that existed in Southeast Asia from 1351 to 1767, centered around the city of Ayutthaya, in Siam, or present-day Thailand.
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Backpacking (travel)
Backpacking is a form of low-cost, independent travel, which often includes staying in inexpensive lodgings and carrying all necessary possessions in a backpack.
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Ban Khrua
Ban Khrua (บ้านครัว,; other spellings include Ban Krua and Baan Krua) is a historic community neighborhood along Bangkok's Khlong Saen Saep from Saphan Hua Chang to Wat Phrayayang.
Bang Bon district
Bang Bon (บางบอน) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Kachao
Bang Kachao (บางกะเจ้า) is an artificial island formed by a bend in the Chao Phraya River and a canal at its western end. Bangkok and Bang Kachao are populated places on the Chao Phraya River.
Bang Kapi district
Bang Kapi (บางกะปิ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Khae district
Bang Khae (บางแค) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Khen district
Bang Khen (บางเขน) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Kho Laem district
Bang Kho Laem (บางคอแหลม) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Khun Thian district
Bang Khun Thian (บางขุนเทียน) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Na district
Bang Na (บางนา) is one of the fifty districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Phlat district
Bang Phlat (บางพลัด) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Rak district
Bang Rak (บางรัก) is one of the fifty districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bang Sue district
Bang Sue (บางซื่อ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC; หอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร) is a contemporary arts centre in Bangkok, Thailand.
See Bangkok and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Bangkok BRT
The Bangkok BRT is a bus rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok Hospital
Bangkok Hospital (โรงพยาบาลกรุงเทพ) is a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok International Film Festival
The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) (เทศกาลภาพยนตร์นานาชาติกรุงเทพฯ) is an international film festival held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003.
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Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (องค์การขนส่งมวลชนกรุงเทพ), also known as BMTA (ขสมก.), is the main operator of public transit buses within the Greater Bangkok area.
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (กรุงเทพมหานคร) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Bangkok Metropolitan Region
The Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR) (กรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล), may refer to a government-defined "political definition" of the urban region surrounding the metropolis of Bangkok, or the built-up area, i.e., urban agglomeration of Bangkok, Thailand, which varies in size and shape, and gets filled in as development expands.
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Bangkok National Museum
The Bangkok National Museum (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ พระนคร) is the main branch museum of the National Museums in Thailand and also one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia.
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Bangkok Noi district
Bangkok Noi (บางกอกน้อย) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok Port
Bangkok Port (ท่าเรือกรุงเทพ) (BKP), popularly known as Khlong Toei Port (ท่าเรือคลองเตย), is an international port on the Chao Phraya River in Khlong Toei District of the Thai capital city, Bangkok.
Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post is an English-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand.
Bangkok United F.C.
True Bangkok United Football Club (สโมสรฟุตบอลทรู แบงค็อก ยูไนเต็ด) is a professional football club based in Pathum Thani province, Thailand.
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Bangkok Yai district
Bangkok Yai (บางกอกใหญ่) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bay of Bangkok
The Bay of Bangkok (อ่าวกรุงเทพ,,, sometimes informally อ่าว ก.ไก่), also known as the Bight of Bangkok, is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Thailand, roughly extending from Hua Hin District to the west and Sattahip District to the east. Bangkok and Bay of Bangkok are Gulf of Thailand.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China. Bangkok and Beijing are capitals in Asia.
BG Pathum United F.C.
BG Pathum United Football Club (สโมสรฟุตบอลบีจี ปทุม ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Pathum Thani province and is managed by BG Sports Company Limited which is a subsidiary of Bangkok Glass Public Company Limited.
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Big Apple
"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City.
Black May (1992)
Black May (พฤษภาทมิฬ), also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by security forces and police in Bangkok in May 1992.
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Blue Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Blue Line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีน้ำเงิน) or MRT Chaloem Ratchamongkon Line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายเฉลิมรัชมงคล) is Bangkok's third rapid transit line, following the Sukhumvit line and Silom line of the BTS Skytrain.
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Bombing of Bangkok in World War II
The city of Bangkok, Thailand was bombed by the Allies on numerous occasions during World War II.
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BTS Skytrain
The Bangkok Mass Transit System, commonly known as the BTS Skytrain (รถไฟฟ้าบีทีเอส), is an elevated rapid transit system in Bangkok, Thailand.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism.
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Bueng Kum district
Bueng Kum (บึงกุ่ม) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bumrungrad International Hospital
Bumrungrad International Hospital (โรงพยาบาลบำรุงราษฎร์) is a private hospital founded in 1980 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit (BRT), also referred to as a busway or transitway, is a bus-based public transport system designed to have much more capacity, reliability, and other quality features than a conventional bus system.
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Busan
Busan, officially is South Korea's second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million inhabitants as of 2024.
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a group of 96 cities around the world that represents one twelfth of the world's population and one quarter of the global economy.
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Central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business center of a city.
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Central Thailand
Central Thailand (Central plain) (historically also known as Siam or Dvaravati) is one of the regions of Thailand, covering the broad alluvial plain of the Chao Phraya River.
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CentralWorld
CentralWorld (เซ็นทรัลเวิลด์, styled as centralwOrld) is a shopping plaza and complex in Bangkok, Thailand.
Chachoengsao province
Chachoengsao (ฉะเชิงเทรา) is one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (changwat), located in eastern Thailand. Bangkok and Chachoengsao province are Gulf of Thailand and provinces of Thailand.
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Chadchart Sittipunt
Chadchart Sittipunt (born 24 May 1966) is a Thai politician, engineer, and professor who is the incumbent Governor of Bangkok.
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Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway
The Chaloem Maha Nakhon Expressway, also known as the First Stage Expressway System, is an expressway in Thailand, located in Bangkok.
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Chams
The Chams (Cham: ꨌꩌ, Čaṃ), or Champa people (Cham:, Urang Campa; Người Chăm or Người Chàm; ជនជាតិចាម), are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia as well as an indigenous people of central Vietnam.
Channel 3 (Thailand)
Channel 3 or Channel 3 HD (lit) is a Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial free-to-air television network that was launched on 26 March 1970 as Thailand and Bangkok's first commercial television station.
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Channel 5 (Thailand)
Channel 5 or Channel 5 HD (Full Name: Royal Thai Army Radio and Television Station; also known as Thai TV5 or simply TV5) is a Thai free-to-air public television network owned by the Royal Thai Army, launched on 25 January 1958.
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Channel 7 (Thailand)
Channel 7 or Channel 7 HD, fully known as Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited Channel 7 (ช่อง 7 เอชดี Formerly known as สถานีโทรทัศน์สีกองทัพบกช่อง 7), is a Thai state-owned free-to-air television network that was launched on 27 November 1967.
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Chao Phraya Express Boat
The Chao Phraya Express Boat (เรือด่วนเจ้าพระยา Ruea Duan Chao Phraya) is a transportation service in Thailand operating on the Chao Phraya River.
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Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya (or; แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา,, or) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. Bangkok and Chao Phraya River are Gulf of Thailand.
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Chaozhou
Chaozhou, alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China.
Charoen Krung Road
Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021) Charoen Krung Road (ถนนเจริญกรุง) is a major road in Bangkok and the first in Thailand to be built using modern construction methods.
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Chatuchak district
Chatuchak (จตุจักร) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chatuchak Park
Chatuchak Park (สวนจตุจักร) is a public park in the southwest part of Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chatuchak Weekend Market
The Chatuchak Weekend Market (ตลาดนัดจตุจักร), on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand.
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Chengdu
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan.
Chinatown, Bangkok
Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world.
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Chinese Communist Revolution
The Chinese Communist Revolution was a social and political revolution that culminated in the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949.
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Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival (see also § Names) is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
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Chom Thong district, Bangkok
Chom Thong (จอมทอง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chongqing
Chongqing is a municipality in Southwestern China.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Chulalongkorn
Chulalongkorn, reigning title Phra Chula Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. He reigned from 1868 until his death in 1910.
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University (CU, จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย), nicknamed Chula (จุฬาฯ), is a public autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cinema of Thailand
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the early days of filmmaking, when King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by François-Henri Lavancy-Clarke.
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City Mayors Foundation
The City Mayors Foundation, also known as City Mayors, is an international think tank dedicated to urban affairs.
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City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of Greater Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia.
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Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
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Coastal flooding
Coastal flooding occurs when dry and low-lying land is submerged (flooded) by seawater.
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Confucianism
Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.
Conspicuous consumption
In sociology and in economics, the term conspicuous consumption describes and explains the consumer practice of buying and using goods of a higher quality, price, or in greater quantity than practical.
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Constitutional Court of Thailand
The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand (ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ) is an independent Thai court created by the 1997 constitution with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts, royal decrees, draft legislation, as well as the appointment and removal of public officials and issues regarding political parties.
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Contemporary art
Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, and it generally refers to art produced from the 1970s onwards.
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Controlled-access highways in Thailand
Multiple toll-collecting controlled-access highway systems are in operation in Thailand, The service can be used only for cars, trucks and certain types of buses currently serving the Greater Bangkok area and nearby provinces.
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Council of Local Authorities for International Relations
The Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) is a Japanese government-affiliated general incorporated foundation established in 1988 to support the international activities of local governments to strengthen international collaboration, particularly around regional development and revitalisation.
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Daegu
Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in southeastern South Korea.
Daily News (Thailand)
Daily News (เดลินิวส์) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide.
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Dalian
Dalian is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang and Harbin).
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument (''Anusawari Prachathipatai''.) is a public monument in the city center of Bangkok, capital of Thailand.
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Detention basin
A detention basin or retarding basin is an excavated area installed on, or adjacent to, tributaries of rivers, streams, lakes or bays to protect against flooding and, in some cases, downstream erosion by storing water for a limited period of time.
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Deva (Hinduism)
Deva (Sanskrit: देव) means "shiny", "exalted", "heavenly being", "divine being", "anything of excellence", and is also one of the Sanskrit terms used to indicate a deity in Hinduism.
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Din Daeng district
Din Daeng (ดินแดง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Districts of Thailand
An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ)—usually translated as "district"—is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand.
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Don Mueang district
Don Mueang (ดอนเมือง,,; lit. 'the upland where the town is located'; often spelled "Don Muang") is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Don Mueang International Airport
Don Mueang International Airport (ท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง,,, or colloquially as สนามบินดอนเมือง), known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).
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Don Mueang Tollway
Uttaraphimuk Elevated Tollway (colloquially Don Muang Tollway, or Tollway is an elevated tollway in Bangkok, Thailand. The tollway is planned to become part of Motorway No. 5, which connects Bang Pa-in to Mae Sai and Chiang Khong.
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Dusit district
Dusit (ดุสิต) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Dusit Palace
Dusit Palace (พระราชวังดุสิต, RTGS: Phra Ratcha Wang Dusit) is a compound of royal residences in Bangkok, Thailand.
Economic inequality
Economic inequality is an umbrella term for a) income inequality or distribution of income (how the total sum of money paid to people is distributed among them), b) wealth inequality or distribution of wealth (how the total sum of wealth owned by people is distributed among the owners), and c) consumption inequality (how the total sum of money spent by people is distributed among the spenders).
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Economy of Thailand
The economy of Thailand is dependent on exports, which accounted in 2021 for about 58 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).
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Edmund Roberts (diplomat)
Edmund Roberts (June 29, 1784 – June 12, 1836) was an American diplomat.
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Elaeocarpus hygrophilus
Elaeocarpus hygrophilus is a species of plant in the Elaeocarpaceae family.
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Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion.
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Endonym and exonym
An endonym (also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate themselves, their homeland, or their language.
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Erawan Shrine
The Erawan Shrine, formally the Thao Maha Phrom Shrine (ศาลท้าวมหาพรหม;; 'shrine of Lord Maha Brahma'), is a shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, which houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of Brahma, the Hindu god of creation.
Expressway Authority of Thailand
The Expressway Authority of Thailand (การทางพิเศษแห่งประเทศไทย) (EXAT) is a state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport.
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Farang
Farang (فرنگ) is a Persian word that originally referred to the Franks (the major Germanic people) and later came to refer to Western or Latin Europeans in general.
Ficus benjamina
Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia.
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Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
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Fine Arts Department
The Fine Arts Department (กรมศิลปากร) is a government department of Thailand, under the Ministry of Culture.
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Five Star Production
Five Star Production Co.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsOrganisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'alimentazione e l'agricoltura.
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Football in Bangkok
Football is the popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Bangkok.
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Forbes Global 2000
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by: sales, profit, assets and market value.
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Fortune Global 500
The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue.
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Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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GDH 559
GDH 559 Co., Ltd. (บริษัท จีดีเอช ห้าห้าเก้า จำกัด), doing business as GDH, is a film studio subsidiary of the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy.
Gem scam
The gem scam is a confidence trick performed usually against tourists.
Gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment.
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George Town, Penang
George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.
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Giant Swing
The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha, (เสาชิงช้า) is a religious structure in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Gini coefficient
In economics, the Gini coefficient, also known as the Gini index or Gini ratio, is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income inequality, the wealth inequality, or the consumption inequality within a nation or a social group.
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Global city
A global city, also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center, is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and urban studies, based on the thesis that globalization has created a hierarchy of strategic geographic locations with varying degrees of influence over finance, trade, and culture worldwide.
Global Financial Centres Index
The Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) is a ranking of the competitiveness of financial centres based on over 29,000 financial centre assessments from an online questionnaire together with over 100 indices from organisations such as the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Globalization and World Cities Research Network
The Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) is a think tank that studies the relationships between world cities in the context of globalization.
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GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited (จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่ or stylized as G"MM' Grammy) is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand.
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
The Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) is a laboratory in the Earth Sciences Division of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center affiliated with the Columbia University Earth Institute.
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Government House of Thailand
Government House (ทำเนียบรัฐบาล) refers to the offices of the Prime Minister of Thailand and appointed cabinet ministers.
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Government of Thailand
The Government of Thailand, or formally the Royal Thai Government (Abrv: RTG; รัฐบาลไทย), is the unitary government of the Kingdom of Thailand.
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Grab Holdings
Grab Holdings Inc. is a Singaporean multinational technology company headquartered in One-North, Singapore.
Grand Palace
The Grand Palace (พระบรมมหาราชวัง, Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). How to read and how to write. (20th Edition). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand..) is a complex of buildings at the heart of Bangkok, Thailand.
Green belt
A green belt is a policy, and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas.
Guangzhou
Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula.
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H Gallery
H Gallery was an art gallery in Bang Rak District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Han Chinese
The Han Chinese or the Han people, or colloquially known as the Chinese are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China.
Hanoi
Hanoi (Hà Nội) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam. Bangkok and Hanoi are capitals in Asia.
Hat Yai
Hat Yai (หาดใหญ่,, also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border and the fifth largest city in Thailand. Bangkok and Hat Yai are cities and towns in Thailand.
Hawker (trade)
A hawker is a vendor of merchandise that can be easily transported; the term is roughly synonymous with costermonger or peddler.
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Healthcare in Thailand
Healthcare in Thailand is overseen by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), along with several other non-ministerial government agencies.
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Height above mean sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.
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Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
History of Thailand (2001–present)
The history of Thailand since 2001 has been dominated by the politics surrounding the rise and fall from power of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and subsequent conflicts, first between his supporters and opponents, then over the rising military influence in politics.
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Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023. Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City are capitals in Asia.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
Hua Lamphong railway station
Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station (สถานีกรุงเทพ (หัวลำโพง)) is a railway station in Pathum Wan, the former central passenger terminal in Bangkok and the former railway hub of Thailand.
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Huai Khwang district
Huai Khwang (ห้วยขวาง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Huế
Huế is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, located near the center of Vietnam.
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ICLEI
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI, originally International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) is an international non-governmental organization that promotes sustainable development.
Indra
Indra (इन्द्र) is the king of the devas and Svarga in Hinduism.
Informal housing
Informal housing or informal settlement can include any form of housing, shelter, or settlement (or lack thereof) which is illegal, falls outside of government control or regulation, or is not afforded protection by the state.
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International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth.
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International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards.
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International Organization for Migration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration.
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International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)French: Union Internationale des Télécommunications is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.
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Isan people
The Isan people (คนอีสาน,,; คนอีสาน,; ຄົນອີສານ,; အီသန် လူမျိုး) or literally Northeastern people are an ethnic group native to Northeastern Thailand with an estimated population of about 22 million.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Jakarta
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (DKI Jakarta) and formerly known as Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Bangkok and Jakarta are capitals in Asia.
Jim Thompson House
The Jim Thompson House is a museum in central Bangkok, Thailand, housing the art collection of American businessman and architect James Harrison Wilson Thompson or simply Jim Thompson, the museum designer and former owner.
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John Crawfurd
John Crawfurd (13 August 1783 – 11 May 1868) was a Scottish physician, colonial administrator, diplomat, and author who served as the second and last Resident of Singapore.
Kasetsart University
Kasetsart University (มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์;; commonly Kaset or KU) is a public research university in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Khan Na Yao district
Khan Na Yao (คันนายาว) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Khao Khiao Massif
The Khao Khiao Massif (เขาเขียว) is a moderately high mountain range near Chonburi, eastern Thailand.
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Khaosan Road
Khaosan Road or Khao San Road (ถนนข้าวสาร) is a short, long street in central Bangkok, Thailand constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about north of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew.
Khaosod
Khaosod (ข่าวสด,,; literally meaning 'fresh news' or 'live news') is a Thai daily newspaper with national circulation.
Khlong
A khlong (คลอง), alternatively spelt as klong commonly refers to a canal in Thailand.
Khlong Phasi Charoen
Khlong Phasi Charoen (คลองภาษีเจริญ) is a canal west of the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi area of the Bangkok conurbation.
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Khlong Phasi Charoen boat service
The Khlong Phasi Charoen Express Boat service operates an 11 kilometre route on the Khlong Phasi Charoen in Bangkok.
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Khlong Saen Saep
Khlong Saen Saep is a canal (khlong) in central Thailand, connecting the Chao Phraya River to Prachinburi Province and Chachoengsao.
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Khlong Saen Saep boat service
The Khlong Saen Saep boat service is a water bus operating on the Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok through the city's commercial districts.
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Khlong Sam Wa district
Khlong Sam Wa (คลองสามวา) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Khlong San district
Khlong San (คลองสาน) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Khlong Thom, Bangkok
Khlong Thom (คลองถม) is a neighbourhood in Bangkok, mainly in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District.
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Khlong Toei district
Khlong Toei (also Klong Toey, คลองเตย) is a district in central Bangkok, long known for its slum.
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Khmer language
Khmer (ខ្មែរ, UNGEGN) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmer people and the official and national language of Cambodia.
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Khmer people
The Khmer people (ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN:, ALA-LC) are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia and the Mekong Delta.
Khon
Khon (โขน) is a dance drama genre from Thailand.
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Khwaeng
A khwaeng is an administrative subdivision used in the fifty districts of Bangkok and a few other city municipalities in Thailand.
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH, โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์) is a public general and tertiary referral hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
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King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
The King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT, มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีพระจอมเกล้าธนบุรี;; colloquially "Bangmod", บางมด) is a national public engineering and technology university in Thailand, focusing on teaching and research.
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Konbaung dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty (ကုန်းဘောင်မင်းဆက်), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885.
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Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal (สถานีกลางกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์), also known by its former name Bang Sue Grand Station (สถานีกลางบางซื่อ), is the central passenger terminal in Bangkok and the current railway hub of Thailand.
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Krungthep Turakij
Krungthep Turakij (lit) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published by Nation Group.
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Laem Chabang
Laem Chabang (แหลมฉบัง) is a port city municipality (thesaban nakhon) in Si Racha and Bang Lamung districts of Chonburi Province, Thailand. Bangkok and Laem Chabang are cities and towns in Thailand and Gulf of Thailand.
Lak Mueang
Lak mueang (หลักเมือง) are city pillars found in most cities of Thailand.
Lak Si district
Lak Si (หลักสี่) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Lat Krabang district
Lat Krabang (ลาดกระบัง) is one of the eastern districts of Bangkok.
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Lat Phrao district
Lat Phrao (ลาดพร้าว) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Lausanne
Lausanne (Losena) is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud.
Lisbon
Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.
List of bridges in Bangkok
This is a partial list of bridges of Bangkok, Thailand.
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List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers.
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List of cinemas in Thailand
Cinemas in Thailand are popular venues for entertainment.
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List of districts of Bangkok
Bangkok is subdivided into 50 districts (khet, เขต,, also sometimes wrongly called amphoe as in the other provinces, derived from Pali khetta, cognate to Sanskrit kṣetra), which are further subdivided into 180 subdistricts (khwaeng, แขวง), roughly equivalent to tambon in the other provinces.
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List of hospitals in Thailand
This is a comprehensive list of hospitals in Thailand.
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List of largest cities
The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria.
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List of long place names
This is a list of long place names.
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List of municipalities in Thailand
Thailand divides its settlements (thesaban) into three categories by size: city municipalities (thesaban nakhon), towns (thesaban mueang) and townships (or subdistrict municipality) (thesaban tambon). Bangkok and List of municipalities in Thailand are cities and towns in Thailand.
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List of museums and art galleries in Bangkok
This is a list of notable museums, exhibitions, and in galleries Bangkok.
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List of schools in Bangkok
This is a list of schools in Bangkok, Thailand.
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List of sport venues in Bangkok
The following is a list of stadiums in Bangkok, Thailand.
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List of television stations in Bangkok
This is a list of television stations are based or broadcast in Bangkok.
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List of theatres in Bangkok
Bangkok is home to a number of theatres, which usually feature traditional performances such as the khon masked dance, or modern Western theatre–influenced plays and performances.
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List of universities in Bangkok
This is a list of colleges and universities in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Long-tail boat
The long-tail boat (เรือหางยาว) is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia that uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable powerplant.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
Loy Krathong
Loy Krathong (ลอยกระทง) is a Thai festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand and in nearby countries with significant South Western Tai cultures (Laos, Shan, Mon, Tanintharyi, Kelantan, Kedah, and Xishuangbanna). The name could be translated as "to float ritual vessel or lamp," and comes from the tradition of making krathong or buoyant, decorated baskets, which are then floated on a river.
Lumphini Park
Lumphini Park (สวนลุมพินี), also Lumpini or Lumpinee, is a 360 rai park in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (สนามเวทีมวยลุมพินี) is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Mahidol University
Mahidol University is an autonomous public research university in Thailand.
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Manila
Manila (Maynila), officially the City of Manila (Lungsod ng Maynila), is the capital and second-most-populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. Bangkok and Manila are capitals in Asia.
Marine clay
Marine clay is a type of clay found in coastal regions around the world.
Mass media in Thailand
Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards.
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Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region
The Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, or M-Map, is the latest version in a series of Thai government plans for the development of an urban rail transit network serving the Greater Bangkok area.
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Mastercard
Mastercard Inc. (stylized as MasterCard from 1979 to 2016, mastercard from 2016 to 2019) is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York.
Matichon
Matichon (มติชน, also known as Matichon Daily to distinguish it from other related publications) is a major Thai-language national daily newspaper.
MCOT HD
Channel 9 MCOT HD (ช่อง 9 เอ็มคอตเอชดี) is a Thai state-owned free-to-air television network launched on 24 June 1955.
Medical tourism
Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment.
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Metropolitan Police Bureau
Metropolitan Police Bureau is a unit in the Royal Thai Police, and is responsible for maintaining security in Bangkok - the capital of Thailand.
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Min Buri district
Min Buri (มีนบุรี) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Mon people
The Mon (ဂကူမန်; Thai Mon.
Mongkut
Mongkut (มงกุฏ; 18 October 18041 October 1868) was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV.
Monorail
A monorail is a railway in which the track consists of a single rail or beam.
Monsoon
A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.
Monthon
Monthon (มณฑล), also known as Monthon Thesaphiban, were administrative subdivisions of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.
Motorcycle taxi
A motorcycle taxi, or cart bike or bike taxi, is a licensed form of transport in some countries.
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MRT (Bangkok)
The Metropolitan Rapid Transit or MRT is a mass rapid transit system serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand.
Muangthong United F.C.
Muangthong United Football Club (สโมสรฟุตบอลเมืองทอง ยูไนเต็ด) is a Thai professional football club based in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province.
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Muay Thai
Muay Thai (มวยไทย), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinching techniques.
Mueang Samut Prakan district
Mueang Samut Prakan district (อำเภอเมืองสมุทรปราการ) or colloquially as Paknam Samut Prakan (ปากน้ำสมุทรปราการ) is the capital district (amphoe mueang) of Samut Prakan province in central Thailand.
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Museum of Contemporary Art (Bangkok)
The Museum of Contemporary Art is an art museum in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Nakhon Nayok province
Nakhon Nayok (นครนายก) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force on 9 May 1946. Bangkok and Nakhon Nayok province are provinces of Thailand.
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Nakhon Pathom province
Nakhon Pathom (จังหวัดนครปฐม) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Bangkok and Nakhon Pathom province are provinces of Thailand.
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Narisara Nuwattiwong
Prince Chitcharoen, the Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong (นริศรานุวัดติวงศ์; 28 April 1863 – 10 March 1947), Prince Naris for short, né Chitcharoen (จิตรเจริญ), was a member of the royal family of Siam (now Thailand), minister, general and scholar.
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National Broadcasting Services of Thailand
National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (translit) (NBT) is the public broadcasting arm of the Government Public Relations Department (PRD), a division of the Thai Government.
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National Council for Peace and Order
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO; คณะรักษาความสงบแห่งชาติ;; abbreviated (คสช.)) was the military junta that ruled Thailand between its 2014 Thai coup d'état on 22 May 2014 and 16 July 2019.
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National Gallery (Thailand)
The National Gallery (พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ หอศิลป) is an art gallery and one of Thailand's national museums.
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National Museum of Royal Barges
The National Museum of Royal Barges is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand.
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National Stadium (Thailand)
The National Stadium of Thailand (สนามกีฬาแห่งชาติ or กรีฑาสถานแห่งชาติ) is a sports complex located in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok.
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National Theatre (Thailand)
The National Theatre is a performing arts venue in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon District.
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Nature Communications
Nature Communications is a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio since 2010.
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Navaratna
Navaratna (नवरत्न) is a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems" or "ratnas".
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
Nine Emperor Gods Festival
The Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爺誕; Perayaan Sembilan Maharaja Dewa; เทศกาลกินเจ) or Vegetarian Festival or Jay Festival is a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, celebrated primarily in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Southern Thailand by the Peranakans community.
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Nong Chok district
Nong Chok (หนองจอก) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Nong Khaem district
Nong Khaem (หนองแขม) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi (นนทบุรี) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. Bangkok and Nonthaburi are populated places on the Chao Phraya River.
Nonthaburi province
Nonthaburi (นนทบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force on 9 May 1946 (Thursday). Bangkok and Nonthaburi province are provinces of Thailand.
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Northern Thai people
The Northern Thai people or Tai Yuan (ไทยวน), self-designation khon mu(e)ang (ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, คนเมือง meaning "people of the (cultivated) land" or "people of our community") are a Tai ethnic group, native to nine provinces in Northern Thailand, principally in the area of the former kingdom of Lan Na.
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
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Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council
The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council (สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ), also known as NESDC (สภาพัฒน์), is a national economic planning agency of Thailand.
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Outline of Bangkok
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bangkok: Bangkok – capital and most populous city of Thailand.
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Pak Khlong Talat
Pak Khlong Talat (ปากคลองตลาด) is a market in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand, that sells flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
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Pak Kret
Pak Kret (ปากเกร็ด) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. Bangkok and Pak Kret are cities and towns in Thailand and populated places on the Chao Phraya River.
Pali
Pāli, also known as Pali-Magadhi, is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language on the Indian subcontinent.
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Parliament House of Thailand
The Parliament House of Thailand (อาคารรัฐสภาไทย) was a building which housed the National Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Thailand from 1974 to 2018.
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Particulates
Particulates or atmospheric particulate matter (see below for other names) are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air.
Pathum Thani province
Pathum Thani (ปทุมธานี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Bangkok and Pathum Thani province are provinces of Thailand.
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Pathum Wan district
Pathum Wan (ปทุมวัน) is one of the fifty districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Patpong
Patpong (พัฒน์พงศ์) is an entertainment district in Bangkok's Bang Rak District, Thailand, catering mainly, though not exclusively, to foreign tourists and expatriates.
Phahonyothin Road
Phahonyothin Road (ถนนพหลโยธิน) or Highway 1 is a main road in Bangkok and one of the four primary highways in Thailand, which include Mittraphap Road (Highway 2), Sukhumvit Road (Highway 3), and Phet Kasem Road (Highway 4).
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Phahurat
Phahurat or Pahurat (พาหุรัด,, lit. "gold upper arm bracelet"), sometimes described as Thailand's Little India, is an ethnic neighborhood surrounding Phahurat Road in Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok.
Phasi Charoen district
Phasi Charoen (ภาษีเจริญ) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Phaya Thai district
Phaya Thai (พญาไท) is a district in central Bangkok, Thailand.
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Phetchabun
Phetchabun is a town (thesaban mueang) in Thailand, capital of Phetchabun Province.
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (ភ្នំពេញ, Phnum Pénh) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. Bangkok and Phnom Penh are capitals in Asia.
Phra Khanong district
Phra Khanong (พระโขนง) is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Phra Nakhon district
Phra Nakhon (พระนคร) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Pink Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Pink Line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีชมพู) is an elevated monorail train line of the MRT in Bangkok and Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.
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Plaek Phibunsongkhram
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram (แปลก พิบูลสงคราม; alternatively transcribed as Pibulsongkram or Pibulsonggram; 14 July 1897 – 11 June 1964), locally known as Marshal P. (จอมพล ป.), and contemporarily known as Phibun (Pibul) in the West, was a Thai military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 1938 to 1944 and 1948 to 1957.
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Police Tero F.C.
Police Tero Football Club (สโมสรฟุตบอลโปลิศ เทโร), formerly known as BEC-Tero Sasana, is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok.
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Pom Prap Sattru Phai district
Pom Prap Sattru Phai (ป้อมปราบศัตรูพ่าย,, or popularly just called Pom Prap) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Port F.C.
Port Football Club (สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือ), formerly known as Port Authority of Thailand, is a Thai professional football club based in Khlong Toei district of central Bangkok.
Porto
Porto, also known as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese people (– masculine – or Portuguesas) are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation indigenous to Portugal, a country in the west of the Iberian Peninsula in the south-west of Europe, who share a common culture, ancestry and language.
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Prawet district
Prawet (ประเวศ) is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Primate city
A primate city is a city that is the largest in its country, province, state, or region, and disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy.
Prostitution in Thailand
Prostitution in Thailand is not itself illegal, but public solicitation for prostitution is prohibited if it is carried out "openly and shamelessly" or "causes nuisance to the public".
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Provinces of Thailand
The provinces of Thailand are administrative divisions of the government of Thailand.
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PTT Public Company Limited
PTT Public Company Limited or simply PTT (บริษัท ปตท.) is a Thai state-owned SET-listed oil and gas company.
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Public transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip.
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Purple Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Purple line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีม่วง) or MRT Chalong Ratchatham line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายฉลองรัชธรรม) is Bangkok's fifth rapid transit line, following the Sukhumvit Line, Silom Line, MRT Blue Line, and Airport Rail Link.
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QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm.
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Queen Sirikit Park
Queen Sirikit Park Queen Sirikit Park is a botanical garden in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand.
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R&R (military)
R&R, military slang for rest and recuperation (also rest and relaxation, rest and recreation, or rest and rehabilitation), is an abbreviation used for the free time of a soldier or international UN staff serving in unaccompanied (no family) duty stations.
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Rail transport in Bangkok
Rail transport was introduced to Bangkok in 1893, and the national railway network was developed during the 20th century.
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Rail transport in Thailand
Rail transport plays a crucial role in connecting various regions of Thailand, transporting both goods and passengers through a range of transportation options that include inter-city and commuter rail, mass rapid transit, monorails, and airport rail links.
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Rajadamnern Stadium
Rajadamnern Stadium (สนามมวยราชดำเนิน), also spelled Ratchadamnoen, is a sporting arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rajamangala Stadium
The Rajamangala National Stadium (ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน) is the national stadium of Thailand national football team.
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Rama I
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Phutthayotfa Chulalok Maharat (20 March 1737 – 7 September 1809), personal name Thongduang (ทองด้วง), also known as Rama I, was the founder of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand) and the first King of Siam from the reigning Chakri dynasty.
Rama III
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Nangklao Chaoyuhua (พระบาทสมเด็จพระนั่งเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว,; 31 March 1788 – 2 April 1851), personal name Thap (ทับ), also styled Rama III, was the third king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, ruling from 21 July 1824 to 2 April 1851.
Ramathibodi Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital (โรงพยาบาลรามาธิบดี) is a university hospital of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
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Ramkhamhaeng University
Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) (มหาวิทยาลัยรามคำแหง) is Thailand's largest public university.
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Rangsit
Rangsit (รังสิต) is a city and neighbourhood in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand.
Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Rat Burana district
Rat Burana (ราษฎร์บูรณะ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ratchadamnoen Avenue
Ratchadamnoen Avenue (ถนนราชดำเนิน,,, also spelled Rajdamnern) is a historic road in the Phra Nakhon and Pom Prap Sattru Phai with Dusit Districts of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ratchadamri Road
Ratchadamri Road (ถนนราชดำริ,,; also spelled Rajdamri) is a road in Bangkok.
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Ratchadaphisek Road
Ratchadaphisek Road (ถนนรัชดาภิเษก), also known as Bangkok Inner Ring Road (ถนนวงแหวนรอบในกรุงเทพมหานคร) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ratchaprasong
Ratchaprasong (ราชประสงค์,; also spelled Rajprasong) is the name of an intersection, and a shopping district named after it, in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, adjacent to the Siam area, at the BTS Skytrain's Chit Lom Station and the intersection of Phloen Chit, Rama I, and Ratchadamri Roads.
Ratchathewi district
Ratchathewi (ราชเทวี) is a district (''khet'') in central Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ratchawithi Road
Bang Phlat Intersection where Ratchawithi Road ends Ratchawithi Road, also spelled Rajvithi (ถนนราชวิถี) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Rattanakosin Island
Rattanakosin Island (เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์) is a historic area in the Phra Nakhon District in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok and Rattanakosin Island are populated places on the Chao Phraya River.
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Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
The Rattanakosin Kingdom (อาณาจักรรัตนโกสินทร์,,, abbreviated as รัตนโกสินทร์), the Kingdom of Siam, or the Rattanakosin Empire, were names used to reference the fourth and current Thai kingdom in the history of Thailand (then known as Siam).
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Red-light district
A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found.
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Regions of Thailand
Thailand is variably divided into different sets of regions, the most notable of which are the six-region grouping used in geographic studies, and the four-region grouping consistent with the Monthon administrative regional grouping system formerly used by the Ministry of Interior.
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Ribbon development
Ribbon development refers to the building of houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement.
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Ridesharing company
A ridesharing company, ride-hailing service, (the vehicles are called app-taxis or e-taxis) is a company that, via websites and mobile apps, matches passengers with drivers of vehicles for hire that, unlike taxis, cannot legally be hailed from the street.
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Royal Bangkok Sports Club
The Royal Bangkok Sports Club (RBSC, ราชกรีฑาสโมสร) is an exclusive sports club in Bangkok, Thailand, best known to the public for its horse racing venue.
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Royal Plaza (Bangkok)
The Royal Plaza, or formally Dusit Palace Plaza, and also known among Thais as Equestrian Statue Plaza, is an important public square in the palace and government quarter of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
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Royal Ploughing Ceremony
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony (ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល; වප් මඟුල් Vap Magula; พระราชพิธีจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan), also known as The Ploughing Festival, is an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional beginning of the rice growing season.
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Sahamongkol Film International
Sahamongkol Film International Co.
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Sai Mai district
Sai Mai (สายไหม) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre (ศาลาเฉลิมกรุง) was originally a movie theatre in Bangkok, Thailand built in Modernist style on Charoengkrung Road.
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Samphanthawong district
Samphanthawong (สัมพันธวงศ์)) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Regarded as Bangkok's Chinatown, it is the smallest district by area in Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bang Rak, Khlong San (across Chao Phraya River), and Phra Nakhon.
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Sampheng
Sampheng (สำเพ็ง) is a historic neighbourhood and market in Bangkok's Chinatown, in Samphanthawong District.
Samut Prakan province
Samut Prakan province, (จังหวัดสมุทรปราการ) Samut Prakan, or Samutprakan is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Samut Prakan, Changwat Nonthaburi, Changwat Samut Sakhon, and Changwat Nakhon Nayok, Buddhist Era 2489 (1946), which came into force 9 May 1946. Bangkok and Samut Prakan province are Gulf of Thailand and provinces of Thailand.
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Samut Sakhon province
Samut Sakhon (สมุทรสาคร) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Bangkok and Samut Sakhon province are Gulf of Thailand and provinces of Thailand.
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Sanam Luang
Sanam Luang (สนามหลวง,; lit: 'royal turf') is a open field and public square in front of Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Santa Cruz Church, Bangkok
Santa Cruz Church (Portuguese for 'Holy Cross Church'; วัดซางตาครู้ส), also known as Kudi Chin (กุฎีจีน), is a Roman Catholic church in Bangkok.
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Saphan Lek
Saphan Lek or Damrong Sathit Bridge in 2014 Saphan Lek (สะพานเหล็ก) is the name of a bridge and a now-extinct makeshift market near the bridge in Bangkok.
Saphan Sung district
Saphan Sung (สะพานสูง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Sathon district
Sathon or Sathorn (สาทร) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Sathon Road
Sathon Road (ถนนสาทร,,; also Sathorn or Satorn) is a major road that passes through the districts of Bang Rak and Sathon in central Bangkok, Thailand.
Sea level rise
Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rise was, with an increase of per year since the 1970s.
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Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. Bangkok and Seoul are capitals in Asia.
Sepak takraw
Sepak takraw, or Sepaktakraw, also called buka ball, kick volleyball or foot volleyball, is a team sport.
Sex industry
The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment.
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal province in East China.
Shanghai
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a city and special economic zone on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest.
Shophouse
A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business.
Si Lom Road
Si Lom Road (also written as Silom, สีลม) is a major street in the Thai capital Bangkok, best known for its commercial neighbourhood, which, along with the nearby and roughly parallel Sathon Road, forms one of the city's main business districts.
Siam area
Siam (สยาม) is a shopping district in the heart of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Siam BTS station
Siam station is the cross-platform interchange station for the BTS Skytrain in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Siamese revolution of 1932
The Siamese revolution of 1932 or Siamese coup d'état of 1932 (การปฏิวัติสยาม พ.ศ. or การเปลี่ยนแปลงการปกครองสยาม พ.ศ.) was a coup d'état by the People's Party which occurred in Siam on 24 June 1932.
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Siege of Bangkok
The siege of Bangkok was a key event of the Siamese revolution of 1688, in which the Kingdom of Siam ousted the French from Siam.
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Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
Silom Line
The BTS Silom Line (รถไฟฟ้า สายสีลม) is an elevated rapid transit line of the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand.
Silpakorn University
Silpakorn University (SU.) (มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร) is a national university in Thailand.
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Siriraj Hospital
Siriraj Hospital (โรงพยาบาลศิริราช) is the oldest and largest hospital in Thailand.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Soi
Soi (ซอย) is the term used in Thailand for a side street branching off a major street (thanon, ถนน).
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Songkhla
Songkhla (สงขลา), also known as Singgora or Singora (Pattani Malay: ซิงกอรอ, Singoro), is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Songkhla Province of southern Thailand, near the border with Malaysia. Bangkok and Songkhla are cities and towns in Thailand.
Songkran (Thailand)
Thai New YearAch Vidyagama (George Bradley McFarland), Phra.
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Songthaew
A songthaew (two rows,,; ສອງແຖວ,; dua baris) is a passenger vehicle in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar adapted from a pick-up or a larger truck and used as a share taxi or bus.
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Spondias pinnata
Spondias pinnata, sometimes also known as hog plum, is a species of tree with edible sour fruits.
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Squatting in Thailand
Squatting in Thailand was traditionally permissible under customary law and adverse possession can occur after ten years of continuous occupation.
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SRT Dark Red Line
The SRT Dark Red Line (also referred to as Thani Ratthaya Line (รถไฟชานเมือง สายธานีรัถยา)), is part of the SRT Red Line suburban railway system to serve the greater Bangkok Metropolitan Region running for between Krung Thep Aphiwat and Rangsit.
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SRT Light Red Line
The SRT Light Red Line, or Nakhon Withi Line (รถไฟชานเมือง สายนครวิถี) is a between Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal and Taling Chan and is part of the SRT Red Lines suburban railway system serving the greater Bangkok Metropolitan Region.
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SRT Red Lines
The Red Line Mass Transit System Project is a commuter rail system serving the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand.
Startup company
A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model.
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State Railway of Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย, abbrev. รฟท.) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport in Thailand.
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Stock Exchange of Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย; SET) is the only stock exchange in Thailand.
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Street dogs in Thailand
Street dogs, commonly soi dogs (in Thai soi means 'side-street', 'lane', or 'alley') in Thailand, are ownerless, free-ranging dogs.
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Stupa
In Buddhism, a stupa (lit) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as śarīra – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation.
Suan Luang district
Suan Luang (สวนหลวง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Suan Luang Rama IX
Suan Luang Rama IX (สวนหลวง ร.9), also referred to as (King) Rama IX Park, is a public park in Bangkok's Prawet District.
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Subsidence
Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities.
Sukhumvit Line
The Sukhumvit Line (รถไฟฟ้า สายสุขุมวิท) is an elevated metro rail line of the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Sukhumvit Road
Sukhumvit Road (ถนนสุขุมวิท), or Highway 3 (ทางหลวงแผ่นดินหมายเลข 3), is a major road in Thailand, and a major surface road of Bangkok and other cities.
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Super-app
A super-app (also known as an everything-app and also written as super app or superapp) is a mobile or web application that can provide multiple services including payment and instant messaging services, effectively becoming an all-encompassing self-contained commerce and communication online platform that embraces many aspects of personal and commercial life.
Supreme Court of Thailand
The Supreme Court of Thailand (San Dika), located in Bangkok, Thailand, is the highest Thai court of justice, covering criminal and civil cases of the entire country.
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Suvarnabhumi Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport (ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ,, or colloquially as สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิ,; from Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि (Suvarṇabhūmi), literally 'golden land') is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
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Swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.
Taksin
King Taksin the Great (สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช) or the King of Thonburi (สมเด็จพระเจ้ากรุงธนบุรี,;; Teochew: Dên Chao; 17 April 1734 – 7 April 1782) was the only king of the Thonburi Kingdom that ruled Thailand from 1767 to 1782.
Taling Chan district
Taling Chan (ตลิ่งชัน) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tambon
Tambon (ตำบล) is a local governmental unit in Thailand.
Tehran
Tehran (تهران) or Teheran is the capital and largest city of Iran as well as the largest in Tehran Province. Bangkok and Tehran are capitals in Asia.
Television in Thailand
In Thailand, television broadcasting started on 24 June, 1955 (in NTSC).
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Teochew people
The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is an ethnic group native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teochew language.
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Tertiary referral hospital
A tertiary referral hospital (also called a tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center, tertiary care center, or tertiary center) is a hospital that provides tertiary care, which is a level of health care obtained from specialists in a large hospital after referral from the providers of primary care and secondary care.
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Thai art
Thai art refers to a diverse range of art forms created in Thailand from prehistoric times to the present day, including architecture, sculpture, painting, textiles, decorative arts, crafts, ceramics, and more.
Thai baht
The baht (บาท,; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand.
Thai Chinese
Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais), Thais of Chinese origin (ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; exonym and also domestically) are Chinese descendants in Thailand.
Thai highway network
The Thai highway network follows the left-hand traffic rule of the road.
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Thai language
Thai,In ภาษาไทย| ''Phasa Thai'' or Central Thai (historically Siamese;Although "Thai" and "Central Thai" have become more common, the older term, "Siamese", is still used by linguists, especially when it is being distinguished from other Tai languages (Diller 2008:6).
Thai League 1
The Thai League 1 (ไทยลีก 1, pronounced as ไท-หลีก-หนึ่ง), often referred to as T1, is the highest level of the Thai football league system.
Thai Malays
Thai Malays (Standard Malay: Orang Melayu Thailand/Siam, ไทยเชื้อสายมลายู: Jawi: ملايو تاي; Pattani Malay: Oré Nayu Siae, Bangso Yawi; Bangkok Malay: Oghae Nayu Thai), with officially recognised terms including 'Malayu-descended Thais' and 'Malay', is a term used to refer to ethnic Malay citizens of Thailand, the sixth largest ethnic group in Thailand.
Thai motorway network
The motorways (ทางหลวงพิเศษ) in Thailand is an intercity toll controlled-access highways network that currently spans.
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Thai people
Thai people (ชาวไทย; endonym), Chao Phraya Thai (ไทยลุ่มเจ้าพระยา; exonym and also academic), Central Thai people (คนภาคกลาง; exonym and also domestically), Southern Thai people (คนใต้; exonym and also domestically), Siamese, Thai Siam (ไทยสยาม; historical exonym and sometimes domestically), Tai Noi people (ไทน้อย; historical endonym and sometimes domestically), are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Thailand.
Thai Public Broadcasting Service
The Thai Public Broadcasting Service (องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย), or Thai PBS (ส.ส.ท.), is a public broadcasting service in Thailand.
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Thai Royal Guards parade
The Thai Royal Guards parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, occurs every December 2 since 1953, in celebration of the birthday of the King of Thailand, during which the King's Guard of the Royal Thai Armed Forces perform a military parade and pledge loyalty to the monarch.
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Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
Thailand Cultural Centre
The Thailand Cultural Centre (ศูนย์วัฒนธรรมแห่งประเทศไทย) is a performing arts venue in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Thailand in World War II
Thailand officially adopted a neutral position during World War II until the five hour-long Japanese invasion of Thailand on 8 December 1941, which led to an armistice and military alliance treaty between Thailand and the Japanese Empire in mid-December 1941.
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Thainess
Thainess or the Thai identity (ความเป็นไทย) is a conceptual identity regarding the quality of being Thai, i.e. characteristics seen as distinctive to the Thai people, Thai culture, and those belonging to Thailand as a whole.
Thairath
Thairath (ไทยรัฐ, lit. Thai State) is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide.
Thaksin Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra (born 26 July 1949) is a Thai businessman and politician.
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Thammasat University
Thammasat University (TU; มธ.; มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์) is a public research university in Thailand with campuses in Tha Phra Chan, Rangsit, Pattaya and Lampang Province.
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Thawi Watthana district
Thawi Watthana (ทวีวัฒนา) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Nation (Thailand)
The Nation is an English-language daily online newspaper founded in 1971, published in Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Straits Times
The Straits Times (also known informally by its abbreviation ST) is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust.
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The Wall Street Journal Asia
The Wall Street Journal Asia, a version of The Wall Street Journal, was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience.
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Thon Buri district
Thon Buri (ธนบุรี) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Thonburi Kingdom
The Thonburi Kingdom (ธนบุรี, IAST) was a major Siamese kingdom which existed in Southeast Asia from 1767 to 1782, centered around the city of Thonburi, in Siam or present-day Thailand.
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Thong Lo
Thong Lo (ทองหล่อ,,; also spelled Thong Lor), officially named Soi Sukhumvit 55, is a road and neighbourhood in Watthana District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thung Khru district
Thung Khru (ทุ่งครุ) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tianjin
Tianjin is a municipality and metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea.
Tiger Cub Economies
The Tiger Cub Economies collectively refer to the economies of the developing countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the five dominant countries in Southeast Asia.
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Time in Thailand
Thailand follows UTC+07:00, which is 7 hours ahead of UTC.
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, often referred to as the THE Rankings, is the annual publication of university rankings by the Times Higher Education magazine.
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Traffic congestion
Traffic congestion is a condition in transport that is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.
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Trams in Bangkok
The Bangkok tram system (รถรางกรุงเทพ) was a transport system in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Transportation demand management
Transportation demand management or travel demand management (TDM) is the application of strategies and policies to increase the efficiency of transportation systems, that reduce travel demand, or to redistribute this demand in space or in time.
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Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure is a travel magazine based in New York City, New York.
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Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories Aw (for a dry "winter") and As (for a dry "summer").
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TrueVisions
TrueVisions is the biggest provider of a cable analog television (CAtv) and digital satellite television (DStv) gateway operator’s in Thailand.
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар,, "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. Bangkok and Ulaanbaatar are capitals in Asia.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
UNICEF
UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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Urban heat island
Urban areas usually experience the urban heat island (UHI) effect, that is, they are significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas.
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Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute, or ULI, is a global nonprofit research and education organization with regional offices in Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, and London.
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Urban planning
Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks, and their accessibility.
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Urban runoff
Urban runoff is surface runoff of rainwater, landscape irrigation, and car washing created by urbanization.
Urban sprawl
Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses, dense multi family apartments, office buildings and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a more or less densely populated city".
Vajra
The Vajra is a legendary and ritualistic tool, symbolizing the properties of a diamond (indestructibility) and a thunderbolt (irresistible force).
Varieties of Chinese
There are hundreds of local Chinese language varieties forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family, many of which are not mutually intelligible.
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Venice
Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.
Victory Monument (Bangkok)
Victory Monument (อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ) is a military monument in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Vientiane
Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Bangkok and Vientiane are capitals in Asia.
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people (người Việt) or the Kinh people (người Kinh|lit.
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Vimanmek Mansion
The Vimanmek Mansion (พระที่นั่งวิมานเมฆ) is a former royal villa in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Vishvakarma
Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (lit) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism.
Wachirabenchathat Park
Wachirabenchathat Park, or often spelled Vachirabenjatas Park (สวนวชิรเบญจทัศ), also popularly known as State Railway Public Park (สวนรถไฟ) is a name of public park in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wang Thonglang district
Wang Thonglang (วังทองหลาง) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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Wat Arun
Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan (วัดอรุณราชวราราม ราชวรมหาวิหาร) or Wat Arun ("Temple of Dawn") is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Benchamabophit
Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram (วัดเบญจมบพิตรดุสิตวนาราม) is a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Dusit District of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wat Pho
Wat Pho (วัดโพธิ์), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wat Phra Kaew
Wat Phra Kaew (วัดพระแก้ว), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
Wat Saket
Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan (วัดสระเกศราชวรมหาวิหาร), usually shortened to Wat Saket, is a Buddhist temple (wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand.
Water taxi
A water taxi or a water bus is a boat used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment.
Water transport in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand, has an extensive water transport system serving passengers crossing or travelling along the Chao Phraya River as well as certain canals.
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Watthana district
Watthana or Vadhana (วัฒนา) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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White elephant
A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
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World Book Capital
The World Book Capital (WBC) is an initiative of UNESCO which recognises cities for promoting books and fostering reading for a year starting on April 23, World Book and Copyright Day.
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World Film Festival of Bangkok
The World Film Festival of Bangkok (เทศกาลภาพยนตร์โลกแห่งกรุงเทพฯ) is an annual international film festival held in Bangkok, Thailand.
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World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics.
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Wuhan
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province of China.
Ya ba
Ya ba (ยาบ้า, ຢາບ້າ, literally 'crazy medicine') is a drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine.
Yan Nawa district
Yan Nawa or Yannawa (ยานนาวา) is one of the 50 districts (khet) of Bangkok, Thailand.
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Yaowarat Road
Yaowarat Road (ถนนเยาวราช) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown.
Yellow Line (Bangkok)
The MRT Yellow Line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายสีเหลือง) or MRT Nakkhara Phiphat Line (รถไฟฟ้ามหานคร สายนัคราพิพัฒน์) is an elevated monorail line in Bangkok and Samut Prakan Province, Thailand, part of the MRT rapid transit system.
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Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities.
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1959 SEAP Games
The 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was the first and inaugural edition of the biennial multi-sport event for Southeast Asian athletes, organised by the SEAP Games Federation.
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1966 Asian Games
The 1966 Asian Games, also known as the V Asiad, were a continental multi-sport event that was held from 9 to 20 December 1966, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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1970 Asian Games
The 6th Asian Games were held from 9 to 20 December 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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1973 Thai popular uprising
The popular uprising of 14 October 1973 (เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา,,; also วันมหาวิปโยค) was a watershed event in Thailand's history.
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1978 Asian Games
The 8th Asian Games were held from 9 to 20 December 1978, in Bangkok, Thailand.
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1997 Asian financial crisis
The 1997 Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s.
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1997 constitution of Thailand
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, Buddhist Era 2540 (1997) (รัฐธรรมนูญแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย พุทธศักราช ๒๕๔๐) was a constitution of Thailand enacted on 11 October 1997 to replace the 1991 Constitution, and was widely hailed as a landmark in Thai democratic constitutional reform, it represented the most democratic constitution in the nation's history.
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1998 Asian Games
The 1998 Asian Games, officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 athletes across the continent.
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2006 Bangkok bombings
The 2006 Bangkok bombings occurred on 31 December 2006 and 1 January 2007, during New Year's Eve festivities in Bangkok, Thailand.
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2007 Summer Universiade
The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 7 August.
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2010 Thai military crackdown
On 10 April and 13–19 May 2010, the Thai military cracked down on the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protests in central Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
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2011 Thailand floods
Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand.
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2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
The 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the seventh FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.
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2013–2014 Thai political crisis
The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand.
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2014 Thai coup d'état
On 22 May 2014, the Royal Thai Armed Forces, led by General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the commander of the Royal Thai Army (RTA), launched a coup d'état, the twelfth since the country's first coup in 1932, against the caretaker government of Thailand following six months of political crisis.
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2015 Bangkok bombing
On 17 August 2015, a bombing took place inside the Erawan Shrine at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Pathum Wan District, Bangkok, Thailand, killing 20 people and injuring 125.
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2020–2021 Thai protests
In Thailand, protests began in early 2020 with demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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2022 Bangkok gubernatorial election
The eleventh election for the governorship of Bangkok was held on 22 May 2022.
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6 October 1976 massacre
The 6 October 1976 massacre, also known as the 6 October event (เหตุการณ์ 6 ตุลา) in Thailand, was a violent crackdown by Thai police and lynching by right-wing paramilitaries and bystanders against leftist protesters who had occupied Bangkok's Thammasat University and the adjacent Sanam Luang, on 6 October 1976.
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See also
18th-century establishments in Asia
- Bangkok
- Chuchuk Oyim Sangin Madrasa
- Dubai
- Hazrati Bashir Mausoleum
- Karenni States
- Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
Populated places established in the 18th century
- Ürümqi
- Aghdam
- Archiestown
- Avdiivka
- Bangkok
- Bhutta Kalhora
- Casanate
- Chengde
- Cospicua
- Dubai
- El Salado
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Grabów, Warsaw
- Gus-Zhelezny
- Ijevan
- Kallaste
- Kamenka, Kamensky District, Penza Oblast
- Kent, New York
- Kryvyi Rih
- La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Lomé
- Ludwigslust
- Moldavanka
- New Gloucester, Maine
- Newport, County Mayo
- Newton, New Jersey
- Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg
- Pyry, Warsaw
- Radiowo
- Shediac
- Southeast, New York
- Uvero
- Zakupne
Populated places on the Chao Phraya River
- Ang Thong
- Bang Kachao
- Bang Khu Wat
- Bang Lamphu Lang
- Bang Nam Phueng
- Bang Pho
- Bang Phongphang
- Bang Rak subdistrict
- Bang Tanai
- Bang Yi Khan
- Bangkok
- Chai Nat
- Chakkrawat
- Chong Nonsi
- Dao Khanong
- Khlong San subdistrict
- Khung Samphao
- Ko Koet
- Ko Kret
- Kudi Chin
- Nakhon Sawan
- Nonthaburi
- Pak Khlong Bang Pla Kot
- Pak Kret
- Pathum Thani
- Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang subdistrict
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (city)
- Rattanakosin Island
- Samphanthawong subdistrict
- Samphao Lom
- Samsen Road
- Sing Buri
- Somdet Chao Phraya subdistrict
- Talat Noi
- Tha Din Daeng, Bangkok
- Tha It, Nonthaburi
- Thai Ban
- Thanon Tok
- Wang Burapha Phirom subdistrict
- Wat Arun subdistrict
- Wat Kanlaya subdistrict
References
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