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Phuket
Phuket , island, 206 sq mi (534 sq km), a province of Thailand, in the Andaman Sea, off the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. The town of Phuket is the capital. Flat, with isolated hills, the island was one of Thailand's chief tin-mining regions, but now resort tourism is the main industry. Phuket also produces mainly rubber, coconuts, and pepper. The population is mainly Chinese and Thai; the Chinese mined tin there since ancient times.
Phuket town was founded in the 1st cent. BC by colonists from India. European merchants began trading there in the 16th cent. The island, contested by the Siamese and the Burmese during their 18th-century wars, was finally incorporated into Thailand in the 19th cent. Phuket was known to the Malays as Ujong Salang (Cape Salang) and to early European voyagers as Junkceylon. In the 1980s and 1990s it experienced rapid development as tourism expanded. Parts of the island's coast were devastated by the Dec., 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.
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THAILAND ELITE IS WORLD'S FIRST NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CARD; * Lifetime benefits and privileges for holders of $25,000 membership in Thailand Elite Program.
PR Newswire; 3/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Thailand is introducing the Thailand Elite Card to European luxury travelers today at the IBT Berlin 2004 travel convention. The Thailand Elite Card, the world's first national membership...
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Thailand's Growing Economy Positively Impacts its Automotive Industry and the Steering Systems Market.
Business Wire; 5/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...Frost & Sullivan's new report Thailand Steering Systems Market to their offering...Sullivan research service, titled 2006 Thailand Steering Systems Market, provides in...examine the Thai passenger car market. Thailand's Growing Economy Positively Impacts...
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THAILAND ELITE WORLD'S FIRST NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP CARD.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 3/15/2004; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- The Government of Thailand is introducing the Thailand Elite Card to European luxury travelers today at the IBT Berlin 2004 travel convention. The Thailand Elite Card, the world's first national membership...
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Thailand Elite is World's First National Membership Card.
PR Newswire; 3/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...holders of US$25,000 membership in Thailand Elite Program. - Privileged access for...restaurants, real estate and immigration. - Thailand ranks as preferred conference and vacation...and world leaders. The Government of Thailand is introducing the Thailand Elite Card...
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Thailand Oil and Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 Profiles of the Major Companies Operating In the Oil and Gas Sector.
M2 Presswire; 9/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...September 2008-Research and Markets: Thailand Oil and Gas Markets Investment Opportunities...researchandmarkets.com/research/063bee/thailand_oil_and_g) has announced the addition of the "Thailand Oil and Gas Markets Investment Opportunities...
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THAILAND IS 'SAFE FOR TRAVELERS,' SAYS NATION'S TOP TOURISM EXECUTIVE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 2/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...Announces No Need to Cancel Trips to Thailand or to Isolate Those Who Have Traveled...and Sports Events Is Continuing Across Thailand Without Interruption; 200 International...That Stricken Traveler Returning From Thailand 'Most Likely' Is Suffering From Simple...
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Thailand In Style Presents the Ultimate In Decadence, Service and Nostalgia On the Banks of The Chao Phraya, the Mandarin Oriental.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 7/15/2009; 700+ words
; Bangkok, Thailand, Jul 15, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Thailand In Style presents the Oriental (http://thailandinstyle...exquisite and celebrated suites of this hotel in Thailand (http://www.thailandinstyle.com/) that...
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Thailand Is 'Safe for Travelers,' Says That Nation's Top Tourism Executive; Schedule of International Events and Festivals to Continue Without Interruption; * Head of World Health Organization Announces No Need to Cancel Trips to Thailand or to Isolate Those Who Have Traveled There.
PR Newswire; 2/7/2004; 700+ words
; BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Thailand is "safe for travelers," according to the nation's...Juthamas Siriwan, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT): "We were gratified to hear earlier this week...
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Thailand's Medical Tourism Growth Rate Continues to Increase.
Newspaper article from: China Weekly News; 11/24/2009; 700+ words
; ...organized a strategy for developing Thailand into the medical hub in Asia. Today the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Department of Export...million medical tourists will arrive in Thailand for health care services in 2010, an...
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Thailand.(Market Profiles)(broadcasting industry)(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: Asia Image; 12/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...Broadcast Expansion is on the agenda for Thailand's broadcast industry in 2003. Having...niches for media companies. By end 2002, Thailand's broadcast industry had recovered...confidence from the September 11 fallout. Thailand has five TV broadcast stations, 204...
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Thailand
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
Thailand Official name: Kingdom of Thailand Area: 514,000 square kilometers (198,457 square miles...limits: 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles) 1 LOCATION AND SIZE Thailand is located in Southeast Asia, bordering the Andaman Sea and...
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Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) 53 Charan Sanitwong Road, Bang Kruai Nonthaburi 11130 Thailand Telephone: (2) 436-0000 Fax...Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) operates as a state-owned...
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Yao of Thailand
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Yao of Thailand ETHNONYMS: Iu Mian, Man, Mian Orientation...people officially known as the "Yao" in Thailand call themselves "Mian" or "Iu Mian...Nan, Kamphaeng Phet, and Sukhothai in Thailand. Recently one village was also located...
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Burma–Thailand railway
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Burma–Thailand railway, (see Map 19) Japanese supply route which linked Nong Pladuk in Thailand to Thanbyuzayat in Burma, where it joined...native labourers from Burma, Malaya, Thailand, and the Netherlands East Indies. They...
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Gulf of Thailand
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gulf of Thailand or Gulf of Siam, shallow arm of the South China Sea, c.500 mi (800...up to 350 mi (560 km) wide, separating the Malay Peninsula from E Thailand, Cambodia, and S Vietnam. Bangkok, the gulf's chief port, is at...
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