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Bandun Man The Bandun Man were an ancient people living along the Jialing River valley, in the area of modern Langzhong in Sichuan, China. Their name, literally meaning "board shield barbarians", is derived from their fighting style of charging with shields to break the enemy line.
Bandung Fe Institute The Bandung Fe Institute is an independent non-profit research organization in Bandung, Indonesia in the endeavor of social analysis by using the recent understanding on complexity theory. The institute founded in 2002 to approach the social system in the fashion of interdisciplinary studies, among computations, econophysics, sociobiology, etc.
Bandura Bandura () refers to a Ukrainian plucked string instrument similar to a zither, as well as to a more lute-like Baroque predecessor, the kobza. The term is also occasionally used by folk instumentalists when referring to a number of other more common Eastern European string instruments such as the hurdy gurdy and the 5 string guitar (commonly referred to by the diminutive bandurka).
Bandwagon effect The bandwagon effect is the observation that people often do (or believe) things because many other people do (or believe) the same. The effect is often pejoratively referred to as herding instinct, particularly as applied to adolescents.
Bandwagon fan A bandwagon fan is a phrase used among sports fans and sports writers to describe a fan that only roots for popular and successful sports franchises. This kind of fan is typically despised by fans who consider themselves "die-hard fans" .
Bandwagoning In realist theories of international relations, bandwagoning refers to the act of weaker states joining a stronger power or coalition within balance of power politics. The term is opposed to balancing, and unlike balancing, is a relatively new term.
Bandwidth Broker RFC 2638 from IETF defines the entity of the Bandwidth Broker in the framework of DIffServ. According to RFC 2638, a Bandwidth Broker is an agent that has some knowledge of an organization's priorities and policies and allocates bandwidth with respect to those policies.
Bandwidth extension Bandwidth extension of signal is defined as the deliberate process of expanding the frequency range (bandwidth) of a signal in which it contains an appreciable and useful content, and/or the frequency range in which its effects are such. Its significant advancement in recent years has led to the technology being adopted commercially in several areas including psychacoustic bass enhancement of small loudspeakers and the high frequency enhancement of perceptually coded audio.
Bandwidth hogging Bandwidth hogs are otherwise legitimate users of a paid or free service who use so much bandwidth that it adversely affects other users or the company's ability to make a profit. This should not be confused with bandwidth theft, which is the unauthorized use of bandwidth, such as connecting to someone's network without permission.
Bandwidth management In computer networking, bandwidth management is the process of measuring and controlling the communications (traffic, packets) on a network link, to avoid filling the link to capacity or overfilling the link, which would result in network congestion and poor performance.
Bandwidth test A bandwidth test is used to determine the maximum bandwidth of a network or internet connection. It is typically undertaken by attempting to download or upload the maximum amount of data in a certain period of time, or a certain amount of data in the minimum amount of time.
Bandwidth throttling Bandwidth throttling is a method of ensuring a bandwidth intensive device, such as a server, will limit ("throttle") the quantity of data it transmits and/or accepts within a specified period of time. Bandwidth throttling helps provide quality of service (QoS) by limiting network congestion and server crashes.
Bandwidth-delay product In data communications, bandwidth Ă— delay product refers to the product of a data link's capacity (in bits per second) times its end-to-end delay (in seconds). The result, an amount of data measured in bits (or bytes), is equivalent to the amount of data "on the air" at any given time, i.
Bandwidth-limited pulse A bandwidth-limited pulse (also known as Fourier-transform-limited pulse, or more commonly, transform-limited pulse) is a pulse of a wave that has the minimum possible duration for a given spectral bandwidth. Optical pulses of this type can be generated by modelocked lasers.
Bandy World Cup The Bandy World Cup is held every year in Ljusdal in Sweden. This is not played by national teams but is for bandy clubs from around the world, and should therefore not be confused with the Bandy World Championships.
Bandy World Championship 1957 The Bandy World Championship 1957 was contested between 3 men's Bandy playing nations and was the 1st ever edition of the Bandy World Championships. The championship was played in Finland from 28 February-3 March 1957.
Bandy World Championship 2004 The Bandy World Championship 2004 was a competition between Bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1 February-8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played from the 25 February -28 February 2004 Finland won the championship.
Bandy World Championship 2006 Bandy World Championship 2006 were held in Sweden 28 January-5 February. There were 12 countries participating in the 2006 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the United States (group B).
Bandy World Championship 2007 Bandy World Championship 2007 will be held in Kemerovo, Russia 27 January-4 February. There will be 12 countries participating in the 2007 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia, the Netherlands and the United States (group B).
Bandy World Championship for women 2006 The Bandy World Championship for women 2006, the second bandy world championship tournament for women, was held in Roseville, Minnesota in the United states on 13-18 February 2006. Host of the event is the American Bandy Association.
Bane The meaning of bane as an English form of nemesis, the bringer of ruin, dates only from 1577. Now an affliction, curse, evil, ill, plague, scourge or woe, in Old English bana had a more specific and immediate meaning, of "slayer", "murderer.
Bane (band) Bane, a hardcore punk band, began as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellardo. Dalbec approached Aaron Bedard (who had previously sang for the Worcester, Massachusetts hardcore band Backbone) about singing for Bane.
Bane (god) Bane (also known as the Black Hand and the Black Lord), is the god of hatred, fear, and tyranny and one of the main evil gods in the fictional Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting, Forgotten Realms. Ed Greenwood created Bane for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, loosely inspired by the Babylonian deity Druaga.
Banebshenan banebshen Banebshenan banebshen (In Persian بانبشنان بانبشن) was the Pahlavi title of Sassanid Queens of Persia. Of most famous Banebshenan banebshens are Mohri mother of king Hormizd III and Purandokht daughter of King Khosrau II who ruled the Sassanid Empire for a year and half.
Banedanmark Banedanmark (previously Banestyrelsen) is a Danish company responsible for most of the Danish railway network, including maintenance and construction work, but not train operation. Banedanmark is a state-owned company under the Ministry of Transport and Energy.
Banepa Banepa (Nepal Bhasa: भोंत) is a small town with a population of about 15,000 located 27 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwari, located approximately 1 km northeast of the town along the Chandeshwari River.
Banert cascade The Banert cascade is an organic reaction in which an NH-1,2,3-triazole is prepared from a propargyl halide or sulphate and sodium azide in a dioxane- water mixture at elevated temperatures. This cascade reaction is unusual because it consists of two consecutive rearrangement reactions.
Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency) Banff and Buchan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster). In the 1980s, it was a marginal seat between the Conservatives and the Scottish National Party - although the latter has gradually built up a strong majority in recent years.
Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 The Banff and Buchan by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on June 7, 2001, the same day as a UK general election. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Scottish National Party (SNP) politician Alex Salmond as MSP for Banff and Buchan.
Banff and Macduff The Royal Burgh of Banff (Gaelic Banbh) and the burgh of Macduff (Gaelic MacDhuibh) are neighbouring burghs in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Prior to 1975 Banff was the county town of Banffshire, and this is sometimes still given in postal addresses.
Banff Centre The Banff Centre is a highly respected arts, cultural, and educational institution in Banff, Alberta Canada. The Banff Centre for the Arts was created as an autonomous institution in 1978 in one of Canada's three most important Arts towns, and is Canada's oldest major summer school of the arts.
Banff Mountain Film Festival The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by the The Banff Centre.
Banff National Park Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885, in the Canadian Rockies. The park, located 120 kilometres (80 mi) west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.
Banff Springs Hotel The Banff Springs Hotel is a former railway hotel in the Scottish Baronial style, located in the Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The hotel, designed by architect Bruce Price , was built over a century ago by the Canadian Pacific Railway, at the instigation of its President, William Cornelius Van Horne, and rebuilt in the 1920s after a fire.
Banff Trail (C-Train) Banff Trail is a stop on the Northwest Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta. The station is located near McMahon Stadium (as well as more than 1,000 parking spaces there), Burns Stadium, and the Motel Village district.
Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.
Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency) Banffshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 to 1983. It covered the county of Banffshire, Scotland, but until 1918 the county town of Banff and the burgh of Cullen were represented as part of Elgin Burghs.
Banfield (village) Banfield is a village in the Lomas de Zamora Partido Buenos Aires Province, 14 km south of central Buenos Aires, settled in the 1880s with the help of an 1873 railroad station which was named after Edward Banfield, a British railroad entrepreneur.
Bang & Olufsen [& Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish] company that designs and manufactures upscale [[audio products, television sets, and telephones. The company was founded in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen, whose first significant innovation was a radio that worked with alternating current (AC), when most radios then in use were run from accumulator batteries.
Bang Bang & Other Hits Bang Bang & Other Hits is a 1992 Cher compilation album, her first since 1974's Greatest Hits. This compilation most prominently features Cher's 1966 hit single, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", as well as her 1965 hit debut single, "All I Really Want To Do".
Bang Bang (Dublin) Bang Bang (real name is believed to be Thomas Dudley) was an eccentric elderly gentleman in Dublin in the 1950s and 1960s who achieved fame as a character in the city. A fan of cowboy films, Bang Bang used to travel the buses and trams of the city staging mock shoot-outs with passing people (hence his nickname).
Bang Bang Orangutang Bang Bang Orangutang is a 2005 Swedish film directed by Danish director Simon Staho starring Mikael Persbrandt, Tuva Novotny, Lena Olin, Fares Fares, Jonas Karlsson, Reine Brynolfsson and many other popular Swedish actors.
Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer Bang Bang, It's Reeves and Mortimer was comedy double act Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer's third television sketch show, which aired in January 1999 on BBC2 in the United Kingdom. While maintaining certain elements from The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, the show was very different in many ways.
Bang Bon Bang Bon () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Khae, Phasi Charoen, Chom Thong, and Bang Khun Thian districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Mueang and Amphoe Krathum Baen of Samut Sakhon Province, and Nong Khaem of Bangkok.
Bang en boomerang Bang en boomerang is a Swedish language song written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Monica Andersson. The song text compares the "message of love" with the returning boomerangs which the Australian indigenous peoples Aborigines developed.
Bang Khae Bang Khae () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by other Bangkok districts (from north clockwise): Thawi Watthana, Taling Chan, Phasi Charoen, Bang Bon, and Nong Khaem.
Bang Khun Thian Bang Khun Thian () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Bang Bon, Chom Thong, and Thung Khru districts of Bangkok, amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province and Amphoe Mueang of Samut Sakhon Province.
Bang Masters Bang Masters is a compilation album by Van Morrison released by Columbia's Legacy Records imprint in 1991. The tracks were remixed from the original multi-tracks and were given a wider stereo spread with less compression.
Bang Na Bang Na () is one of the fifty districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbors, clockwise from the north, are the Phra Khanong and Prawet districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Bang Phli, Amphoe Mueang, and Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province.
Bang Phlat Bang Phlat () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Amphoe Bang Kruai of Nonthaburi Province, Bang Sue, Dusit, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok Noi, and Taling Chan districts of Bangkok.
Bang Rak Bang Rak or Bangrak () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by four other districts (from north clockwise): Pathum Wan, Sathon, Khlong San (across Chao Phraya River), and Samphanthawong.
Bang Records Bang Records was created by Bert Berns in 1965 together with his partners from Atlantic Records: Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun and Jerry Wexler (Gerald). The first letters of their names formed the label's name: BANG.
Bang the Drum Slowly Bang the Drum Slowly was Mark Harris's most celebrated baseball novel, a sequel to The Southpaw (1953). First published in 1956 and made famous by television (1956-with Paul Newman starring) and film (1973) adaptations.
Bang-Bang Club The Bang-Bang Club was a name primarily associated with four photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid period, particularly in the years running up to the country’s first democratic elections (27 April 1994). While a number of photographers and photojournalists worked alongside the Bang-Bang Club (such as James Nachtwey and Gary Bernard), Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek, and Joao Silva were the four main men associated with the name.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Formerly Institute of Postgraduate Medicine and Research (IPGMR) and popularly called PG Hospital has now been renamed as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and has been upgraded to a complete university. IPGMR was established in 1965 as a Government-controlled institute.
Bangabasi morning college Bangabasi Morning College is an educational institiute located at Sealdah, Calcutta (Kolkata), offering undergraduate teaching under the Calcutta University. It was established in 1965, out of the older Bangabasi College, principally to accommodate a huge surge in the number of students at that time.
Bangabhaban The Bangabhaban ()(House of Bangladesh) is the official residence of the President of Bangladesh, the head of state of Bangladesh. Located in the capital Dhaka, the palace was originally the temporary official residence of the British Viceroy of India.
Bangabhumi Bangabhumi (Bangla: বঙ্গভূমি, meaning the land of Bengal) also known as Bir Bango (Bangla:বীর বঙ্গ), is a proposed Hindu republic in southwestern Bangladesh envisioned by many separatist groups, such as the Swadhin Bangabhumi Andolan and the Banga Sena.
Bangaeira Bangaeira (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Bangaéra), is a village located approximately 30 km northeast of the island capital of Sao Filipe and southeast of Mosteiros and is on Fogo in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde, it is the second highest village in Cape Verde. Bangaiera are is linked with a road linking with Mosteiros with Chã das Caldeiras as well as Cova Figueira.
Bangal Bangal is a term used to refer to the people of East Bengal (usually from regions around Dhaka and Barisal), now in Bangladesh (as opposed to the Ghotis of West Bengal). The term is almost exclusively used in either derogatory or jocular fashion by people of Western (West Bengal) and Central Bengal (in Bangladesh) to describe Bengalis from the East, who are marked by a distinct accent.
Bangala language Bangala is a Bantu language spoken in the northeast part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in southern Sudan, and the extreme western part of Uganda. It's used as a lingua franca by people with different tribal languages and is therefore rarely a first language.
Bangalla Bangalla, also known as Bengali, is a fictional African country that features in the world famous Lee Falk created comic series The Phantom. Bangalla is the home of the Phantom, who resides in the Deep Woods of the jungle in the fabled Skull Cave.
Bangalore Bangalore (also called Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Mysore Plateau in south-western Karnataka, Bangalore has an estimated metropolitan population of 6.
Bangalore Agenda Task Force The Bangalore Agenda Task Force is meant to be a partnership between the citizens, corporates and the administrative agencies – the BMP, BDA, BMTC, BWSSB, BESCOM, BSNL, and Bangalore Police. BATF has tried to bring together the key players comprising a "Private Public Partnership" (PPP) to enable synergy of effort and visibility of result.
Bangalore Cantonment The Bangalore Cantonment () (1806-1881) was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 miles2, extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries in the north to Agram in the south.
Bangalore Club Located in Bangalore, India, the The Bangalore Club is the oldest club in the city, founded in 1868. It is so exclusive that it has a 15-year waiting list for membership and counts among its previous members Winston Churchill and the Maharajah of Mysore.
Bangalore Institute of Technology Bangalore Institute of Technology is located in the heart of Bangalore, the "Electronic City" and Silicon Valley of India. The institution came into being in August, 1979 under the auspices of Vokkaligara Sangha, Bangalore.
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ) (or BMP), is responsibile for the civic and infrastructural assets of the city of Bangalore, India. Bangalore Mahanagara Palike was formerly known as Bangalore City Corporation (BCC).
Bangalore Medical College Bangalore Medical College, located on Shri Krishnarajendra Road near the City Market in Bangalore, is run by the government of Karnataka. It is the only government medical college in Bangalore and one of four in Karnataka.
Bangalore Metro The Bangalore Metro (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮೆಟ್ರೊ in Kannada) is the proposed mass-transit rail system for the Indian city of Bangalore. The agency responsible for its implementation is Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Ltd(BMRTL).
Bangalore statistics The city of Bangalore, with a population of over 6 million, is the 3rd largest city in India(5th largest metropolitan area) and the 27th largest city in the world Bangalore is the Information Technology (IT)] hub of India and is often referred to as the "Silicon Valley of India". Due to the rapid growth of Information Technology and [[Business Process Outsourcing|Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in the city, it has experienced a growth rate of 34.
Bangalore School of Speech and Drama The Bangalore School of Speech and Drama was founded in 2001 by Dr. Zulfia Shaikh, the only Indian to hold a double degree in Speech and Drama and Effective Communication who has also received an Exhibition Award in appreciation of her work.
Bangalore torpedo A Bangalore torpedo is an explosive charge placed on the end of a long, extendable, tube. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire.
Bangalore Tiger Bangalore Tiger: How Indian Tech Upstart Wipro Is Rewriting the Rules of Global Competition is a book published in 2006 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc, New York, and authored by Steve Hamm. It focuses on what it calls the "new breed of transnationals" who have brought about cause for "multinationals" to "beware".
Bangalore Urban district Bangalore Urban is a district of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore Urban district came into being in 1986, with the partition of the earstwhile Bangalore district into Bangalore Urban and Bangalore Rural districts.
Banganga Banganga is a place in the Malabar Hill area of Mumbai City. It is believed that in mythical times the great Lord Rama, an incarnation of God Vishnu, shot an arrow in the ground to provide for fresh water for drinking.
Bangaram Bangaram(Telugu: బంగారం) is a Telugu film which released on May 3, 2006 and was directed by Tamil director Dharani. This film has Pawan Kalyan in the lead role and Meera Chopra, Raja, Reema Sen, Ashutosh Rana, and Mukesh Rishi playing the supporting roles.
Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak Bangaru Thirumalai Nayak also known as Bangaru Tirumalai and Vangaru Thirumala (as per European Records and notes),was a member of Madurai Nayak family and Governor/Commander of the Madurai Nayak King Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha (1704—1731).His son, a young boy was adopted and crowned to the Madurai Throne, with the queen Meenakshi ,as queen regent, when the Madurai king died without heir.
Bangasayusang National Treasure of Korea No. 83, the Bangasayusang, or Geumdong Mireuk Bosal Bangasayusang (literally Gilt-Bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva Half-sitting Thinking Statue), is a gilt-bronze statute of what is believed to be the Maitreya, the future Buddha, in a semi-seated contemplative pose.
Bangash Bangash is a Pashtun tribe settled in Pakistan. They are found mainly in the district and city of Kohat (also known as Kohistan) and in various surrounding towns such as Tirah, Obbatal, Darsamand, Hangu which is located in Kohat distric, Toghbala and Toraori in the Sarhad of Pakistan.
Banger racing Banger racing or enduro racing is a dirt track racing type of motorsport event popularised in Europe and especially Great Britain, but also on short tracks of the United States, in which drivers of old vehicles race against one another around a race track and the race is won in terms of the first car to the chequered flag, all the while (in Europe primarily) attempting to deliberately wreck the opposing vehicles. The race tracks are usually oval but on occasion are constructed in a figure eight design.
Bangers and mash More of a serving suggestion than a recipe, bangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausages (bangers) served with mashed potato. The sausages may be one of a variety of flavoured sausages; such as pork, pork and apple, tomato, beef, Lincolnshire, black magic or Cumberland.
Banggai Banggai Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banggai) is a group of islands, which is located at the far eastern end of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It makes up a newly established regency (kabupaten) after splitting out of Luwuk.
Banggai cardinalfish The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical marine fish found around the Banggai Islands in Indonesia. It is often found associated with the seagrass Enhalus acoroides and the long spined sea urchin Diadema setosum.
Bangi Bandar Baru Bangi is a rapidly growing modern township situated in the district of Hulu Langat, in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located exactly in between the cities of Kajang and Putrajaya (formerly Prang Besar) and about 22km away from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur; as well as 25km away the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
Bangin' Bangin' is an album by British band The Outfield, which yielded one Top 40 hit, "Since You've Been Gone" (not to be confused with the same song that was hits for both Rainbow and Head East in the 1970s.)
Banging on Wax Banging on Wax or Bangin on Wax was a gangsta rap music project by both the Bloods and the Crips. At first it seemed impossible that the two rival gangs would collaborate on a music project but the impossible happened.
Bangja, Crown Princess Euimin of Korea Yi Bangja, Crown Princess Uimin (also Euimin, Japanese 李方子 Ri Masako) of Korea (born 4 November 1901 - 30 April 1989) was the consort of Crown Prince Eun of Korea. She and her husband would have been the emperor and empress of Korea if the monarchy had not been abolished under the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, translated as Central Bank of the Philippines) is the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. It was rechartered on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the New Central Bank Act of 1993.
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known as Krung Thep and always used in Thai (), is the capital and largest city of Thailand, with an official 2000 census population of 6,355,144. Bangkok is located at , on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand.
Bangkok Airways Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong), Japan, Laos, Myanmar and Singapore.
Bangkok Declaration ASEAN Declaration or Bangkok Declaration is the founding document of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It was signed in Bangkok on August 8 1967 by the five ASEAN founding members - Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand as a display of solidarity against Communist expansion in Vietnam and communist insurgency within their own borders.
Bangkok Hilton Bangkok Hilton is a six-part Australian mini-series, made in 1989 by director Ken Cameron. In 2000 it was released on DVD in the United Kingdom, with a four-and-a-half hour running time; there is also another DVD edition with a drastically shortened length.
Bangkok Christian College The Bangkok Christian College (Thai: โรงเรียนกรุงเทพคริสเตียนวิทยาลัย, short BCC) is the oldest private school of Thailand. It was established on September 30 1852 by American Presbyterian missionaries.
Bangkok International Film Festival The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) is one of the largest international film festivals in Asia, held yearly in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. The events are sponsored by Thai government via the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Bangkok Metro The Bangkok Metro, officially called the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), is Bangkok's underground metro system. It was constructed by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and operated by Bangkok Metro Public Company Limited (BMCL) under a 25-year concession.
Bangkok Opera The Bangkok Opera is an opera company founded in 2001 as a production company to mount Madana, the first full-length grand opera by a Thai composer. This production featured in the title role the American soprano Stacey Tappan.
Bangkok Skytrain Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) or Skytrain () is the elevated metro system in Bangkok, Thailand, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC) under a concession granted by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The Skytrain with 23 stations along 2 lines, was opened on December 5, 1999 by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Bangkok Thonburi College Bangkok Thonburi College is a higher education institute located in Thawi Watthana District, Bangkok, Thailand. Founded in 2002, the college offers undergraduate and graduate studies in business administration, law, political science, science, and education.
Bangkok Yai Bangkok Yai () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bangkok Noi, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Thon Buri, Phasi Charoen, and Taling Chan.

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