... pay respect and homage to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great on the occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, the National Day of the Kingdom of Thailand, Thailand’s Father’s Day and World Soil Day. Officials of the Team Thailand in Tokyo and their spouses also attended the ceremonies.
After the flower-laying ceremony, Ambassador Singtong led officials of the Team Thailand, their spouses and Thai nationals in a merit-making ceremony dedicated ...
... 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 ...
The King and the Cloud – the story behind the Royal Rainmaking Project
Suvat Chirapant
Droughts have always prevailed in the plateau of Isan, the Thai nickname for the northeastern region of Thailand, where almost half of its population are farmers. Dependent on rainfall to sustain their crops, farmers would traditionally gather at the beginning of the wet season to shoot homemade
Bang Fai
rockets to the sky to ask the weather god to release the monsoon upon the earth. According to folklore...
... reception.
On this occasion, Ambassador Sington Lapisetapun delivered his welcome remarks by explaining how the day 5 December is one of the most significant days of Thai people including the reason that the day was chosen by United Nations as “World Soil Day” to recognised in memory and with respect to His Late Majesty’s work dedicating for the sustainable management of soil resources. Afterwards, H.E. Ms. Masako Mori, Minister of Justice proposed a toast for His Majesty King Rama X and the ...
... benefit.
In developing the country, His Majesty has adhered to the natural principle, in which people employ natural resources available in each locality. The results are very satisfactory, for example, growing vetiver grass to prevent the erosion of top soil, as well as to conserve soil and water; improving deteriorated soil for natural farming; refores tation without planting; building check dams in the forests to conserve watershed areas; and using water hyacinth to solve the problem of polluted water....
... 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 ...
... Father’s Day at Peacock Room, Imperial Hotel.
H.E. Mr.
Sington
g
Lapisetapun
, Ambassador of Thailand to Japan,
delivered his welcome remarks
underscoring the significant occasions of the
5
th
of December for the Thai people
, as well as the
World Soil Day
.
The Ambassador and
H.E. Mr. TAKEI
Shunsuke
, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Guest of
Honour
, echoed in their remarks the longstanding friendship and mutual trusts between Thailand and Japan at all levels. Especially, this year ...
... gifts and leaflets about Thai tourism, culture and food.
This year’s festival was even more special as the year 2012 marks the 125
th
anniversary of Japan - Thailand diplomatic relations and the 400
th
anniversary of Nagamasa Yamada’s landing on the soil of Ayutthaya. Yamada was a Japanese samurai who traveled to Thailand in Ayutthaya period, served for the Thai Army and was later granted a title of “Okya Senaphimuk”. Many Japanese and Thai residents in Shizuoka area participated in the festival ...