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Learning Thai: Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/05/2013
» Save this column because next year's story is likely to be very similar. Much of the vocabulary will be the same for sure.
Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/05/2013
» His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn & royal consort Princess Srirasmi presided over this important annual farming ceremony.
Royal barge procession
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/11/2012
» Thousands lined the Chao Phraya River yesterday to watch the dazzling royal barge procession, part of celebrations marking the King’s 85th birthday on Dec 5.
Children waiting for heart surgery
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/05/2011
» Thousands of very sick children with heart defects await surgery each year. 20% of them die within one year of their birth.
Good harvest, abundant food predicted
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2011
» Bountiful rice yields, an abundance of food and a fair amount of water were predicted for the coming crop year at the Royal Ploughing Ceremony yesterday.
Earthquake threat to small dams
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/03/2011
» Small reservoirs with about two million cubic meters of water could inundate some areas less than 20 minutes after an earthquake.