BANGKOK: Inspired by the success of the royally initiated winter festival, Oon Ai Rak Klay Kwam Nao, and the mega-hit historical TV soap opera Bupphesanniwat or Destined Love, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is encouraging Thai citizens to wear period outfits in public places.
People in period costumes had flocked in large numbers to the one-month-long festival held for Thai people to overcome the sadness of the past, as well as to pay tributes to the great achievements of King Rama V and King Rama IX.
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