PHOTOS

6 AUG 2014

A day in photos

In today's photo gallery, we feature well-wishers at Siriraj Hospital, a collapsed road, a dead whale, a construction worker hanging on a rope, the earthquake-hit town in China and enthusiasts practicing with their lightsabers. (Bangkok Post and agencies photos)

PHOTOS: Bangkok Post
 
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Well-wishers gather at Siriraj Hospital to wait for His Majesty the King's arrival. (Photo by Pawat Laopaisarntaksin)
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Suvarnabhumi airport will provide special vehicle parking areas for women and women with young children starting Thursday. (Photo by Taweechai Tawatpakorn)
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Wang Yai waterfall in Phanom Dong Rak Forest Reserve in Si Sa Ket has been temporarily closed to visitors because of dangerous, strong river currents generated by heavy rainfall. (Photo by Sermpong Thongsaeng)
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Heavy rain in Mae Sot caused a section of a major road connecting Thailand and Myanmar to collapse. (Photo by Assawin Pinijwong)
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The State Railway of Thailand is expanding and renovating Bang Sue station, ahead of plans to turn Hua Lamphong station into a museum. (Photo by Krit Promsaka na Sakolnakorn)
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A dead bruda whale was washed ashore in Hua Hin on Tuesday night. It weighs about 300 kilogrammes and is four metres long. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem)
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Police present a new car to a law student whose vehicle was mistakenly peppered by police gunfire during a drug raid. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)
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A construction worker hangs on a rope as he paints the exterior of a Government House building. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
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Two resort buildings that encroached on forest behind a fenced hotel compound owned by former special investigation chief Tarit Pengdith's wife in a forest of Nakhon Ratchasima were demolished last week. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
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Authorities are investigating whether a total of 18 houses in tambon Muak Lek in Saraburi encroach on forest areas. (Photo by Tawatchai Khemgumnerd)
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A man works in a rice field just outside Phnom Penh. (Reuters photo)
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Colourful bracelets are left on a spirit house for victims of the Khmer Rouge regime at Choeung Ek, a "Killing Fields" site located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. (Reuters photo)
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Supporters of losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto try to protect themselves from the riot police in a scuffle during a protest outside the local office of the General Election Commission in Surabaya, Indonesia. (AP photo)
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A little girl and her mother pray for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. (AFP photo)
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A woman looks at the earthquake-hit town of Zhaotong in Ludian county, southwest China's Yunnan province. (AFP photo)
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Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings in part of Gaza City's al-Tufah neighbourhood. Israeli and Palestinian delegations prepare for crunch talks in Cairo to try to extend the 72-hour truce. (AFP photo)
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Enthusiasts practice with their lightsabers during a NGD (Nerd/Geek/Dork) Work-Out by the Inland Empire Saber Team in Riverside, California. (Reuters photo)