New Mandala

The flexibility of the sufficiency economy concept took centre stage yesterday in the king’s annual birthday address. The latter sections of the king’s talk were devoted to proposals for the purchase of high-cost military hardware. The Thai military, not content with the 60 percent budget increase they have already received from their puppet government, are [...]

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In today’s Canberra Times the Thai government has published a three-page “advertising feature” to celebrate King Bhumibol’s birthday.  New Mandala readers in the Canberra region may be interested hear that:
The Royal Thai Embassy will celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th birthday and wishes to invite all Thais and their families to attend the function.  It will be held [...]

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