BANGKOK, Dec 3 — The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has begun turning on the lights, colourfully illuminating the ‘Royal Way’, Ratchadamnoen Road, to celebrate HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday on Wednesday,.
BMA Public Works Department deputy director Thaweesak Lertprapan said that City Hall joined with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) to decorate Ratchadamnoen Road, which the public began to enjoy on Saturday.
Mr Thaweesak said the lights to celebrate the royal birthday are on from 6pm until midnight, except overnight Tuesday and Wednesday, December 4-5, when the lights will be turned off at 6am the next day.
The public is invited to admire the beauty of the displays of portraits of HM the King and the dazzling display of lights for the whole month, he said.
Meanwhile, people flocked to buy flags and the royal seal of HM the King at Phramaine Road, the old quarter where shops selling decor for the royal celebrations are located.
The public will display the national flag, flags bearing the royal seal of HM the King, and install the royal seal at their homes to celebrate the special occasion of the royal birthday.
