BANGKOK, Nov 7 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will open the Loy Krathong festival by the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem canal next to Government House on Nov 8.

Acting government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said Gen Prayut would start the festival at 4pm beside the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem canal. Cabinet ministers would attend the opening ceremony of the festival that was aimed at promoting Thai cultures, he said.

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