Expatriate Thais pay respects to King

Expatriate Thais pay respects to King

October 18, 2016 00:00 
By Marisa Chimprabha
The nation

Ceremonies across asean and in the Us give diaspora and others chance to jointly mourn monarch

SEATTLE: -- ABOUT 100 Thais living in the US city of Seattle held a morning merit-making rite for His Majesty the King at a monastery yesterday before gathering at a park in the evening to demonstrate their undying love for the late monarch.

The rite was held at Atammayatarama Buddhist Monastery near Woodinville, Washington state, in remembrance of the King, with the night session taking place at the city’s Gas Works Park around 9pm.

Braving heavy rain, Thai people sang the national anthem and signed a condolence book in remembrance of the King. Rather than lighting candles, they used the flashlights from their phones to show their reverence for the King.

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