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Poot Lorlek
Taweesak Pipatkul (; born January 1, 1952 – June 1, 2020) known professionally as Poot Lorlek (), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter and professional boxing, boxer. He was a Lumpinee Stadium#Super Bantamweight Championship, Lumpinee Stadium Super Bantamweight Champion who was famous in the 1970s. Nicknamed the "Angel Boxer", he is often regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of Muay Thai. Biography and career Taweesak Pipatkul was born on January 1, 1952 in Palian district, Palian, Trang province, Trang, Thailand. He first practiced Muay Thai at the age of 15 in a Muay Thai gym of his native province. He became very famous in the 1970s, having fought with many top-line Muay Thai boxers such as Wichannoi Porntawee, Pudpadnoi Worawut, Posai Sittiboonlert, Saensak Muangsurin, Jitti Muangkhonkaen, Neth Saknarong, Bundit Singprakarn, Wichit Lukbangplasoi, Sirimongkol Luksiripat, and Satanfah Sor.Prateep. In a span of about 10 years, he had about 80 fights, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palian District
Palian (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Trang province, Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Kong Ra district, Kong Ra, Tamot district, Tamot, and Pa Bon district, Pa Bon of Phatthalung province, Khuan Kalong district, Khuan Kalong, Manang District, Satun, Manang, and Thung Wa district, Thung Wa of Satun province, Hat Samran district, Hat Samran and Yan Ta Khao district, Yan Ta Khao of Trang Province. History Originally named ''Yong Sata'' (หยงสตา) or ''Tan Yong Sata'' (ตันหยงสตา; Kelantan-Pattani Malay means 'Bouea macrophylla, Mango Plum Cape'), it was renamed ''Palian'' in 1939. Palian is believed to have been a seaport since ancient times, some 1,800 years ago, paired with ''Takola'' (now's Mueang Trang district, Mueang Trang). When an ancient Greek merchant named Alexander sailed through here in 150, and told the story of his journey to Claudius Ptolemy, Ptolemy. At that time, Palian w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirimongkol Luksiripat
Kasem Prapaisri (December 2, 1946 – December 2, 1946), known professionally as Sirimongkol Luksiripat (), was a Thai professional Muay Thai fighter. He was a two-division Lumpinee Stadium champion who was famous during the 1970s. Biography and career Kasem Prapaisri was born in 1946 in Paedriew, Chachoengsao Province, once classmate with famous promotor Songchai Rattanasuban he had his first Muay Thai fight at the age of 17 using the ring name "Sukkasem Luksiyaek". During his second fight in his native province Kasem beat Usmannoi Luklong by knockout, Usmannoi would die from the injury sustained during the fight. The media reported on that event and he was dubbed "the Executionner from Padriew", it's with this reputation that he came to fight in Bangkok with very little experience using the ring name "Sukkasem Sor.Sanguansak". He lost his Bangkok debut in the first round. Victim of stage fright, the referee stopped the action thinking he was throwing the fight, his skillset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hat Yai
Hat Yai (, , also Haad Yai or Had Yai) is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, fifth-largest city in Thailand with a population of 191,696 (2024) in the Thesaban, city municipality (''thesaban nakhon'' / city proper) itself and an Urban area, urban population of 406,513 (2024) in the entire district of Hat Yai district, Amphoe Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the largest city of Southern Thailand and is part of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Metropolitan Area (with a population of about 800,000) which include 2 big districts (Hat Yai district, Hat Yai, Mueang Songkhla district, Mueang Songkhla) and 4 small neighboring districts (Bang Klam district, Bang Klam, Khlong Hoi Khong district, Khlong Hoi Khong, Na Mom district, Na Mom, Singhanakhon district, Singhanakhon), forming the largest metropolitan area in the south, and the fourth-largest metropolitan area of the country. The city is often mistaken for bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posai Sitiboonlert
Prayong Makkong (; born February 12, 1956), known professionally as Posai Sitiboonlert (), is a Thai former professional Muay Thai fighter. He was the 1976 Fighter of the Year and was famous in the 1970s. Nicknamed "Mr. Telegraph Pole Knee", he was known for his devastating knees and is often regarded amongst the greatest Muay Thai fighters in history. Biography and career Prayong Makkong started Muay Thai at the age of 13 at the Kor Srimongkon Gym where he took the name "Posai Saktuanchai". Posai trained for three years before he started competing and won his first 20 fights, fighting in the provinces of Lopburi, Nakhon Sawan and Chainat. Based on this success he was brought to the Sitiboonlert gym. Posai reached his peak in the second half of the 1970s, being considered as an elite fighter from 1975 as he went undefeated during that year. The apex of his career being the year 1977 where his domination led to the organisation of handicap fights where he had to take on multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phuket
Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the Southern Thailand, southern Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, List of islands of Thailand, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. Phuket lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi province, Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province, encompassing an area of , ranks as the second-smallest province in Thailand. Its size is about two-thirds the size of Singapore. Historically, Phuket Island was situated on a major trading route between India and China. This strategic location led to its frequent mention of foreign ships in the logbook, logs, including those from Portugal, France, the Netherlands, and England. Despite this attention from various European powers, Phuket was never coloni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Isan, Northeastern Thailand and the List of municipalities in Thailand#Largest cities by urban population, third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (155.43 mi) northeast of Bangkok, one of the four major cities of Isan (Northeast Thailand), known as the "big four of Isan", and has a population of 466,098 people as of 2021. The city is commonly known as Korat (, ), a shortened form of its name. Korat is at the western edge of the Korat Plateau. Historically, it once marked the boundary between Laos, Lao and Thailand, Siam territory. It is the gateway to the Lao-speaking northeast of Thailand. Toponymy Archaeological evidence suggests that in Amphoe Sung Noen, Sung Noen District 32 km west of present-day Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) there were two ancient towns called ''Sema'' ("Bai sema" () are notable artifacts of the Korat plateau) and ''Khorakapura''. (Pali ''púra'' becomes Sansk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani (, ) is one of the four main cities in Thailand's Isan region, alongside Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen, collectively known as the "big four of Isan." Located on the Mun River in the southeastern Isan, Ubon Ratchathani sits about from Bangkok. Commonly shortened to Ubon (), the city’s name means "royal lotus city". It serves as the administrative center of Ubon Ratchathani Province. As of 2006, the urban area of Ubon Ratchathani had a population of about 200,000. This included 85,000 in Thetsaban Nakhon Ubon Ratchathani (Ubon municipality), 30,000 each in Thetsaban Mueang Warin Chamrap (Warin municipality) and Thetsaban Tambon Kham Yai, 24,000 in Thetsaban Tambon Saen Suk, and 10,000 each in Thetsaban Tambon Pathum and Tambon Kham Nam Saep, as well as 6,000 in Thetsaban Tambon Ubon. History The city was founded in the late 18th century by Thao Kham Phong, a descendant of Phra Wo and Phra Ta, who escaped from King Siribunsan of Vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanthaburi
Chanthaburi (, ) is a town ('' thesaban mueang'') in the east of Thailand, on the banks of the Chanthaburi River. It is the capital of the Chanthaburi Province and the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The town covers the two ''tambons'' Talat and Wat Mai of Mueang Chanthaburi District. As of 2005, the town had a population of 27,602. The town figures in the legacy of King Taksin. In 1981 the Thai cabinet passed a resolution to bestow on him the honorary title of ''the Great''. When the Bank of Thailand issued the 12th Series of banknotes, called ''The Great Series'', the monument of King Taksin the Great in the town's Tungnachaey recreational park appeared on the back of the 20 baht note issued 28 December 1981, the 214th anniversary of his coronation. The ''Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception'', the principal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chanthaburi, is the largest church in Thailand. Climate Chanthaburi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai (, ; , ) is the northernmost major city in Thailand, with a population of about 200,000 people. It is located in Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai Province. Chiang Rai was established as a capital city in the reign of King Mangrai, in 1262 CE. Chiang Rai is recognized as a " Design City" by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network. History The city was founded by King Mangrai in 1262 and became the capital of the Mangrai Dynasty. The word 'Chiang' means 'city' in Thai, so Chiang Rai would mean 'the City of (Mang) Rai'. Subsequently, Chiang Rai was conquered by Burma and remained under Burmese rule for several hundred years. It was not until 1786 that Chiang Rai became a Siam vassal. Siam (later Thailand) annexed the Kingdom of Chiang Mai in 1893 as a Monthon, which Chiang Rai joined later in 1910. It's not before 1933 that Chiang Rai became a full province of Thailand. In 1432, during the reign of King Sam Fang Kaen of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the ... [...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] |
Amphoe Hat Yai
Hat Yai (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Songkhla province, southern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise): Khuan Kalong of Satun province; Rattaphum, Bang Klam, Khuan Niang, Singhanakhon, Mueang Songkhla, Na Mom, Chana, Na Thawi, Sadao, and Khlong Hoi Khong. The northeastern part of the district is on the shore of the Songkhla Lake. Administration The district is divided into 13 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 98 villages (''mubans''). The city ('' thesaban nakhon'') Hat Yai covers ''tambon'' Hat Yai. There are four towns ('' thesaban mueang''): Ban Phru covers parts of ''tambon'' Ban Phru, and Khlong Hae, Khuan Lang and Kho Hong each cover ''tambons'' of the same names. There is further one township (''thesaban tambon Thesaban (, , , Pali, Pali: desapāla (protector of region) are the municipalities of Thailand. There are three levels of municipalities: city, town, and sub-district. Bangkok a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songklanagarind Hospital
Songklanagarind Hospital () is a university teaching hospital, affiliated to the Faculty of Medicine of Prince of Songkla University, located in Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province. It is a hospital capable of super tertiary care and is the first university hospital in Southern Thailand. History On 26 August 1976, King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit laid the foundation for the construction of the faculty's main teaching hospital, which was to be constructed for the following purposes: * Use as a clinical training hospital for doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel * Provide medical care, both prevention and cure to citizens in Southern Thailand * Provide special equipment for patient diagnosis in the hospital and nearby hospitals * Use as a research center to improve the healthcare in Southern Thailand Ten years later on 18 September 1986, the King and Princess Sirindhorn opened the hospital and named it 'Songklanagarind' Hospital. Songklanagarind Hospital has beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
