Thailand Marks the King's Birthday
![Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, along with his family, arrive at Klai Kangwon Palace before a ceremony in celebration of the king's 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/50acbf95-d674-4f9f-af4b-ff00096971d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, along with his family, arrive at Klai Kangwon Palace before a ceremony in celebration of the king's 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.
![Well-wishers wave flags next to a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as they gather to celebrate his 86th birthday near Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ffadd190-4a93-44c9-8fa5-9173bb4133d8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Well-wishers wave flags next to a picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as they gather to celebrate his 86th birthday near Klai Kangwon Palace, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013.
![A child brings a candle to a Jewish cemetery at the former Terezin Nazi concentration camp in Terezin (Theresiendstadt ) during the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f5d5493b-4da9-4a3f-b861-83fc89a9ba69_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child brings a candle to a Jewish cemetery at the former Terezin Nazi concentration camp in Terezin (Theresiendstadt ) during the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland.
![Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej reads a statement at Klai Kangwon Palace during a ceremony in celebration of his 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013. (Thailand's Royal Household Bureau)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5484f8ab-993e-45c5-bdf9-b2d6fbf236b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej reads a statement at Klai Kangwon Palace during a ceremony in celebration of his 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Dec. 5, 2013. (Thailand's Royal Household Bureau)