While the country celebrates National Children's Day tomorrow and Bangkok police are beefing up security at 19 celebration sites, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her son will join in the occasion at the Government House.
While the country celebrates National Children's Day tomorrow and Bangkok police are beefing up security at 19 celebration sites, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her son will join in the occasion at the Government House.Emphasising culture and IT in accordance with the 2012 Children's Day motto “Unity with Knowledge, Preserve Thai Identity, Mind the Technology”, the Government House event from 8am to 3pm, will provide free WiFi Internet connection at the Santi Maitree Building to various companies. At 9.55am, Yingluck and son Supasek Amornchat will watch a “Pearl Harbour” marching band performance at the Thai Khu Fa front yard by Suan Lumpini School, winners of the Hong Kong Marching Band Contest 2011.
The PM and her son will invite youth representatives to sit on the prime minister’s chair and pose for pictures with them, before coming out of the Thai Khu Fa building to greet children and watch fun activities at various booths at Santi Maitree Building.
The premier will also meet 200 representatives of southernmost provinces’ young people and watch their fiveminute performance entitled the Lot Hope, before getting together with the student council to hear their recommendations to the government.
Yingluck and her son will open a savings account at the Government’s Saving Bank to set a good example for other kids. Supasek will write a message on a crabshaped card and put it on a board for the lucky draw for the Prime Minister’s scholarships. Yingluck will read a story to her son and other children at Santi Maitree Building’s Blue Room before leaving at 11.30am. Later, they will attend the Education Ministry's celebration at Sanam Seu Pa.
Metropolitan Police spokesman Preeda Sathaworn said police would dispatch 400 officers to provide security at the 19 celebration sites on Saturday, especially Sanam Seu Pa, where a big crowd of parents and kids is expected to keep 150 police officers busy. Preeda suggested parents put their home and phone number information in their kids’ pockets and keep children’s photos in their phones for quicker and easier identification by police if families get separated.
Meanwhile an ABAC poll, conducted from January 411 on 1,205 Bangkok youth under 19, said the occupation of pilot/airhostess was ranked the most popular job by the youths at 30.8 per cent; followed by actor/singer at 29.1 per cent; doctor at 28.9 per cent; businessperson at 25.7 per cent; and the police at 24.4 per cent.
Only 0.2 per cent of kids wanted to be politicians.
Most children (65.3 per cent) said their parents gave them enough family time, while 34.7 per cent said otherwise.
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Places to go
Here are some places where you and your kids can celebrate Children’s Day tomorrow:
Government House
Education Ministry, Sanam Seu Pa
Don Mueang Airport’s Cargo Building, VibhavadiRangsit Road
Royal Thai Airforce Museum, Paholyothin Road
Royal Thai Army Headquarters, Rajdamnoen Avenue
Foreign Ministry
Parliament
The National Stadium, Pathumwan
Hua Mark Stadium
Dusit Zoo
Museum of Siam
The Planetarium
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration event at Rama 8 Bridge
Bangkok Youth Centre, Din Daeng
Wachirabenchathat or Rotfai Park
Chatuchak Market Administration Building
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
Golden Jubilee Museum of Agriculture, Pathum Thani, Khlong Luang district
Suan Luang Rama IX Park
Science and Technology Ministry on Rama 6 Road
