... clean water in sufficient quantities. According to the World Bank, about 70 percent of the total water ... ... required enough water for irrigation. Therefore, King Mongkut focused on developing canal systems in ... ... politics or factional interests.
Indeed, when KingBhumibol acceded to the throne in 1946, Thailand was ... ... the farmers firsthand and it inspired him to devote his attention and energy to achieving effective water ... ... which was established by His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat with the vision to provide prompt, timely and ...
The Royal Thai Embassy invites you to the online celebration of the National Day of Thailand in Japan. 5 December is not only the National Day of Thailand, but it is also regarded as the Birthday of His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejtheGreat, the Father Day, and last but not least, the World Soil Day. Watch the VDO clip on the Embassy’s YouTube @RTETOKYO ...
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Friends of Thailand might be familiar with anecdotes about the Thai monarchy that has stood fast alongside the Thai people ... ... ages to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic since last year. Their MajestiestheKing and Queen, like their forefathers, have continued to take ... ... generations- and centuries-long commitment with steadfast determination.
His Majesty theKing’s Grandfather, Prince Mahidol, was aware ... ... Thailand’s public health system.
TheKing’s Father, His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat, through the Crown Property Bureau, funded the establishment ...
When their bright red petals fall away, farmers would slit open the egg-shaped seed pods of
Papaver somniferum
or opium poppy. Milky ‘poppy tear’ would then ooze out from these ... ... officials started to look for an alternative method to reduce opium production.
In 1969, while visiting Chiang Mai province, His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat learned that some poppy growers could earn a comparable amount of money from selling local peaches. That was when he developed ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic loss of lives, an unprecedented scale of social and economic disruption, an existential ... ... the “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy,” or “SEP,” our homegrown development approach, conceived and developed by His Majesty KingBhumibolAdulyadejTheGreat, has once again come to our rescue. This philosophy, known also as the SEP, comprises of the 3 Principles of “Moderation,...