Thai king postpones royal barge procession
Thailand’s newly crowned king has postponed next week’s final event marking his historic coronation -- a royal barge procession down Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river -- by almost two months, a deputy premier announced yesterday. The 52-barge procession was scheduled for October 24, and yesterday Thai oarsmen donning hats and gold-flecked attires rowed down the Chao Phraya river for the first full-dress rehearsal.
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