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Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์, pronounced; Northern Khmer: ซเร็น, pronounced) is a town in Thailand, capital of Surin province, 431 km east-northeast of Bangkok. It is the site of the annual Surin Elephant Round-up .
Bruny Surin CM CQ (born July 12, 1967) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, who was the winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team. [ 1 ]
The culture of Surin is also strongly influenced by the Kuy people, most visibly in the activity surrounding elephants that is so prominent in the province. Surin is the source of approximately a quarter of all domesticated elephants in Thailand and the capture, training, and raising of these elephants is conducted by people of Kuy ethnicity. [7]
The Surin Islands consist primarily of two larger islands, Ko Surin Nuea and Ko Surin Tai, which are separated by a channel approximately 200 m (660 ft) wide that becomes dry at low tide. In addition to these, the archipelago includes three smaller islands: Ko Khai (also known as Ko Torinla), Ko Glang (or Ko Pachumba), and Ko Chi (also referred ...
Surin Pitsuwan (1949–2017), Thai politician; Bruny Surin (born 1967), Canadian athlete; Igor Surin (born 1974), former Russian professional footballer; Masira Surin (born 1981), Indian field hockey player; Aleksandr Surin, Russian filmmaker, directed the 1999 film Flowers from the Victors based on Three Comrades; Surin (Nestorian patriarch ...
Surin Pitsuwan was the first ASEAN Secretary-General with significant political experience. On 1 January 2013, he handed over his post to Le Luong Minh , the next ASEAN Secretary-General. On 17 January he announced that he would be ready to take over Thailand's education ministry "if given the chance".
Jean-Joseph Surin (9 February 1600 – 21 April 1665) was a French Jesuit mystic, preacher, devotional writer and exorcist. He is remembered for his participation in the exorcisms of Loudun in 1634-37.
Surin (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also. Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department; References This page ...