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Greggs was founded by John Gregg as a Tyneside bakery in 1939. [6] It opened its first shop at 69/71 High Street in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951. [7] When Gregg died in 1964, the bakery was taken over by his son, Ian, assisted by his brother Colin (who in 2017 was convicted and jailed for the sexual abuse of children [8]).
Brecon. Brecon (/ ˈbrɛkən /; [3] Welsh: Aberhonddu; pronounced [ˌabɛrˈhɔnði]), [citation needed] archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. [4] The population in 2001 was 7,901, [5] increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census.
Free Thai Movement. The Free Thai Movement (Thai: เสรีไทย, RTGS: Seri Thai, pronounced [sěː.rīː tʰāj]) was a Thai underground resistance movement against the Empire of Japan during the Second World War. the Free Thai Movement were an important source of military intelligence for the Allies in the region.
The Thai Wikipedia (Thai: วิกิพีเดียภาษาไทย) is the Thai language edition of Wikipedia. It was started on 25 December 2003. As of November 2024, it has 168,399 articles and 488,343 registered users. [1] As of March 2022, Wikipedia (all languages combined) was ranked 14th in Alexa's Top Sites Thailand. [2]
Dan Beach Bradley (July 18, 1804 – June 23, 1873) was an American Protestant missionary to Siam from 1835 until his death. He is credited with numerous firsts, including, bringing the first Thai-script printing press to Siam, publishing the first Thai newspaper and monolingual Thai dictionary, performing the first surgery in Siam, and introducing Western medicine and technology.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit (Thai: ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ, RTGS: Thanathon Chuengrungrueangkit, pronounced [tʰā.nāː.tʰɔ̄ːn tɕɯ̄ŋ.rûŋ.rɯ̄aŋ.kìt] ⓘ; born 25 November 1978) is a Thai businessman, politician and activist who served as Leader of the Future Forward Party from 2018 From 2002 to 2018, Thanathorn was the vice president of the ...
ISO 639-3. –. Bangkok Malay, also referred to as Bangkok Melayu or Nayu, is the local variant of Malay spoken by ethnic Malays living in Bangkok and its surrounding areas. It arose from the intermingling of the Malay community from Southern Thailand and slowly diverged as a distinct variety of Malay. Despite historical Malay presence in what ...
Theravāda New Year, also known as Songkran, is the water-splashing festival celebration in the traditional new year for the Theravada Buddhist calendar widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam, and Xishuangbanna, China [2] [3] begins on 13 April of the year.