PHOTOS

12 APR 2012

Photos of the Week

Interesting images from around the kingdom, captured by Post Photographers.

 
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Ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra speaks to his supporters in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard.
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Buddhists attend a resurrection ritual during which they lie down in coffins in an attempt to cleanse bad karma. This event was held to raise funds to pay for burials for unidentified dead bodies. Photo by Seksan Rojjanametakul.
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Soldiers salute as the royal urn of HRH Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda heads from the Grand Palace to the nearby cremation site at Sanam Luang. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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A merit-making ceremony was held at Bangkok's Democracy Monument for those who died during the clashes between security forces United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship protesters at Khok Wua intersection in 2010. Photo by Apichart Jinakul.
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Travellers at Hua Lamphong train station sprinkle water on Buddha images for blessings before heading home for the Songkran holidays. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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Travellers wait for a train to depart Hua Lamphong train station ahead of the Songkran holidays, which run from Friday 13 to Monday April 16. Photo by Patipat Janthong.
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Passengers pass through an "Autochannel" automatic passport screening system at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport. The system, which cost 76 million baht, went into operation on April 11. Photo by Somchai Poomlard.
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Residents in Hat Yai district of Songkhla rushed out of buildings after learning that a magnitude-8.7 earthquake hit off Aceh, Indonesia on April 11. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.