Nurse from Bangkok
Hospital Pattaya bring carry a wreath to lay in front of the Rama V
monument in Banglamung.
Staff Reporters
Government officials across the Eastern Seaboard recalled
Thailand’s beloved King Rama V on the 104th Chulalongkorn Day.
Banglamung District Chief Sakchai Taengho laid flower garlands on the
King Rama V monument Oct 23 for “Somdej Piya Maharaj,” the “King that is
loved and respected by his citizens.” Area police, council members,
community leaders and local residents attended.
Gov. Khomsan Ekachai
lights the candles for the religious services in Chonburi.
In Chonburi, Gov. Khomsan Ekachai laid a
commemorative wreath before the Victory Monument at Chonburi City Hall
in front of a crowd of public servants and students. Khomsan recalled
the great king on the anniversary of his death.
In Sattahip, District Chief Phawat Lertmukda did similarly, laying a
wreath with representatives of about 30 local agencies and organizations
at the district’s monument. They expressed their loyalty to the memory
of the King and participated in religious ceremonies.
In Sattahip, District
Chief Phawat Lertmukda lays a wreath at the district’s monument,
expressing their loyalty to the memory of HM King Chulalongkorn.
Phawat recalled stories of how King Rama V worked
hard through missions to better the kingdom of Thailand with his
intellect, eventually, saving the kingdom from being conquered by the
Europeans, who were at that time trying to conquer as much of Asia as
possible.
HM King Chulalongkorn was born in 1853, the son of King Mongkut (Rama
IV) and Her Majesty Queen Thep Sirinthorn. He is beloved of Thai people
and considered a truly ‘enlightened’ ruler among historians. He died on
October 23, 1910, after the second longest reign in the history of the
Thai nation.
