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Rawi is an Arabic term, meaning "to bear by memory, to transmit or recite." [1] It is a derivative of rawa, an Arabic term, meaning "to carry or convey water."[1] The term riwaya or kathir al-riwaya, meaning "copious transmitter," was the intensive form of the word and was used synonymously with rawi by the early Muslim literary sources.
This festival involves communities from the sea gypsy villages of Rawai and Sapam, Ko Si-re, and Laem La, located near Phuket's northern tip. Key activities include nighttime ceremonies where small boats are set adrift, a tradition akin to the Thai festival of Loi Krathong, aimed at dispelling evil and bringing good fortune.
The district is divided into eight sub-districts (), which are further subdivided into 44 villages ().The town of Phuket has city status (thesaban nakhon) and covers tambons Talad Yai and Talad Nuea; Karon, Ratsada, Rawai, and Wichit have sub-district municipality status (thesaban tambon) and each cover the complete same-named tambon.
Rawai Progressive International School: Phuket United World College Thailand: Phuket Hua Hin International School Prachuap Khiri Khan Garden International School Rayong: Rayong: St. Andrews International School, Green Valley: Rayong Silver Fern International School: Roi Et: The American School of Bangkok, Green Valley Campus: Samut Prakan
Queen Hijau (The Green Queen) of Pattani faces overthrow by the rebel Prince Rawai, who is allied with pirate captain Black Raven. The pirates attempt to capture a huge cannon built by Dutchman Janis Bree and Chinese inventor Lim Kiam, but the Dutch ship carrying the cannon blows up and the cannons sink into the sea.
The Rawai Progressive International Montessori School (RPIS) was established in Phuket in 1996 by Willem van Benthum. [6]
Schools in Thailand provide basic education, which covers pre-primary, primary and secondary education.Though most schools provide formal education following the National Curriculum, certain specialised schools may provide non-formal education.
Wat Chalong. The most important of the 29 Buddhist temples on Phuket is Wat Chalong (วัดฉลอง, วัดไชยธาราราม). It is dedicated to two monks, Luang Pho Chaem (หลวงพ่อแช่ม) and Luang Pho Chuang (หลวงพ่อช่วง), who with their knowledge of herbal medicine helped the injured in a tin miners rebellion in 1876.