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Business is booming for BDMS
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/01/2023
» From its origins owning a small hospital 50 years ago, today Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) has become the largest hospital network in Asia-Pacific.
Royal passion for military affairs
Published on 02/12/2016
» When His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn ascends the throne, he becomes the ex-officio head of the armed forces -- the army, the navy and the air force -- as stipulated by the constitution and royal tradition.
Active involvement in military operations
Published on 02/12/2016
» In the 1970s, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was involved in campaigns against insurgent forces of the Communist Party of Thailand in the North and Northeast, and also took part in operations to provide protection around Cambodian refugee camps at Khao Lan in Trat province along the border with Cambodia during the years of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Military monarch
Published on 02/12/2016
» His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has pursued a passion and shown a talent for military affairs since childhood.
The Crown Prince's perseverance
Published on 02/12/2016
» Five weeks after attending the Royal Military College, Duntroon, on Jan 12, 1972, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn sent a poem he wrote back home to his parents (His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit) to describe the hardship he experienced during the rigorous military training there and his determination to complete his training, according to a book entitled His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and His Royal Activities, compiled by Prayoon Phisanaka and Kriangsak Phisanaka, and published in 1973.
Childhood
Published on 01/12/2016
» Born on July 28, 1952 at Ambara Villa, Dusit Palace in Bangkok, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is the only son of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.
Military education
Published on 01/12/2016
» In 1956, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn entered kindergarten at age four at Chitralada School in Dusit Palace. The school was established in 1955 by his father to provide education for the prince and princesses as well as children of officials at the palace.
The upholder of religions
Published on 01/12/2016
» In keeping with tradition, the Crown Prince ordained as a monk on Nov 6, 1978 at the ordination hall of Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram, or the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, when he was aged 26.
Long Live the King
Published on 01/12/2016
» His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is the heir to the throne appointed by His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, will be proclaimed as King Rama X of the Chakri Dynasty once he accepts the National Legislative Assembly's invitation for him to ascend the throne.
British royal baby's first A to Z
AFP, Published on 19/04/2015
» LONDON - From baby fashion to specially-minted coins, here is an A to Z on the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's second child, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge prepare for their new addition to Britain's royal family.