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The ceremony, which comprised the chanting of holy stanzas and giving alms to Buddhist monks, was held at Sanam Luang in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district.

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Photographs by Tanachai Pramarnpanich

Mother’s Day merit-making ceremony

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn presided over a merit-making ceremony on the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s birthday today (August 12).