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Itti Balangura
Itti Balangura (; born Ekachaiwat Balangura; 30 January 1955 – 11 November 2004) was a Thai singer, musician and record producer. Known as "Guitar Ballad". Career Balangura began his career with The Bless, a band with many future famed musicians as members, such as , , Yuranunt Pamornmontri. His favorite artists include The Beatles, Cream, and Eric Clapton. At that time he was still an architecture student at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. After 8 years with the band, he became a partner and sound engineer of Jam Studios recording studio with his brother Ukrit Balangura. He was persuaded to release a studio album as a solo artist by Surachai Chetchotisak CEO and chairman of RS Promotion. In 1988, he debuted with a song ''Keb Tawan'' (เก็บตะวัน, "collect the sun") that contains content that encourages living, with lyrics by Thanapol Intharit. It became his signature song. Apart from ''Keb Tawan'', his hit songs include ''Guy Cham'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanapol Intharit
Thanapol Intharit (or spelt Thanapon Intharit; ; ; nickname: Suea (เสือ)) is a Thai singer, musician, producer and songwriter. Life and career He was born in Kalasin province and graduated from Rajamangala Institute of Technology Isan Campus ( Rajamangala University of Technology Isan) and Ramkhamhaeng University. He started as a musician by forming a band with friends and relatives in the name ''Chiang Nuea'' (เฉียงเหนือ) who played as a backup band across the Isan region (northeast region). Later, he joined the RS Promotion as an art director and costume designer including songwriting, especially ''Keb Tawan'' (เก็บตะวัน) in 1988, that is the song that made famous for Itti Balangura. In 1994, he had the opportunity to release his first studio album entitled ''T Kong Suea'' (ทีของเสือ), which was immediately successful. There are many popular songs such as ''Rak Kong Yang Mai Por'' (รักคงยังไ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Bangkok
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21st-century Thai Male Singers
File:1st century collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Jesus is Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified by Roman authorities in Judaea (17th century painting). Four different men (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian) Year of the Four Emperors, claim the title of Emperor within the span of a year; The Great Fire of Rome (18th-century painting) sees the destruction of two-thirds of the city, precipitating the empire's Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire#Neronian persecution, first persecution against Christians, who are blamed for the disaster; The Roman Colosseum is built and Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre, holds its inaugural games; Roman forces Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), besiege Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War (19th-century painting); The Trưng sisters Trung sisters' rebellion, lead a rebellion against the Chinese Han dynasty (anachronistic depiction); Boudica, queen of the British Iceni leads Boudican revolt, a rebellion against Rome (19th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Deaths
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1955 Births
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first Nuclear marine propulsion, nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18–January 20, 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Taiwan from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. Most colorectal cancers are due to lifestyle factors and genetic disorders. Risk factors include diet, obesity, smoking, and lack of physical activity. Dietary factors that increase the risk include red meat, processed meat, and alcohol. Another risk factor is inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Some of the inherited genetic disorders that can cause colorectal cancer include familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer; however, these represent less than 5% of cases. It typically starts as a benign tumor, often in the form of a polyp, which over time becomes cancerous. Colorectal cancer may be diagnosed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantip
Pantip.com is a popular Thai-language website and discussion forum. As of July 2016, Pantip.com one of the top 10 websites in Thailand and 712 worldwide. Discussions about Thai politics and current events on Pantip.com's topic boards are often cited in the Thai press, particularly in such English-language newspapers as the ''Bangkok Post'' and ''The Nation'', as a gauge of the public's mood about various issues. At the beginning, the site gained its popularity from people's misunderstanding of its name which is similar (and identical in English) to Bangkok's former IT shopping center, Pantip Plaza, but it is in no way affiliated with the mall. (The name is actually styled in Thai as พันทิป, meaning a thousand tips.) Nevertheless, there is a significant IT-related community there. History Pantip.com was founded on October 7, 1996 by Wanchat Padungrat, an electronics engineer graduating from KMITL. He holds directorship and ownership of the site. Along with the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabao (band)
Carabao () are a Thai Rock music, rock / phleng phuea chiwit band popular in Thailand and other Asian countries. The group was formed in 1980 by university students Yuenyong Opakul (Aed), Kirati Promsaka Na Sakon Nakhon (Keo or Khiao) and Sanit Limsila (Khai) who met while studying at Mapúa Institute of Technology in the Philippines. The word ''carabao'' means "buffalo", a symbol of fighting, hard work and patience. They are known for their phleng phuea chiwit (เพลงเพื่อชีวิต), or 'songs for life', which came to prominence through the protest songs of the 1970s political upheaval in Thailand, especially from the band Caravan (Thai band), Caravan. Carabao have blended the acoustic / folk style of 'phuea chiwit' with other forms of Music of Thailand, Thai music, western rock and country music, as well as various kinds of world music, like Latin music (genre), Latin music and reggae, earning such labels as 'ethnic rockers' and 'Kings of 3Cha' or 'Rolli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Mekwattana
Suthiyong Mekwattana or commonly known as Thierry Mekwattana (; born: April 23, 1958) is a Thai singer and musician of Swiss and Chinese descent, he is best known as a member of Carabao, a famous and popular Thai rock and ''Phleng phuea chiwit'' (Thai protest song) band. Biography and career Thierry was born in Laos on April 23, 1958, to a Sino-Thai father, Anek Mekwattana (เอนก เมฆวัฒนา), who worked for the United States's CIA (with the delivery of military equipment to the US Army), and a Swiss mother. Later, when a coup in Laos in 1960 occurred, Anek led his family to settle in Thailand permanently. In addition, he is also a cousin to Sondhi Limthongkul, a Thai journalist who is the owner and founder of the Manager Daily newspaper and also a political activist (Anek was a younger brother of Sondhi's mother). He started playing guitar at the age of 11, and the first song he learned was ''Flying Machine'' by Cliff Richard. His father didn't approve, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manager Online
''Manager Daily'' (; ) is a Thai-language daily newspaper published in Bangkok and distributed nationwide. It is the second best-selling newspaper in Thailand. ''Manager Daily 360 Degree'' has a circulation in excess of 850,000 copies. History ''Manager Daily'' was founded by media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul, who also launched the satellite broadcasting channel ASTV. It is part of the Manager Group, which also includes the ''Asia Times'' newspaper, based in Hong Kong. See also * Media of Thailand Thailand has a well-developed mass media sector, especially by Southeast Asian standards. The Thai Politics of Thailand, government and the military have long exercised considerable control, especially over radio and TV stations. During the gover ... References External links * Newspapers published in Thailand Thai-language newspapers Mass media in Bangkok Manager Media Group {{Thailand-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
