Day: July 28, 2017

Thailand Post #TH-1131 (2017)
Holidays

The Birthday of King Rama X

Today, July 28, is a new holiday to the Thai calendar following last year’s death of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej — King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s Birthday (Wan Chaloem Phra Chonmaphansa Somdet Phra Chao Yu Hua Maha Wachiralongkon Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun  (วันเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวมหาวชิราลงกรณ บดินทรเทพยวรางกูร). A number of celebrations are planned throughout the nation in an effort to give the King a higher profile as the final cremation rites for … Continue reading The Birthday of King Rama X

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Trengganu [Malaysian State] #101 (1971)
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Trengganu [Malaysian State] #101 (1971)

Terengganu (ترڠڬانو, in Jawi)), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Dāru l-Īmān (“Abode of Faith”). The coastal city of Kuala Terengganu which stands at the mouth of the broad Terengganu River is both the state and royal capital as well as the largest city in Terengganu. There are … Continue reading Trengganu [Malaysian State] #101 (1971)

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