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	If approved, the August 12, which is Her Majesty the Queen&rsquo;s birthday anniversary, will become a long four-day holiday.</div>
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	Narong said the long holiday proposal was aimed at boosting the sluggish tourism.</div>
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Junta to be asked to make August 11 extra holiday

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Junta to be asked to make August 11 extra holiday

Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm Narong Pipattansai will ask the National Council for Peace and Order to make August 11 an extra holiday, he said Thursday.

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