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Beloved Queen
On August 12 this year, Her Majesty the Queen will celebrate her 82nd birthday, and the whole kingdom will celebrate this special occasion. This day also marks National Mother’s Day in Thailand.
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Off the rails
A Yala to Bangkok train on July 31 derails near the Bang Sue railway station in Bangkok. Nobody was injured in the accident, authorities said.
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Study centre
As part of celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Thammasat University, the founding date of June 26 was chosen as the grand opening day for the university’s new Digital Library.
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Insane attraction
In her latest single, “Crazy Stupid Love,” Cheryl Cole has fallen head over heels in love with somebody and is feeling a bit crazy in a good way.
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Peaceful protest
At the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom in South Korea on July 30, North Korean defectors and South Korean activists release balloons during a rally against the North’s recent threats. — AP
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Cloud club
Don’t panic if the person next to you looks upward and murmurs a word like cirrus, pileus or crepuscular. Those are Latin words used in the naming of clouds. Cirrus means a curling lock of hair. It refers to a cloud with thin, wispy strands. Pileus refers to a cap cloud. Crepuscular rays of light radiate from the point in the sky where the sun is located.