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The word farang is from Persian word farang ( فرنگ) or farangī ( فرنگی ), refers to Franks, the major Germanic tribe ruling Western Europe. Frangistan ( Persian: فرنگستان) was a term used by Muslims and Persians in particular, during the Middle Ages and later periods, to refer to Western or Latin Europe. According to Rashid od-Din Fazl ol-Lāh-e Hamadāni, Arabic word Afranj ...
Thai alliance with Japan; Thailand declares war on the Allied Powers. World War II (1941-1945) Location: [Southeast Asian] Thai police fought against England Indian soldiers in World War II There were deaths from the fighting on both sides. 2021 There is news that a Thai man punched and stomped on the head of an Indian and died
September 14, 2021. ( 2021-09-14) Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father is a travel documentary / road trip comedy television series that debuted on Netflix. The show is presented by comedian Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael Whitehall. [1] The show covers the pair's travels to various places around the world, encountering silly and ...
News1 ( Thai: นิวส์วัน ), formerly known as 11News1, is a 24-hour cable and satellite news channel in Thailand, operated by Thaiday Dot Com Co., Ltd., originally broadcast on UBC 9, currently broadcasting via satellite. It is a satellite television channel with Asia Times Online Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as an owner, through Manager 360 Co., Ltd.
Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. The Thai government and the military have long exercised considerable control, especially over radio and TV stations. During the governments of Thaksin Shinawatra [1] and the subsequent military-run administration after the 2006 coup and military coup of 2014, the media in Thailand—both domestic and ...
In September 2018, Channel 3 (owned by BEC and MCOT) was the last broadcaster to broadcast analog television services in Thailand. The network made the move to digital television in late 2019 on VHF while analogue television ceased transmission on 26 March 2020 at 00:00 am ( UTC+7 ), exactly 50 years after the channel's launch.
Discussion of a public television station in Thailand began in the aftermath of the "Bloody May" crackdown on anti-government protests in 1992, in which the need was expressed for a TV station that would broadcast news and information free from state intervention. The resulting public debate gave rise to iTV, a privately owned channel which started broadcasting in 1995 under a 30-year state ...
Thai funerals usually follow Buddhist funerary rites, with variations in practice depending on the culture of the region. People of certain religious and ethnic groups also have their own specific practices. Thai Buddhist funerals generally consist of a bathing ceremony shortly after death, daily chanting by Buddhist monks, and a cremation ceremony. Cremation is practised by most peoples ...