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Raptor (Thai Duo)
Raptor was a Thai musical duo popular in the 1990s. The duo consisted of two ''luk khrueng'' (people of mixed Thai and Caucasoid) boys Joni Anwar and Louis Scott. Their albums ''Raptor'', ''Waab Boys'', ''Day Shock'' and ''Raptor Goodbye'' each sold over a million copies. History Joni Anwar started as child actor in the 1992 Thai movie ''Toe Laaw Tong Toe'' (โตแล้วต้องโต๋). They studied in Bangkok Patana School together. Raptor was born because Suea Thanapol, their producer, had the idea after seeing the movie ''Jurassic Park'', as well as the United States' Kris Kross. They had naughty activities including dropping a water balloon on a truck. The truck was full of tape cassettes and was damaged. Raptor was successful in the 1990s in Thailand and Asia. They sold a million more tape cassettes marketing and tour concerts in Bangkok and other provinces. Joni eventually left to study overseas. They decided to end Raptor with albums ''Raptor Goodbye'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Blue
''Romantic Blue'' ( th, โลกทั้งใบให้นายคนเดียว, Lok Thang Bai Hai Nai Khon Diao) is a 1995 Thai romantic drama crime thriller film. Starring the king of pop during the 1990s in Thailand Somchai Khemglad, and Suttida Kasemsan. It was once an all-time top grossing Thai film and winner of numerous awards. And this film is the first film of RS Group Plot A young mechanic Mai and his educated younger brother Men fall in love with the same girl, Pom. Mai met Pom when he was working on Poms' father's car, and Men felt love at first sight when he saw Pom at school. Unfortunately, their father is sick and needs surgery. However, the hospital operation is too expensive and the brothers cannot afford the money, and even if Mai repairs 100 cars it will not be enough. Mai later is forced to get help from his criminal uncle Bo who teams Mai up with a crazy car thief. However, the thief turns out to be a real psycho and kills one of the security worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thai Pop Music Groups
Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block) People with the name * Thai (surname), a Vietnamese version of Cai, including a list of people with the name * Thai Lee (born 1958), an American businesswoman * Thai Nguyen, US-based Vietnamese fashion designer and television personality Other uses * Thai (cannabis), a name for the drug * Thai Airways, the national airline of Thailand * Thai cat, a breed of cat * Thai, a month in the Tamil calendar * Toe to Heel Air Injection (THAI), a method of extracting oil from oil sands See also * * Dai (other) * Tai (other) * Tay (other) * Thais (other) * Thay (other) * Tie (other) * Siam (other) * Tai peoples or Thai peoples, the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Disestablishments In Thailand
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up to 4, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Establishments In Thailand
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 400 Rwandan genocide rect 300 200 600 400 Nelson Mandela rect 0 400 200 600 1994 FIFA World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Phaulkon
Constantine Phaulkon (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Γεράκης, ''Konstantinos Gerakis''; γεράκι is the Greek word for "falcon"; 1647 – 5 June 1688, also known as Costantin Gerachi, ''Capitão Falcão'' in Portuguese and simply as ''Monsieur Constance'' in French) was a Greek adventurer who became the prime counsellor to King Narai of Ayutthaya and assumed the Thai noble title ''Chao Phraya'' Wichayen (เจ้าพระยาวิชาเยนทร์).Chakrabongse, C., 1960, Lords of Life, London: Alvin Redman Limited Origins Constantine Phaulkon was born to Greek parents within Assos Castle in the region of Erisso (''pertinenza di Erisso'') on northern Cephalonia (then under Venetian rule). His father's name was Zuane (Greek: Τζουγάνης that is John) and his mother's is still unknown. The Gerakis (Γεράκης) / Gerachi family was already established there, in the village of Plagia (Πλαγιά), since the 16th century. Early career At age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Destiny (TV Series)
''Love Destiny'' ( th, บุพเพสันนิวาส; ; ) is a 2018 Thai historical television series that originally aired on Channel 3 from February 21 to April 11, 2018. The 15-episode series contains elements of romance, comedy, and time travel. Starring Ranee Campen and Thanawat Wattanaputi, ''Love Destiny'' was a major hit in Thailand and gained popularity across Asia and contributed to a rise of tourists in the filming locations. Its success has been attributed to its elaborate screenplay, costumes, and locations. The ''lakorn'', set in Ayutthaya Kingdom, during the reign of King Narai, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Rompaeng, the penname of Chanyawi Somprida. The novel got the Seven book award in 2010 and was adapted into a television drama for the first time in this series. The television adaptation was done by Broadcast Thai Television, the scriptwrier was Sanlaya, and the director was Pawat Panangsiri.^"บุพเพสันนิว ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sawasdee Bangkok
''Sawasdee Bangkok'' ( th, สวัสดีบางกอก, เสน่ห์กรุงเทพ; ) is a 2009 Thai omnibus film directed by nine directors produced by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Thai PBS. The story about lifestyles of people in Bangkok, it is divided into nine segments. Summary Release *The film premiered during the 7th Bangkok International Film Festival (September 24–30, 2009). *The film showed during the 9th Toronto International Film Festival. *The film aired on Thai PBS The Thai Public Broadcasting Service ( th, องค์การกระจายเสียงและแพร่ภาพสาธารณะแห่งประเทศไทย; ), or TPBS ( th, ส.ส.ท.), is a public broadcastin ... in mid-2010 on at 08:25pm every Monday night. After the aired, there will be an interview with the production team, the director and the cast. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyscout (Thai Band)
Boyscout ( th, บอยสเก๊าท์) was a Thai boy band famous and popular in the 1990s under RS Promotion. History All three members of this band were former actors who were played as the students in ''A-Nueng-Kid-Tung-Por-Sung-Khaeb'' ( th, อนึ่งคิดถึงพอสังเขป). Boyscout was the first boy band to form as a trio at RS Promotion. They were the second boy band to appear with Hijack. The band released two studio albums in 1993 and 1995, and a one-off special album. While promoting the release of their third studio album, band member Ta-Winrawee was found to be a drugs criminal. Because of this they decided to eventually split up. After 15 years, Boyscout returned as a band again. They regained some fame, until Joe-Tanut Chimtaum died from a heart attack on September 11, 2017. Members *Ta- (ต๊ะ : วินรวีร์ ใหญ่เสมอ) born name Chanis Yaisamoe (ฌานิศ ใหญ่เสมอ) *Dip– ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suthida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya
Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana ( th, สุทิดา พัชรสุธาพิมลลักษณ, , ), born Suthida Tidjai ( th, สุทิดา ติดใจ; 3 June 1978), is Queen of Thailand as the fourth wife of King Vajiralongkorn. Before their marriage, she was a flight attendant. After joining the Thai military, she was promoted to King’s bodyguard. Early life and education Suthida was born on 3 June 1978 to the Tidjai family, Kham (father) and Jangheang (mother). She is ethnically Hokkien, coming from a Thai Chinese family. She graduated from Hatyaiwittayalai Somboonkulkanya Middle School and Assumption University with a bachelor's degree in communication arts in 2000. Suthida was formerly a flight attendant for JALways – a Japan Airlines' subsidiary – from 2000 to 2003 and later Thai Airways International in 2003 until 2008. Crown Prince's guard Suthida was appointed commander of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn's household guard in August 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somchai Khemklad
Somchai ( th, สมชาย, ) is a Thai name, Thai given name used by males. It is the most common male given name in Thailand, with 240,000 persons using the name in 2012. Persons with the given name Somchai include: *Somchai Chantarasamrit, cyclist *Somchai Chanthavanij, sports shooter *Somchai Chimlum, boxer *Somchai Chuayboonchum, football manager, and former footballer *Somchai Khunpluem, politician and mob boss *Somchai Limpichat, swimmer *Somchai Maiwilai, football manager *Somchai Putapibarn, boxer *Somlek Sakdikul, also known as Somchai, Thai film actor *Somchai Singmanee, footballer *Somchai Subpherm, football coach *Somchai Thingpakdee, sports shooter *Somchai Neelapaijit, human rights activist *Somchai Wongsawat, former Prime Minister of Thailand In addition to สมชาย, a few other similar-sounding Thai names are also transcribed as ''Somchai''. These include สมชัย, สมไชย, สมไชย์, etc., which are pronounced , with a short sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Kross
Kris Kross was an American hip hop duo that consisted of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith. Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old. The duo was discovered by Jermaine Dupri in 1991 and hit worldwide status the following year with their smash hit debut single, "Jump", which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eight weeks and was certified double platinum as a single. They went on to release three studio albums, with their debut album '' Totally Krossed Out'' topping the US ''Billboard'' 200, and their following albums, '' Da Bomb'' and '' Young, Rich & Dangerous'' making it into the Top 20. The duo were also noted for their signature fashion style of wearing their clothes backwards. Chris Kelly died of a drug overdose on May 1, 2013. He has been referenced on the albums or songs of Eminem, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, Method Man, and many more. History The friendship of Atlanta, Georgia natives, Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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