Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called on people to use environmental friendly basket-boats, locally known as krathongs, during the Loy Krathong Festival on Monday. ...full story at Bangkok Post
from Bangkok Post on Sun, Nov 01 2009
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Loy Kratong at Horizons Learning Center »
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