| May 5, 2011 |
May 5th is the annual celebration of the much loved King Rama IX becoming officially crowned King of Thailand in 1949. He is the longest ruling monarch on Earth and has achieved remarkable success in instilling community development programs which has benefited the people of Thailand, and elsewhere, enormously. He is loved by the people of the nation and has the utmost respect from everyone in Thailand. The celebration of his crowning is a much revered and important point in the Thai calendar.
His work is not limited to Thailand but has implications for people in need all over the globe. In May 2006, UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, presented the United Nations’ first and only Human Development Lifetime Achievement Award to the King for his magnificent charitable and inspiring work.
If you are outside of Thailand and wish to know more about this marvellous man please read his Wikipedia page (Thai censorship doesn’t permit its viewing within the Thai border).
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