Mr.Jeniphathn Ya-Anan, the NIMT central administration manager, attended as the representative of the MHESI Permanent Secretary Office to commemorate King Ramkhamhaeng Day which is observed every year on the 17th of January at the Royal Monument of King Ramkhamhaeng the Great, Ramkhamhaeng University, Hua Mak, Bangkok on January 17, 2023.
King Ramkhamhaeng or Phor Khun Ramkhamhaeng Maharaja is the first Thai monarch styled as Maharaja, or “the Great”. Among his many achievements, King Ramkhamhaeng the Great succeeded in uniting the regions of the Kingdom of Thailand. In the year 1283, he also created the Thai alphabet, which is still in use today over 700 years later.
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International updated: Dr.Natthaphon Jarat and Ms.Thanakporn Nonthachart, International Relations Officer