A crowd of over 60,000 people took part in a traditional fishing ceremony on February 18 at Boeung Kroam Lake in Satum village of Choam Krovean commune in the Memot district of Tbong Khmum province.

ONE OF THE more intriguing aspects of funeral rites for a Thai king or queen is a tradition dating to the Ayutthaya Period known as “Luk Phra Sop” – stealing the royal body.