the article "A Legacy That Stands by the People" by Mr. Don Pramudwinai

02/12/2020

Don Pramudwinai

Deputy Prime Minister

and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand

As we approach the end of this very challenging year of COVID-19, Thais around the world are commemorating our National Day on 5^th December, which is also the birthday of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, Thai Father’s Day, and World Soil Day. All these occasions remind us of how our nation has evolved this far and what institutional forces have kept such progress moving.

Old friends of Thailand might be familiar with stories about the monarchy, whose dedication to nation-building and development are intrinsically interwoven into every chapter of our history. The royal family’s cherished commitment towards the welfare of her people was particularly recognised after the Second World War when Thailand had to gather all its strength and resources to combat poverty and maintain security. The kingdom was then blessed with the will power to steer itself through those troubles when His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, whose name coincidentally means “Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power,” acceded to the throne in 1946 at the age of eighteen. READ MORE