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30 December 2005 (Friday)

• Paradorn Srichaphan and compatriot Danai Udomchoke, Thailand's top male tennis players, head for India to launch their 2006 campaign at the Chennai Open. (The Nation)

December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... The Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships is held in Chennai, India on the first week of January every year since 1997. ...

28 December 2005 (Wednesday)

• Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) expects Thai economy to grow 5.2% next year. (TNA)
• Energy Ministry announces that 2006 will be the year of alternative fuel consumption. (TNA)

December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the workstation, see SGI Fuel. ...

26 December 2005 (Monday)

• Thousands of last year's tsunami survivors and relatives of victims from 45 countries are gathering in Thailand's southern Andaman provinces to attend the country's first anniversary of the disaster. (TNA)
• Thailand has been voted by readers of a best-selling Australian travel magazine as one of the world's top tourists destinations, ranked above rival countries in the highly-competitive Southeast Asian region (TNA)

December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

22 December 2005 (Thursday)

• Dr.William L. Aldis, World Health Organization's Representative to Thailand, presents a plague of honour to the Ministry of Public Health, representing the WHO's appreciation to the hospitality of Thailand's medical teams and volunteers in assisting the tsunami victims. (TNA)

December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WHO emblem The World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ...

21 December 2005 (Wednesday)

• Transport Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal announces that all construction works and overall system check-ups of the Suvarnabhumi Airport would be completed by May 31, 2006 but the exact date for the official opening is likely to postpone from June as planned earlier. (TNA)
• Ian Potter, director of the World Bank’s Representative Office in Bangkok, projects 4.2% growth for Thai economy this year despite high fuel prices, last year's tsunami disaster and the bird flu outbreak. (TNA)

December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suvarnabhumi Airport (Thai ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ), also New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA) or Second Bangkok International Airport (SBIA) is the long-delayed new international airport of Bangkok, Thailand. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Wat Phra Kaew temple Bangkok Metropolitan Administration building Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep ( ▶ (help· info)), or Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( ▶ (help· info), IPA: ), is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 1990 population of...

20 December 2005 (Tuesday)

• The report to cabinet meeting reveals that the flood in eight southern provinces causes 15 dead, 3 missing, and 671,000 people affected by the disruption with 463 roads and 14 bridges damaged or destroyed. (TNA)

December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Look up Flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...

18 December 2005 (Sunday)

• Thousands of residents who live in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand are preparing for possible evacuation after several minor earthquakes occured in recent days. (The Nation)
• Heavy rains continue to devastate six southern provinces, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. (The Nation)

December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chiang Rai (Thai เชียงราย) is the most northern province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Evacuation can have several meanings: In wilderness first aid, evacuation is the transport of a seriously injured person out of the wilderness to the nearest point an ambulance can reach to take them to the hospital, or to the nearest emergency room. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a sudden and sometimes catastrophic movement of a part of the Earths surface. ... Rain falling For other uses see Rain (disambiguation). ...

16 December 2005 (Friday)

• National security expert Associate Professor Panitan Wattanayagorn of Chulalongkorn University accuses the government of mixing military modernisation with mega-project investments that could be a threat to national security. (The Nation)

December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ... Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and has long been considered to be the most prestigeous academic institution in the country. ...

15 December 2005 (Thursday)

• Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva calls on the government to dispel doubts on its scheme to lure foreign contractors to invest 1.7 trillion Baht in mega projects. (The Nation)
• Government Spokesman Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee announces that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Jordan's King Abdullah II, who is currently paying an official visit to Thailand, had mutually agreed to expand bilateral trade and industrial business relations. (TNA)

December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Thai political parties ... Abhisit Vejjajiva is a Thai politician. ... Thai banknotes and coins. ... Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tɕʰinwát]; Chinese:丘達新; born July 26, 1949), Thai politician, is the current prime minister of Thailand and the leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. ... His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein. ...

14 December 2005 (Wednesday)

• Thai Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai says Thailand is not ready to host the second Bangkok Process meeting on Myanmar issue as the neighbouring country failed to inform Thailand on its latest progress towards democracy. (TNA)
• Frightened villagers in six Andaman coastal provinces of Thailand head for the hills in panic when sirens went off after a careless American technician accidentally pushed the alarm button because he thought it was a testing button while setting up the Tsunami Warning System. Along with the sirens, the system was programmed to send out warning messages in six languages. (The Nation)

December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surakiart Sathirathai (Thai: สุรเกียรติ์ เสถียรไทย, born June 7, 1958, Bangkok) is a Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand oversseing Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture. ... The Andaman Sea, The Andaman Sea, How I want to be on The Andaman Sea. ... Pneumatic siren Sirens are devices making sound to alarm others, such as the air raid siren or the sirens on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars and fire engines. ...

13 December 2005 (Tuesday)

• Russian President Vladimir Putin and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sign the visa exemption pact after the ASEAN-Russia summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (TNA)
• New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark praises Thailand for its developed status, from a recipient to a donor nation, and expects Bangkok's continued support to boost New Zealand and Australia's status as the ASEAN's new dialogue partners. (TNA)

December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, â–¶ (help· info), Pútin; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician, and the current President of the Russian Federation. ... Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tÉ•Ê°inwát]; Chinese:丘達新; born July 26, 1949), Thai politician, is the current prime minister of Thailand and the leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. ... Main languages See Languages of ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong of Singapore Area  - Total 4,480,000 km2 Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 550,000,000 122. ... Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan District Kuala Lumpur District Area  - Total (City) 243. ... This article discusses the New Zealand Prime Minister. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 The Wat Phra Kaew temple Bangkok Metropolitan Administration building Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep ( â–¶ (help· info)), or Krung Thep Maha Nakhon ( â–¶ (help· info), IPA: ), is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 1990 population of... Main languages See Languages of ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong of Singapore Area  - Total 4,480,000 km2 Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 550,000,000 122. ...

12 December 2005 (Monday)

• Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) express their strong support for Thai Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai in his bid for the UN Secretary-General post after the departure of Kofi Annan. (TNA)
• Democrat Party spokesman Ongart Klampaiboon announces that the leading opposition party has sufficient information to lodge the new no confidence motion against the government after the House of Representatives reassembles in March 2006. (TNA)

December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hymn: The ASEAN Hymn Seat of Secretariat Jakarta Secretary General Ong Keng Yong Area  - Total 4,480,000 km2 Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 592,000,000 122. ... Surakiart Sathirathai (Thai: สุรเกียรติ์ เสถียรไทย, born June 7, 1958, Bangkok) is a Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand oversseing Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

10 December 2005 (Saturday)

• Many people gathers in front of the Parliament to lay down garlands in remembrance of King Prajadhipok, on the occasion of the Constitution Day. (NNB)
• Southern provinces of Thailand’s have been faced with heavy downpours for several days continuously, and this has caused flooding in some provinces, notably in Yala and Pattani. (NNB)

December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Majesty King Rama VII of Thailand His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, royal name พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) (November 8, 1893 - May 30, 1941) was the seventh king of the Chakri dynasty. ... Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. ... A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... Yala (Thai ยะลา) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. ... Pattani (Thai ปัตตานี) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...

7 December 2005 (Wednesday)

• The Thai Rak Thai-dominated House of Representatives vote to retain the transfer of public schools' supervision to local administrative bodies despite an on-going massive protest by teachers. (The Nation)

December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thai Rak Thai (ไทยรักไทย, lit. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ...

6 December 2005 (Tuesday)

• After His Majesty the King's intervention, the legal team of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra withdraw all six defamation lawsuits which have been filed against his staunch critic Sondhi Limthongkul. (The Nation)

December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช, actually pronounced Phumiphon Adunyadet), King Rama IX of Thailand, born December 5, 1927, has been King of Thailand since 1946. ... This article is about law in society. ... The following is a list of Prime Ministers of Thailand: Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, (1932-1933) General Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena, (1933-1938) Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, (1938-1944) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1944-1945) Tawee Boonyaket, (1945) Seni Pramoj, (1945) Major Khuang Abhaiwongse, (1946) Luang Praditmanutham, (1946) Rear Admiral Thawal Thamrong Navaswadhi... Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tɕʰinwát]; Chinese:丘達新; born July 26, 1949), Thai politician, is the current prime minister of Thailand and the leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. ... A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. ... Sondhi Limthongkul (Thai: สนธิ ลิ้มทองกุล) is a Thai journalist and the owner of Manager newspaper, a local Thai newspaper. ...

4 December 2005 (Sunday)

• King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 78 on Monday, gives a speech on the occasion of his birthday at Chitralada Palace. The King tells Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be open to criticism and not to overreact when countering his critics. The King also stresses the importance of sufficiency economy and biodiesel development. (Bangkok Post)(The Nation)
• SEA Games 2005: Thailand beats Vietnam 3-0 in soccer final getting their seventh straight Games gold in the sport in their 100th SEA Games match. (The Nation)

December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chitralada Palace is known by the Thai people as the new palace in Bangkok. ... Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Thaksin Shinawatra (Thai: ทักษิณ ชินวัตร, IPA: [tʰáksǐn tɕʰinwát]; Chinese:丘達新; born July 26, 1949), Thai politician, is the current prime minister of Thailand and the leader of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. ... A critic (derived from the ancient Greek word krites meaning a judge) is a person who offers a value judgement or an interpretation. ... Biodiesel sample Biodiesel is fuel made from renewable materials such as vegetable oils or animal fats. ... The South East Asian Games, or SEA Games for short, is a biannual multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. ...

2 December 2005 (Friday)

• King Bhumibol Adulyadej reminds some 2,000 Royal Guards at their annual parade of their taking the oath of allegiance and the Trooping the Colour ceremony, at the Royal Plaza to do their duties of defending the country and protecting the people with a full sense of responsibility. (Bangkok Post)

December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Royal Guard describes any group of military bodyguard or retainer responsible for the protection of a royal person, such as a King or Queen. ... An oath of allegiance is an oath whereby a subject or citizen acknowledges his duty of allegiance and swears loyalty to his Sovereign or country. ... Elizabeth II in uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony. ...

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