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Happy Birthday!

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December 5th 2006
Long Live the King! Today Thailand is celebrating the kings 60th year as the King of Thailand. I've never seen a people who revere their king as much as the Thai people. Every single Thai person loves the guy. So, while I'm on Koh Pha Ngan, and the tourists far outweigh the Thai people, you still see each Thai person in the area wearing yellow shirts in respect for the king. Before I left Ban ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more