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Miss Grand International 2015
Miss Grand International 2015 was the third edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, held on October 25, 2015 at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand. Candidates from seventy-seven countries and territories competed for the title, of whom a 20-year-old Dominican American from Rhode Island representing Dominican Republic, Anea Garcia, was announced the winner and received a cash prize of 40,000 USD as a reward. Meanwhile, the candidates from Miss Grand Australia, Miss Grand India, the Miss Grand Philippines, and Miss Grand Thailand were named the runners-up. However, due to the inability to fulfill the agreement, the original winner from the Dominican Republic was later replaced by the first vice-miss, of Australia, in early 2016. The pageant's grand final round was broadcast via the Channel 7 and the pageant official website, with a Thai television personality, Matthew Deane and Miss Grand International 2014 Daryanne Lees, as the event's MCs. Initially, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Deane (actor)
Matthew Paul Deane (; born 29 August 1978) is a Thai-Australian singer, model, actor and television presenter. Early life and education Deane was born on August 29, 1978, to an Australian father, Christopher Deane, and a Thai Chinese mother, Songsri Chanthavanij. He graduated from Cairns State High School and Rangsit University. Career Deane started an entertainment career in 1996 as a singer under GMM Grammy, debuted an album "Code Love," and switched to RS Public Company Limited in 2000 with a successful recorded album "Matthew Mania." He was a VJ in MTV Thailand and began acting in 2009. He hosted a Thai boxing reality show Thai Fight from 2010 to 2015. Personal life Deane and Lydia Sarunrat, a Thai R&B singer, got married in 2015. The couple have three children together. On March 13, 2020, Deane announced that he had tested positive for Covid-19. He and his wife were admitted to Bumrungrad International Hospital Bumrungrad International Hospital ( th, โรงพยา ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Grand Thailand
Miss Grand Thailand ('' th, มิสแกรนด์ไทยแลนด์'') is a Thai beauty pageant that has been held annually since 2013 to select who represent Thailand at Miss Grand International. The pageant has been owned by Nawat Itsaragrisil since its inception and was previously broadcast on Channel 7 from 2013 – 2019 then instead switched to be aired on One 31 after the pageant ends its partnership with the Channel 7 in 2020. In the first three editions of the contest, all national entrants were selected by the organization directly. However, after the license was distributed to the provincial organizers in 2016, the pageant has regularly been featuring the contestants chosen by the seventy-seven provincial licensees through their regional competitions, like Miss USA. Since 2017, all seventy-seven provincial representatives must have been being determined through the provincial contests; the national organizer has not been allowing the provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Corporation
True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE) is a communications conglomerate in Thailand. True controls Thailand's largest cable TV provider, TrueVisions, Thailand's largest internet service provider True Internet and one of Thailand's largest mobile operators, TrueMove H, which is second only to AIS. As of August 2014, True, along with True Telecommunications Growth Infrastructure Fund, had a combined market capitalization of US$10 billion. TrueMove is also a partner of Vodafone Group. True is a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Group, which holds 50% of True's shares as of March 2017. It operates fixed-line (as a concessionaire of TOT), wireless, cable TV, IPTV and broadband services. History True Corporation was established on 13 November 1990 as TelecomAsia. The company had partnership with Verizon. The company was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on . In 2001, TelecomAsia set up mobile phone subsidiary TA Orange with Orange SA. Orange sold off its stake in 2003 but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Rama II Memorial Park
The King Rama II Memorial Park is in the Amphawa District of Thailand's Samut Songkhram Province. It serves as a memorial for King Phutthaloetla Naphalai (Rama II) and his patronage of Thai art and culture. The King Rama II Museum and a large traditional Thai house The traditional Thai house ( th, เรือนไทย, , ; ) is a loose collection of vernacular architectural styles employed throughout the different regions of Thailand. Thai houses usually feature a bamboo or wooden structure, raised on st ... are located within the grounds of the park.http://www.amphawanurak.com/en/attraction/amphawa-%20King%20Rama%20II%20Memorial%20Park-153.html References Tourist attractions in Samut Songkhram province Parks in Thailand Monuments and memorials in Thailand {{Thailand-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Rath
''Thairath'' ( th, ไทยรัฐ, lit. ''Thai State'') is a daily newspaper in Thai published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. The paper is a broadsheet published with two sections. The first section is devoted to news. Although the news section is best known for its sensationalist coverage of crime and accidents, it also includes stories on Thai politics, economy and society. The second section features coverage of sport and entertainment. ''Thairath'' is one of the oldest newspaper in their native language and best-selling newspaper in Thailand, claiming a circulation in excess of 1 million copies daily. History ''Thairath'' was founded on 25 December 1962, by Kampol Wacharapol. Kampol had started two other newspapers, ''Khaopap Raiwan'' ( th, ข่าวภาพรายวัน, lit. The Weekly Pictorial), which was published between 1950 and 1958, when the newspaper was shut down by the government. Following the shutdown of the newspaper, and the government did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BH (newspaper)
''BH'' (renamed on 2 July 2012; formerly known as ''Berita Harian'') is a Malay-language daily newspaper published in Malaysia. It is owned by the New Straits Times Press. BH was first published on 1 July 1957, appearing as the first mainstream newspaper in Malaysia. Its Sunday Edition, ''BH Ahad'' (renamed on 1 July 2012; previously known as ''Berita Minggu''), was launched on 10 July 1960. Overview The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format until 5 July 2008, when the newspaper sported a newer, more compact look. In the 2000s, it also began to target younger readers. The paper underwent a huge transition on 1 July 2012 in which several changes were made, including renaming the 'Ekonomi' section to 'Bisnes', the pullout 'Ratu' to 'Famili' and 'Rona' to 'Kembara'. Changes were also made in layout, typography and pagination. History On July 1, 1957, Berita Harian, the first romanised Malay morning newspaper, published its inaugural issue. Subsequently, on July 10, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanook
Sanook.com is a Thai-language web portal and news website based in Thailand. It is among the country's most visited websites and one of the longest in operation, having been launched in 1998. The website is operated by Tencent (Thailand) Co., Ltd., previously known as Mweb (Thailand) from 1998 to 2007, and Sanook Online until 2016, when it was renamed to reflect its acquisition by China-based parent Tencent. History Sanook.com was founded in 1998 by Thai internet entrepreneur Poramate Minsiri. Back then, the Thai World Wide Web was still in its infancy, and Sanook, which started as a web directory, developed into the country's first major web portal and quickly became one of its top visited sites. Poramate experimented and added features according to social trends; one example was its collection of suggestions for cute and funny pager messages. The site's name, from sanook (Thai word), the Thai word meaning "fun", as well as its original logo (stylized as SANOOK!), were inspired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
