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An amazing procession of hanging lanterns, Krathong design contest, Miss Yi Peng beauty contest light and sound presentation in Ping River, the ancient Thai Lanna Krathong activities, local cultureal performances, and local hadicrafts market in Lanna style.

 

The Thai-Chinese in Phuket have long passed on the vegetarian festival to purify mind and soul by refraining from meat consumption and meditating. Symbolising the presence of the deities throughout the festival are 9 lanterns lit up and placed aloft on Ko Teng poles. On the 6th day of the festival, there will be religious processions and incredible displays of face-and-body piercing. On the last day, there will be a “Koi Han” ceremony to exorcize ill fortune and a farewell ceremony for the deities at night.

"One Night in Bangkok" is a song originally released in 1984 by Murray Head. The original version was one of the main tracks in the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess, and its music was composed by former ABBA members Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lyrics written by Tim Rice. The release was a million-selling smash across the globe, topping the charts in many countries, including West Germany, Switzerland and Australia.

The song was well received in the United States, where it peaked at #3 in May, 1985. In the context of its worldwide popularity, the song was a relatively minor hit in Murray Head's native UK, where it peaked at #12.

The song is mainly a pop song, though at the time it could also have been classed as belonging to the dance music genre. The choruses (variations on the phrase "One night in Bangkok...") were sung by Swedish artist Anders Glenmark. The verses could be described as a spoken rap by Head, a sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek denunciation of the city's moral corruption and comparative glorification of the intellectual purity of chess; e.g., Head remarks, "the queens we use would not excite you."

The song's lyrics contain a number of Bangkok-related references, among them the "muddy old river" (the Chao Phraya River), the "reclining Buddha" (the Wat Pho statue) and Yul Brynner (famously remembered for playing the King of Siam in The King and I).

Somchai Wongsawat

Born August 31, 1947, Nakorn Sri Thammarat native, married to Yaowapa Wongsawat. Has 1 son and 2 daughters.

Education
Bachelor’s degree from Faculty of Law, Thammasat University in 1970, Barrister Association graduated in 1973, National Defense College alumni 38 in 1987, Master of Public Administration, Public and Private organizational management Program from National Institute of Development Administration in 2002.

Major experience
Judge, Justice Ministry Permanent-Secretary, Labor Ministry Permanent-Secretary, Council of State member, People Power Party Deputy Leader, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Education Minister

Full work experience
Judge assistant to the Justice Ministry, Judge of the Chiang Mai Provincial Court and also the Chiang Rai Court. Chief Judge to the Phan-nga Provincial Court, Judge of the Rayong Juvenile Court, Chonburi Chief Judge, Nonthaburi Chief Judge, Thonburi Criminal Court Chief Judge, Region 3 Appeal Court Judge, Region 2 Appeal Court Chief Judge, Justice Ministry Deputy Permanent-Secretary on academic department and on administrative department, Justice Ministry Permanent Secretary (November 11, 1999), Labor Ministry Permanent Secretary (March 8 2006-September 2006) National Research Council for Law section (1999-2006), Thai Barrister member, Asset Examination Committee on drug-dealing case Chairman, Electricity Generating Authority Committee member, Independent Power company committeeman, Krungthai Bank committee member, PTT Company committee member, Thailand Airports Authority committee member, Thaioil Company committee man, Board of Narcotics Control committee member, the Anti-Money Laundering Office committee member, The Council of State committee member. The Office of Board of Royal Thai Police Committee member, the Office of Police Commission committee member, the Civil Service Commission board member, the Office of Judiciary commission member, the Office of Attorney commission member, the National Intelligence agency committee member, the Government Lottery Office committee member, the Deputy Party leader of the People Power Party and Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister and Acting Premier (September 9, 2008) and Acting Education Minister.

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