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Giles Ji Ungpakorn

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Giles Ji Ungpakorn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Ji Ungpakorn) Jump to navigation Jump to search Giles Ji Ungpakorn (Thai: ใจ อึ๊งภากรณ์ ; RTGS:  Chai Uengphakon ; IPA:  [tɕāj ʔɯ́ŋ.pʰāː.kɔ̄ːn] ; born 25 October 1953) is a Thai-British academic and political activist. He formerly worked as an associate professor on the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, before he fled to the United Kingdom after facing a lèse majesté charge in Thailand. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political role 3 Honours 3.1 Academic rank 4 References 5 External links Early life and education [ edit ] Giles Ji Ungpakorn is the youngest son of former Bank of Thailand governor and Thammasat University rector Puey Ungpakorn (Thai: ป๋วย อึ๊งภากรณ์, RTGS:  Puai Uengphakon ), and his wife Margaret Smith of London. [1] He holds both Thai and British citizenship. [2] [ not in citation given ] He has two older brothe

Senate of Thailand

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Senate of Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Senate วุฒิสภา Wutthisapha Type Type Upper house Structure Seats 150 Members Political groups 76 elected and 74 appointed the Academic Sector, the Public Sector, the Private Sector, the Professional Sector and Others Elections Last election 2 March 2008 Meeting place Parliament House of Thailand Website www.senate.go.th Thailand This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Thailand Constitution Constitutional history Human rights LGBT rights Monarchy King (list) Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) Chakri dynasty Privy Council Bureau of the Royal Household Crown Property Bureau Government National Council for Peace and Order Prime Minister (list) Prayuth Chan-ocha Cabinet Ministries Independent agencies National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai First Vice President Surachai Leangboonleodchai Second Vice President

Non-governmental organization

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Non-governmental organization From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "NGO" redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). H.E. Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Finland at the first World NGO Day, Helsinki, Finland in 2014 Non-governmental organizations , nongovernmental [1] organizations , or nongovernment organizations , [2] [3] commonly referred to as NGOs , [4] are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations [5] independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) [6] that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives. [7] [8] [9] [10] They are thus a subgroup of all organizations founded by citizens, which include clubs and