PM's Office Minister, Khunying Dhipavadee Meksawan said four of the five major events on December this year involved Buddhist merit-making rituals at major temples in Bangkok.

Diplomats will express their happy birthday wishes to His Majesty, who was born on December 5 during the final event on December 8.

Dhipavadee said the government also granted permission to six independent charity projects to take part in the events. These projects include a project to preserve movies and still images featuring His Majesty and his royal projects, and a project to set free at least nine cattle targeted for slaughter every day for one year.

The government is considering relocating Dusit Zoo to a Bangkok suburb in the near future and replacing it with a public park. The relocation plans include a landscape improvement project to further beautify the nearby Chitralada Palace.

The Nation