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Report Royal Ploughing Ceremony Signals Start of Thai Rice Planting Season
Today at Sanam Luang, the Royal Ploughing Ceremony, a pivotal event marking the onset of Thailand's rice planting season, was held with grandeur. Presided over by King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida, the ceremony included attendance from Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, cabinet members, and diplomatic representatives. This traditional event, aligning with the sixth lunar month, is revered for promoting agricultural prosperity and good fortune. The ceremony’s central figure, Prayoon Insakul, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, assumed the role of the Lord of the Plough. He was joined by Thirada Wongkudlao and Waraporn Wilaimaat, who carried gold baskets, and Chantisara Areesawat and Apichaya Fusang with silver baskets. The sacred oxen, named Phra Ko Pho and Phra Ko Phiang, along with reserves Phra Ko Phoem and Phra Ko Phun, played a crucial role in the ritual. Proceedings began with a procession past the royal pavilion, followed by the ceremonial ploughing. Adorned oxen and plough embarked on three clockwise rounds of ploughing, during which 4,880 kilogrammes of five rice seed varieties were sown, including Jasmine Rice 105 and RD79. Following seed sowing, a fortune-telling ritual was conducted using seven food items. Observations revealed the oxen consumed water, grass, and liquor, interpreted as an omen of ample water supply, agricultural abundance, and improvements in transport and trade, suggesting a prosperous economic outlook. The event also honoured outstanding national farmers and agricultural organisations with awards. Concluding the ceremony, the Lord of the Plough led a procession to the Chitralada Palace demonstration rice field for further seed sowing. In a gesture symbolising prosperity, King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the distribution of 2,743 kilogrammes of royal rice seeds from the 2023 Chitralada experimental project. These seeds, packaged for nationwide distribution, are offered as tokens of good fortune and success in agriculture, embodying the spirit of this revered tradition. Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-05-09 -
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Trump Undermines Carney in 1st Official Meeting, Leaving New Canadian PM Looking Outmatched
are you referring to the guy that didn't know what concession means... it was not Carney "Fact-Checked In Real Time": Trump Met With Canada's New Prime Minister, And Things Went Downhill So Quickly https://au.news.yahoo.com/people-losing-trump-seemed-prove-233954872.html -
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Brutal Murder of Israeli Businessman in LA Tied to Illegal Immigrants
Yes, "Someone" that robs a bank but has yet to be caught, charged and found guilty is still a criminal by the very act of committing the crime. But that doesn't mean you can name them and then call them a criminal yet. -
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Is it worth it at 78 ? - Implant replacement teeth
Implants are easy, unless they are not. I have an implant on one of my upper front tooth after a failed root canal. That was terrible, since it was pulled i had no bone and it required cadaver replacement which took I think over six months to bind in to my mouth before the implant could even happen, I think after wearing a flipper for four months I was ready to say, enough just do a bridge. Glad I didn't since over 20+ years later still going strong and you'd never know it wasn't real. My wife had an implant on a molar she'd lost years ago, which unlike mine didn't show, the bone had regrown, and it literally took 5 minutes to drill the hole, then screw in the titanium post, then two weeks later get the crown on top So a lot depends on where you start out and how much time and effort you want to put into it -
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Another Fox appointee and this one OMG
Obviously as the caddy lost the P(ee) !!
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