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  • Royal Crematorium exhibition continues to draw huge crowds

    Royal Crematorium exhibition continues to draw huge crowds

    More than 3 million visitors have attended the exhibition at the Royal Crematorium of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej since it opened on November 2, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said on Wednesday. A total of 3,005,206 visitors reportedly visited the site from its opening until Tuesday. Visitors to the site, which will remain open for public viewing until the end of this month, will also be able to take away a new souvenir

  • Royal Crematorium tours might continue beyond November

    Royal Crematorium tours might continue beyond November

    Deputy PM Tanasak Patimapragorn yesterday says that he would seek to extend public tours at the Royal Crematorium beyond the end of November if there is sufficient interest. But the scheduled closing at the end of this month would remain if only a small number of people wish to tour the sacred site, he said. Tanasak said the PM would need to seek permission from His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn for the site to remain open.

  • THURSDAY after Midday: Arrival of the Royal Procession at Sunam Luang Royal Crematorium

    THURSDAY after Midday: Arrival of the Royal Procession at Sunam Luang Royal Crematorium

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  • Installation of nine-tiered umbrella atop Royal Crematorium to be broadcast live

    Installation of nine-tiered umbrella atop Royal Crematorium to be broadcast live

    Members of the public will be able to watch a live telecast of the upcoming installation of the grand nine-tiered umbrella at the top of the Royal Crematorium for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

  • Mourning period extended to October 29

    Mourning period extended to October 29

    The mourning period for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej will be extended two more days up until October 29. This according to a media release from the Prime Minister’s office. The Royal Funeral is scheduled for October 25 – 29, so the Thai cabinet has extended the official mourning period

  • 12 million people have visited Grand Palace to pay last respects

    12 million people have visited Grand Palace to pay last respects

    With two days remaining for citizens to pay their last respects to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the number of people who have viewed the Royal Urn has topped 12 million. The Royal Household Bureau on Tuesday reported that 12,443,890 mourners had visited the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the past 334 days

  • 250,000 expected to attend the Royal Cremation next month

    250,000 expected to attend the Royal Cremation next month

    About 250,000 Thai citizens are expected to attend the Royal Cremation of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Sanam Luang in Bangkok on October 26, Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said on Friday. If Sanam Luang becomes overcrowded, the authorities will seek the cooperation of mourners to place funeral flowers at replicas of the royal crematorium at various sites around Bangkok instead, Prawit said. He was speaking after a meeting of the committee tasked with providing security and traffic during the Royal Cremation

  • New gun, security guard laws aim to improve tourist safety

    New gun, security guard laws aim to improve tourist safety

    PHUKET: Gun owners with permission to carry their weapons in public may no longer do so in tourist areas, it was announced on Tuesday. The order issued by the Royal Thai Police applies nationwide and is part of an ongoing effort to improve tourist safety.

  • Phuket hosts full-scale tsunami drill

    Phuket hosts full-scale tsunami drill

    PHUKET: A total of about 300 emergency-response officers from Phuket and Phang Nga joined forces to stage a full-scale tsunami evacuation and sea rescue drill off the northern tip of Phuket yesterday. The drill started with the sounding of the tsunami warning alarm, prompting the officers from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) in Phuket and Phang Nga to leap into action. Joining the co-ordinated exercise were first responders from hospitals, rescue foundations, local administrative organizations (OrBorTor), police, Marine Police and the Royal Thai Navy.

  • Thai, Malaysian navies stage exercises off Phuket

    Thai, Malaysian navies stage exercises off Phuket

    PHUKET: Two Royal Thai Navy warships and one Marine Police patrol boat are taking part in counter-piracy exercises with their Malaysian counterparts off the coast of Phuket. The six-day exercise, which concludes tomorrow, marks the 53rd year that Thailand and Malaysia have conducted their annual “SEAEX Thamal” joint naval drill. Vice Admiral Taratorn Kajitsuwan, Commander of the Third Naval Area base at Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast, welcomed his Royal Malaysian Navy counterpart Rear Admiral Pahlawan Mior Rosdi to Phuket on Tuesday.