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Paiboon Damrongchaitham
Paiboon Damrongchaitham (; born 27 May 1949) is a Thai businessman of Chinese descent. He is a co-founder of Grammy Entertainment (currently GMM Grammy) together with Rewat Buddhinan. Early life Paiboon was born on May 27, 1949, in an overseas Chinese family, who operated a small grocery store in Yaowarat. He graduated from secondary school at Suankularb Wittayalai School then continued to higher education as the 4th class of the Faculty of Communication Arts Chulalongkorn University. In 1972, Paiboon started working at Far East Advertising Co., Ltd. in the Saha Pathana Phibul group. This allowed him the opportunity to learn from Dr. Thiam Chokwatana, who was the company's chairman at the time. In 1977, he and some of his colleagues resigned to work at Premier Marketing Co., Ltd. in the Osotspa group for 7 years. Paiboon is married to Mae Damrongchaitham, a Taiwanese real estate businesswoman.They have 4 children together, 2 sons are Fah Mai (currently Chief Strategy Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faculty Of Communication Arts Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University in Thailand comprises nineteen constituent faculties, as well as six schools and colleges, which form the university's teaching units. Together, they offer 76 undergraduate and 375 postgraduate programmes, and (as of the 2018 academic year) host the university's 25,940 undergraduate and 11,424 postgraduate students. Each of the faculties is focused on a specific subject area. All undergraduate and most postgraduate students will apply for a programme of study under a specific faculty, and will belong with that faculty throughout the duration of their studies. The university was established in 1917 with four original faculties: Medicine, Public Administration, Engineering, and Arts and Science. Of the four, only the faculties of Engineering and of Arts and Science remain with the university, while many others have been created or added. The university now has faculties dedicated to all major fields of study. History When the Civil Service College of King Chul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luang Pradit Pairoh
Luang Pradith Pairoh Sorn Silpabanleng (, , 6 August 1881 – 8 March 1954), commonly known by his title as Luang Pradit Pairoh (, also spelled Pradit Phairoh, ) was a Thai musician who was famous for playing Thai instruments and composing original Thai songs. Biography Luang Pradit Pairoh had the original name "Sorn". He was born on 6 August 1881 at Dowadeung Sub-district, Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province, in the reign of King Rama V. He was the son of Mr.Sin and Mrs.Yim Sinbanleng. His father was owner of a gamelan band and was Pra Pradit Pairoh's disciple (Mee Duriyangkul). Musical ability Sorn could play Khong wong yai when he was five years old. When he was eleven years old, he began to study how to play gamelan. He played xylophone swiftly since childhood. He was taught by his father until he was able to perform the best performance in the Mae Klong River basin. This made him more popular among musicians. In 1900, when he was 19 years old, he was performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMM Grammy People , a French manufacturer of ski lifts
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GMM may refer to: *Generalized method of moments, an econometric method *GMM Grammy, a Thai entertainment company *Gaussian mixture model, a statistical probabilistic model *Google Map Maker, a public cartography project *GMM, IATA code for Gamboma Airport in the Republic of the Congo *Good Mythical Morning, an online morning talk show hosted by YouTubers, Rhett and Link *Global Marijuana March, a worldwide demonstration associated with cannabis culture *Graspop Metal Meeting, a Belgian heavy metal festival held annually in Dessel *Gimar Montaz Mautino Gimar Montaz Mautino (GMM) is a French manufacturer that was created by the merger of Gimar (founded in 5. June 1980 by Jean-Claude Giraud and Dominique Marceau, two former executives at Weber) and Montaz-Mautino (founded in 1952 by Pierre Montaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faculty Of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University Alumni
Faculty or faculties may refer to: Academia * Faculty (academic staff), professors, researchers, and teachers of a given university or college (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a large department of a university by field of study (used outside North America) Biology * An ability of an individual ** Cognitive skills, colloquially ''faculties'' ** Senses or ''perceptive faculties''—such as sight, hearing or touch ** Faculty Psychology, suggests the mind is divided into sections, each assigned specific mental tasks. Business * Faculty (company), a British tech firm (formerly ''ASI'') Film and television * ''The Faculty'', a 1998 horror/sci-fi movie by Robert Rodriguez * ''The Faculty'' (TV series), a 1996 American sitcom Religious law * Faculty (canon law) A faculty is a legal instrument or warrant in canon law, usually an authorisation to do something. Catholic Church In the canon law of the Catholic Church, a faculty is "the authority, privilege, or p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Stock Exchange Of Thailand
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (, ; SET) has been the sole stock exchange operator in Thailand since its establishment on 30 April 1975. As of 8 April 2025, with a market capitalization of US$380.19 billion (excluding mai) at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 34.94 THB, it ranks as the 25th largest in the world and the 3rd largest in ASEAN, following the Indonesia Stock Exchange and the Singapore Exchange. In comparison, Thailand ranks 20th in the world and 4th in ASEAN in terms of population. Its market capitalization is about 69% of Thailand's GDP as of 8 April 2025. In comparison, the market cap of the S&P 500 is roughly 1.5 to 1.7 times the size of the US GDP. Its market capitalization represents about 0.3% of the total market capitalization of all publicly traded stocks worldwide. The Thai stock market experienced a surge of domestic capital inflows from late 2000s to early 2020s which explain high valuation in Thai stocks until the current downtrend. It has seen a substantial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMM Grammy
GMM Grammy Public Company Limited ( or stylized as G"MM' Grammy) is the largest media conglomerate entertainment company in Thailand. Top Grammy artists include Bird Thongchai, Silly Fools, Loso, Tai Orathai, Bie Sukrit, Tata Young, Mos Patiparn, Bodyslam, Getsunova, Joey Boy. In addition to its music business, the company is involved in concert production, artist management, film production, television production and publishing. In 2023, GMM Grammy partnered with RS Group, another Thai music label, to establish a joint venture called Across the Universe. Major shareholders Music The company has twelve music subsidiaries: * Genie Records – Pop/rock records * Grammy Gold – Thai country records ( luk thung) * Grammy Big – Compilation records * Sanamluang Music – Indie records * White Music – Pop records * GMMTV RECORDS – Ost records * RISER Music – Pop records * One Music – Pop/ost records * Genelab – Pop/rock records * Thaidol Music – Thai nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suankularb Wittayalai School
Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย; Abbreviation: ส.ก. / S.K.) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1882 as a peer's school, its purpose was to educate the children of nobility and the royal household. Suankularb is the oldest public secondary school in the country. Suankularb alumni include eight Prime Minister of Thailand, Prime Ministers of Thailand, nine Supreme Court of Justice of Thailand, Supreme Court Chief Justices, five attorneys general, two Fortune Global 500 Chief executive officer, chief executives, scholars, as well as a number of prominent politicians and businessmen. Suankularb is a member of Jaturamitr Samakkee, Jaturamitr group of the four oldest boys' schools in Thailand. History "Suankularb" means 'rose garden' in Thai, as the original school w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaowarat
Yaowarat Road (, , ; ) in Samphanthawong District is the main artery of Bangkok's Chinatown. Modern Chinatown now covers a large area around Yaowarat and Charoen Krung Road. It has been the main centre for trading by the Chinese community since they moved from their old site some 200 years ago to make way for the construction of Wat Phra Kaew, the Grand Palace. Nearby is the Phahurat or Little India. The area is bordered by the Chao Phraya River from the west to the south. Yaowarat Road is well known for its variety of foodstuffs, and at night turns into a large "food street" that draws tourists and locals from all over the city. History Chinatown is in one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. It is the result of the resettlement of Chinese on the west bank of Chao Phraya River after King Rama I moved the capital of the kingdom from Thonburi to Rattanakosin. From there Chinese traders operated maritime junk trade between ( Siam) and China throughout the Rattanakosin period. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
