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Chitpas Bhirombhakdi
Chitpas Kridakon (, ; née Bhirombhakdi , born 16 June 1985) is a Thai politician and activist. She was a member of the Thai House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. Now Deputy Leader of the Democrat Party. Advisor of the Police’s committee of the house of Thai representative’s Family and education Chitpas, also known under her nickname "Tant" (), was born in Bangkok as the eldest daughter of the wealthy Bhirombhakdi family. Her father Chutinant Bhirombhakdi is one of the heirs to the Boon Rawd Brewery fortune and CEO of the Singha Corporation, producing the beer brands Singha and Leo. Her grandfather Chamnong Bhirombhakdi was the president of Singha Corporation and was listed as number seven of the richest Thais by ''Forbes'' in 2011 with an estimated net worth of US$2 billion. Therefore, she is often referred to as the "Singha heiress" or "beer heiress" in Thai press. Chitpas' mother, ''Mom Luang'' Piyapas Bhirombhakdi née Kridakorn, is a distant member of the T ... [...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 million people as of 2024, 13% of the country's population. Over 17.4 million people (25% of Thailand's population) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region as of the 2021 estimate, making Bangkok a megacity and 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, Ayutthaya era in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi Kingdom, Thonburi in 1767 and Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam during the late 19th century, as the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westonbirt School
Westonbirt School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11 to 18 located near Tetbury in Gloucestershire in South West England. Founded in 1928. The historical Westonbirt House is part of the school. Westonbirt Prep School is located within the 210 acre grounds of Westonbirt School. History Westonbirt School was founded by the Martyrs' Memorial and Church of England Trust (now known as the Allied Schools), which had acquired Westonbirt House and converted it into a school. During World War II, the premises were used by the Air Ministry and pupils and staff were evacuated to Wiltshire due to the Blitz. Six former pupils died during the war and a memorial scholarship was set up in their memory; children of British military personnel are entitled to discounts. In 2002, Westonbirt acquired Querns School to become its preparatory department. Seven years later it absorbed Rose Hill School to form the prep school Rose Hill Westonbirt. In Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suthep Thaugsuban
Suthep Thaugsuban (, , ; born 7 July 1949) is a Thai former politician and former House of Representatives of Thailand, Member of Parliament for Surat Thani province. Until 2011, he was secretary-general of the Democrat Party (Thailand), Democrat Party and a deputy prime minister under Abhisit Vejjajiva. He resigned his seat in Parliament in November 2013 to become the self-appointed Secretary-general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, which was conducting mass protests trying to unseat the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. After the military coup of May 22, 2014, Suthep was temporarily detained and placed under arrest by the new NPOMC, junta. He was released after four days, retired from politics, and entered Bhikkhu, Buddhist monastichood from July 2014 to July 2015. Since, he became the leader of the Muan Maha Prachachon for Reform Foundation (the People’s Democratic Reform Foundation) that backed the junta sponsored 2016 Thai constitutional referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Democratic Reform Committee
The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) or People's Committee for Absolute Democracy with the King as Head of State (PCAD) was a reactionary umbrella political pressure group in Thailand. Its aim was to remove the influence of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra from Thai politics by deposing the incumbent Pheu Thai government of Yingluck Shinawatra and creating an unelected "People's Council" to oversee political reforms. The group played a key role in the 2013–14 Thai political crisis and the lead up to the 2014 Thai coup d'état, organising large-scale protests within Bangkok and disrupting voting in the 2014 Thai general election in order to prevent a predicted victory by Pheu Thai. The group was formed on 29 November 2013 by Suthep Thaugsuban, who resigned from his post as Democrat Party secretary-general and MP, and appointed himself as PDRC secretary-general. Although much of the movement's message revolved around anti-politics, the PDRC was a diverse coalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–2014 Thai Political Crisis
The 2013–2014 Thai political crisis was a period of political instability in Thailand. Anti-government protests took place between November 2013 and May 2014, organised by the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group led by former Democrat Party (Thailand), Democrat Party House of Representatives (Thailand), parliamentary representative (Member of parliament, MP) Suthep Thaugsuban. The crisis eventually resulted in the removal of incumbent Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a 2014 Thai coup d'état, coup d'état, and the establishment of a National Council for Peace and Order, military junta. The primary aim of the protests was the removal of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's – the brother of Yingluck – Thaksinocracy, influence on Thai politics and the creation of an unelected "people's council" to oversee reforms of the political system. Protesters viewed Thaksin as corrupt and damaging to Thailand's democracy, although he enjoye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Censorship In Thailand
Most Internet censorship in Thailand prior to the September 2006 military coup d'état was focused on blocking pornographic websites. The years following the 2006 coup have seen a constant stream of sometimes violent protests, regional unrest, emergency decrees,"Thai Cabinet agrees to lift emergency decree in Bangkok" , Kocha Olam, CNN World, 21 December 2010 a new cybercrimes law,Act on Computer Crime B.E. 2550 , 10 June 2007, English translation and an updated Internal Security Act. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
