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His Majesty King Bhumibol's Birthday 5 December Long Live the King! |
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His Majesty King Bhumibol H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej Rama (IX) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. on the 5th of December 1927. He was the youngest son of their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Mahidol of Songkla and is the direct grandson of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn Rama (V).
In 1946 the King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, came to the throne. He is now the longest reigning monarch in the world. His generous compassion, loves and cares for his people as his own children has reaching to Thais'peple hearts.
Thai people from all regions
celebrate his birthday for the whole month by displaying the Royal
symbolic and lights decorations such as his photos, yellow flags, on
public buildings, government buildings, shops and houses to pay their
and respect, love and best wishes to their King as their Father. On 5 December 2008, His Majesty the King will celebrate his 81st birthday anniversary. this special event be know as "the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King 81st Birthday Anniversary 5th December 2008" and also is the National Father's Day. An alms-giving ceremony in the morning is followed by a huge festival of music and culture at Sanam Luang in Bangkok to celebrate His Majesty the King’s birthday.
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Student and marriage partners get first ID Cards 28 Nov - Thai nationals planning to stay in the UK as a student or as a marriage partner in the UK will be among the first to required to apply for an ID card under new regulations introduced this week. The Home Office announced that foreign nationals will begin applying this week for identity cards. Their facial image and fingerprints will be taken and linked to an ID card. Each ID card will be unique, and will combine the cardholder’s biometric data with their checked and confirmed identity details - a ‘biographical footprint’. These identity details and the biometrics will be stored on the national identity register. Basic identity information will also be held in a chip on the ID card itself. Over the next three weeks enrolment identity card centres for foreign nationals will open in Cardiff, Glasgow, Northern Ireland, Sheffield, Solihull and Liverpool. For more see the Home Office ID card web site.and follow the links to further details (for some information all the useful information is apread out across several pages)
The Forest Hermitage (Wat Pha Santidhamma) Warwickshire Buddhist Teaching and Practice in the Heart of England. It is a small peaceful Buddhist forest monastery and comprises Santidhamma, the original property where the monks live and where events open to the public are held and Bhavana Dhamma (Wood Cottage) is just a short walking distance from the Forest Hermitage, where a small community of Theravadan Buddhist monks is resident and is a place dedicated to the practice of the teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Ajahn Khemadhammo. The Forest Hermitage programme: Meditation and Guidance at The Forest Hermitage, every Monday and Friday at 8 o'clock. All are welcome. Retreats Programme, the monthly weekend retreats at Bhavana Dhumma The complete programme can be found here. |
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His
Majesty has finalized his education in Switzerland, where he met the
aristocratic Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara, and married Queen
Sirikit on April 28, 1950.who has since become HM Queen Sirikit.