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His Majesty celebrates Loy Krathong

Their Majesties the King and Queen last night floated their krathong in the river near Siriraj Hospital. ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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16 Nov 09 visit Loy Krathong Sai  »  Thai Blogs This year I have been to several Loy Krathong Festivals. The first was Loy Krathong Jay which was held back in October during the Vegetarian Festival. Then the normal Loy Krathong during the full moon of November. Then, this weekend I went to Loy Krathong...
24 Oct 09 visit Loy Krathong in October  »  Thai Blogs Everyone knows about Loy Krathong that happens on the full moon in November. However, not many people know that we have another Loy Krathong in October. The phrase "loy krathong" means to float a bowl shaped container. It is not a festival like Christmas...
27 Oct 09 visit HM the King to leave hospital soon  »  The Nation His Majesty the King is to stay in hospital for a further period to receive physical therapy after a prolonged stay in bed but is expected to be discharged from Siriraj Hospital soon.
13 Mar 09 visit Thais rejoice seeing HM the King leave hospital  »  The Nation Thai people rejoiced upon seeing His Majesty the King leave Siriraj Hospital early yesterday morning after a break from the public scene.
04 Oct 08 visit Loy Krathong Jay  »  Thai Blogs Quite a few people, Thais included, didn't believe me when I said that I was going down to the city hall in Samut Prakan to take pictures of the Loy Krathong ceremony. "But, Loy Krathong isn't until next month!", they said. "Are you crazy?" The phrase...

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