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Ghostly gathering
Performers covered with mud join a parade to mark the annual ghost festival, known as Phi Ta Khon, in Loei’s Dan Sai district on June 28.
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Holy days
The important annual Buddhist holidays, Asarnha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa Day, will be with us once again on July 11 and 12 respectively. During this time, monks will begin their three-month stay at temples, while Buddhists throughout Thailand will make merit and observe the five precepts.
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Football fever
In her latest single, “La La La (Brazil 2014),” Shakira light-heartedly encourages all the football players to do their very best at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Pumpkin power
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, stand under a pavilion during the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the queen’s birthday in London on June 14. — EPA
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Soccer speculations
It’s here. We’ve hit that special, spine-tingling page on the football calendar, where all roads lead in one direction: to Brazil and World Cup 2014. Brazil is a country famed for football. It is the only nation that has won five World Cups.
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