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Thailand celebrates King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday

 

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Well-wishers offer alms to Buddhist monks as part of the celebrations for the 65th birthday of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

     

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand marks King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 65 birthday on Friday with major religious ceremonies and public display of loyalty around the country.

     

    Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and government officials gave alms to 651 Buddhist monks on Friday morning at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok.

     

    Provincial halls around the country and Thai embassies around the world also host similar mass alms-offerings on Friday to mark King Vajiralongkorn's birthday, which has been made a public holiday for the first time this year.

     

    Government offices and private organisations have been hosting various events and religious ceremonies to celebrate King Vajiralongkorn's birthday since Wednesday.

     

    The Thai government is officially in a year-long period of mourning following the death last October of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Vajiralongkorn's father, which means government officials have to wear black clothes or official uniform.

     

    But the government has instructed officials and members of the public to wear white clothes on Friday to celebrate King Vajiralongkorn's birthday.

     

    The King's birthday has always been an important date in Thailand, a country where the monarchy is held in high regard by vast majority of Thais.

     

    (Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Michael Perry)

     
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    PM, cabinet ministers give alms to monk on HM the King’s birthday

     

    BANGKOK, 28 July 2017, (NNT) - The Prime Minister, cabinet members and representatives of governmental units gave alms to 651 monks this morning on the occasion of His Majesty King the King’s birthday on July 28th. 

    Chaired by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, the religious event aimed at celebrating His Majesty's 65th anniversary as well as honoring His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. 

    Attending the alms-giving ceremony at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok were President of the Privy Council General Prem Tinsulanonda, President of the National Legislative Assembly Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, ministerial officers, provincial authorities, representatives from governmental agencies, and members of the public. 

    General Prem later released a caravan of volunteer workers of the “Rao Tam Kwam-Dee Duay Hua-Jai” campaign. 

    The campaign offers assistance to flood victims and those in need. Thai people from every corner of the country have shown interest in the project.

     
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    Prayut leads ceremony to celebrate King's birthday

    By The Nation

     

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    Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha led Cabinet members, officials and general public in an alms offering ceremony on Friday morning at the Royal Plaza in Bangkok to honor His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the occasion of his 65th birthday anniversary.

     

    The alms offering at 6.30am to 651 Buddhist monks was also held for the merits of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the blessing for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.

     

    Prayut and his wife, along with Cabinet members and spouses also went on to sign well wishes for HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn at the office of the Royal Household Bureau in the Grand Palace at 8.30am

     

    At the Royal Plaza, Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda also presided over the 9.10am official launch of a volunteer caravan to perform social services in solving flood, traffic jam and other issues at various areas under the campaign "We Do Good With Our Hearts" established by His Majesty to mark his birthday anniversary. Thousands of people had registered to join this volunteer campaign which also granted each of the participants a souvenir shirt, a cap, a scarf and a notebook.

     

    Elsewhere across the country, various organisations also hosted merit-making activities to mark HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn's birthday anniversary. 

     

    Up North, Chiang Mai governor Pawin Chamniprasart led officials and public members in an alms offering at the Chiang Mai International Exhibition and Convention Centre and then joined a ritual of five religious faiths (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Brahmin/Hinduism and Sikhism) to offer blessings to His Majesty and blood donation activities for HM's merits.

     

    In Sa Kaew, provincial governor Klanarong Pongcharoen led officials and public members to offer dried food to 66 Buddhist monks at the City Hall, where they also signed well-wishes for HM's birthday anniversary and then performed social service activities.

     

    Down South, Yala's Betong district chief Damrong Deesakul led officials and public members in an alms offering to 41 monks, while Phang Nga provincial governor Pakkapong Thawipat led officials and others to grow 3,166 mangrove trees on the 21-rai coastral land that the authority had seized from an oil palm plantation, whose case was finalised, and release 9,866 fish into the sea.

     

    Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30322062

     
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    President Trump Wishes King Rama X­ Happy Birthday

    By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

     

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    Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn presides over the royal ploughing ceremony May 9, 2016 in Bangkok. Image: Royal Household Bureau

     

    BANGKOK — U.S. President Donald T­rump on Friday wrote a well-wis­hing statement to His Majesty the King Vajiralongkorn to mark the occasion of the monarch’s ­65th­ birthday.

     

    “On behalf of the American people, Melania and I send you our warm greetings on the occasion of your 65th birthday,” Trump wro­te in a statement pos­ted on the Facebook p­age of the US Embassy­ in Bangkok early thi­s morning.

     

    Full story:  http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2017/07/28/president-trump-wishes-king-rama-x­-happy-birthday/

     
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