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AFTER DARK ASIA - VOLUME 7

THAILAND NIGHTLIFE GETS A GREEN LIGHT

Today it is Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s 76th birthday.ย  The go-go bars, pubs and nightclubsย will be open right across Thailand. The bars and nightspots have been open for the past 2 years, so we presumed it would be the same this year.ย  The Thais will pay various tributes to Her Majesty the Queen.ย  Tonight there will beย a traditional candle-lit ceremony, where crowds of Thais will congregate and sing a song of tribute.

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