Bangkok 2009 Countdown Party

Bangkok 2009 Countdown Party
Date : 1st December 2008 - 15th January 2009
Venue : Bangkok

Activities
1. Lighting Decoration : 1st December 2008 – 15th January 2009 at Ploenchit – Ratchaprasong – Pratumwan area, Bangkok
2. Countdown from 31st December 2008 – 1st January 2009 at Ratchaprasong area, Bangkok
3. Live concert and various entertainment activities/ Light and Sound show/ Countdown to the year 2009
4. Worship for luck with 9 temples
Wat Kanlayanamit Woramahawihan
Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawihan
Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangkhalaram (Wat Pho)
Wat Phrasirattanasatsadaram (Wat Phra Khao)
Wat Rakhang Khositaramworamahawihan
Wat Suthat Thepwararamworamahawihan
Wat Arun Ratchawararamworamahawihan (Wat Chang)
Wat Bawonniwetwihan
Wat Saket Ratchaworamahawihan

Contact:
Events Planning Division, Tourism Authority of Thailand
Tel : 0 2250 5500 Ext : 3465-7
TAT Call Centre 1672
Website : www.tourismthailand.org

H.M. the King’s Birthday

Date : 5 December 2008
Venue : Nationwide

On 5 December 2008, His Majesty the King will celebrate his 81st birthday anniversary. His Majesty has therefore announced that this special event be known as "the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King 81st Birthday Anniversary 5th December 2008"

An alms-giving ceremony in the morning is followed by a huge festival of music and culture at Sanam Luang in Bangkok to celebrate His Majesty the King’s birthday. You can also appreciate the beauty of the decorations along Ratchadamnoen Avenue.

Contact :
Foundation of King Rama 9
Tel : 66 (0) 2356 0050-2, 66 (0) 2356 0203
Fax : 66 (0) 2356 0051-2
Website : www.belovedking.com
E-mail : foundation@au.edu