NMG executives and employees eulogised the late monarch’s great contributions to Thailand over the past seven decades and joined in the singing of the Royal Anthem.
NMG also hosted the opening ceremony for an exhibition under the same name, which runs until November 4. A display of great pictures taken of the late King on various occasions will be held at the studio’s ground floor from 9.30am-6pm.
This weekend, NMG will pass out 1,000 copies a day of Kom Chad Leuk newspaper’s 16-page special edition plus a total of 20,000 posters of the King to visitors.

National Police Commissioner General Chaktip Chaijinda yesterday said the two suspects had taken part in the 2011 attack.
“They have been wanted ever since. But authorities happened to net them during an anti-narcotics operation in the Ramkhamhaeng area in connection to a car-bomb plot in Bangkok,” he said.
Chakthip had previously downplayed speculation that the arrests, which took place last week, were linked to the car-bomb plot.
He had said the operations in the Ramkhamhaeng area were aimed at cracking down on the drug trade and boosting public safety,
“We have arrested a total of 114 drug suspects,” he said.
Chakthip urged people not to panic over the reported car-bomb attack plan, adding that such warnings were not uncommon.
He also assured the public that police could control the situation.
“Don’t get confused or else some ill-intentioned groups may take advantage of the situation,” he said.
He refused to disclose details about five vehicles that authorities had earlier linked to possible car-bomb attacks.
Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda said his ministry had deployed kamnans and village heads as well as local administrative bodies to implement defensive strategies after reports of car-bomb threats.
“They can help by watching out for strangers and suspicious items,” he said.

A recent change in the purchasing procedure requires retail vendors to reserve and buy lottery tickets on two separate days, making the process more tedious compared to the previous practice of reserving and buying tickets on the same day, many vendors said.
At the Khok Matoom Junction branch on Pichai Songkram Road, eight vendors said they had stayed overnight in front of an ATM to buy tickets.
Vendor Ratchanee Srijanto said the new requirement, which has been in effect for the last four lottery sales, had made some vendors fall behind others in purchasing tickets, so she had resorted to camping overnight in front of the machine to increase her chances to buy tickets.

SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL plans to turn HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s room at its facilities into a museum.
The beloved monarch stayed at the hospital in recent years for treatment until he passed away peacefully at the age of 89 last Thursday.
“We have an intention to keep everything His Majesty granted to our hospital and put it all in the museum,” Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa said yesterday in his capacity at Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.
He added that the hospital also planned to ask for the Royal Household Bureau’s permission to erect a statue of the King there.
Prasit was speaking after he led faculty staff, medical workers, other staff members and medical students in making merit in dedication to the late King.
His Majesty the King won overwhelming love and respect from his people because he was dedicated to their well-being throughout his seven-decade reign.
Prasit urged all Thais to embrace the King’s guidance and teachings.
“His passing of course brings grief to people. But we can repay His Majesty by heeding his advice and teaching. He would be delighted if after the mourning period, Thais love each other and help Thailand to prosper,” Prasit said.
Staff at Siriraj Hospital will today give alms to 89 monks in remembrance of the revered monarch. They will also observe nine minutes of silence and sing the Royal anthem together.
The hospital will also conduct prayers for the late King between 3pm and 4pm every workday. Members of the public are welcome to join.

The letter would be sent to foreign countries via their ambassadors in Bangkok, Paiboon said.
The minister did not identify the 19 suspects, who he said were actively committing lese majeste offences. The letters specified where the fugitives lived, he said.
“I wish to notify those ambassadors for them to realise the fugitives’ inappropriate movement and to ask them to understand Thai people’s feelings,” Paiboon said.
Thailand understands that other countries do not have lese majeste laws, Paiboon said, but he would ask allies to understand people’s feelings.
“Though they do not have the same laws, they may help by monitoring them so that they do not do anything to hurt the feelings of Thai people. Our move does not violate the sovereignty of those countries,” he said.
The letters were not the first effort by authorities to alert foreign countries about fugitives overseas, Paiboon said.
Meanwhile, National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said police had arrested more than 12 suspects, issued eight arrest warrants and were preparing to file two charges regarding lese majeste cases since the passing of HM the King last Thursday.
Police throughout the country have been instructed to step up enforcement regarding lese majeste offences, Chakthip said. Since October 13, of the eight who have arrest warrants, two have already been arrested,” Chakthip said.
Referring to people who posted lese majeste statements on social networks and fled to foreign countries, Chakthip said police were cooperating with foreign countries to bring them home to face justice.
Since the King’s death, there have been reports of posts on social networks that were perceived as lese majeste, inciting people who objected to the posts to mob the suspects’ homes and businesses. A woman in Surat Thani province was forced to prostrate herself before HM’s portrait after allegedly insulting the monarch.
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha asked the public not to create disputes during the grieving period following the King’s death and refrain from drawing the late monarch into conflicts.
Government spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd quoted Prayut as saying that unity was now needed as much as possible. “Thailand needs security, the power of faith and love from all people in order to move on,” Prayut said.
Disputes would destroy the country’s image in the eyes of the foreign community, he added.
Sansern said he had been very upset to learn about insults to the monarchy as well as the retaliatory assaults.
“I wish to request that people should keep inside their personal feelings if they go against those of people in general. Otherwise, they could face outrage that results in assaults.”
People who encounter improper behaviour should report it to security authorities, Sansern said, adding that people should refrain from forwarding insulting online posts.
The government and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) have teamed up to monitor around 100 people and more than 600 URLs that allegedly provided inappropriate content deemed insulting to the monarch and harmful to national security, said Deputy PM Prajin Juntong.
Authorities will also upgrade the Cyber Security Operation Centre to conduct 24-hour observation of indecent websites and information with implications for national security.

THE KING set a good example during his monkhood, the abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Temple said yesterday as he called on Thais to not grieve and instead focus on doing good deeds in memory of His Majesty.
Somdej Phra Wannarat, head of Dhammyuttika and abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, was recalling memories of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadj when he was a monk at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Temple some 60 years ago.
“I had just become a monk at that time. I can still remember when His Majesty was a monk, because he had outstanding manners,” Somdej Phra Wannarat said.
He said that even though His Majesty was in saffron robes for just 15 days, he practised his duties very well.
“While he was here, he carried out all the duties that an ordinary monk does. He went for alms in the morning, said his prayers regularly and was often called upon to perform rituals. He was a role model for being a good monk,” the abbot said.
Somdej Phra Wannarat, who is 80 now, donned saffron robes the same year His Majesty took up monkhood.
“I was ordained as novice for three years before becoming a monk, but I was not as good as His Majesty,” he said.
As per Thai tradition, all Buddhist men beyond the age of 20 are expected to enter the monkhood at least once in their lives. The late monarch, in keeping with tradition, ordained at the age of 29 from October 22 to November 5, 1956.
The 13th Supreme Patriarch Somdet Kromma Luang Vajirananavong ordained the monarch at the Emerald Buddha Temple, giving him the religious name of Bhumiphalo.
Somdej Phra Wannarat remembered that His Majesty was very humble.
“He always went barefoot when collecting alms and received offerings from one and all. He always did the alms-round unless he had an appointment to perform rituals elsewhere,” the abbot said.
With the country plunged in sorrow after the passing of His Majesty, the abbot said people should instead make merit in memory of their beloved monarch. “Death and departure is a natural way of life. We all have to die one day. We should not be sad for his death, but use this as an opportunity to do good deeds in celebration of his life,” he said.
The public can attend prayer sessions for His Majesty at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara at 8pm every day or join a special service at 3pm every weekend until next month.

The ministerial regulation draft would waive a working permit fee, not including the application fee, for foreigners who had lived in Thailand for a long time and were granted special leniency to stay.
It would also include their children who were born in Thailand but did not receive Thai nationality, as well as foreigners awaiting the completion of a Thai nationality identification process.
The PM’s Office announcement drafts relate to the types of work that these three groups of foreigners could do under the Article 13 and Article 13 (2) of the Act.
The first announcement draft would allow them to work in all jobs suitable to their skills and capacity, while the second announcement draft would let Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar nationals work in their native tongues as language coordinators.
The regulations would carry a condition that the job advertisements for such positions must be open for 15 days and prioritise Thai applicants.
After this period, if no employee has been hired, the companies could hire foreigners at the ratio of one to every 100 Thai employees working at the company.
If the employers are public or state enterprise offices, foundations, or non-governmental development organisations, they will be able to hire foreigners as necessary. Employed foreigners must also undergo the required training with related state agencies, the draft specified.
The drafts were passed on to the Council of State for consideration. The Ministry of Labour was also urged by the Cabinet to heed recommendations from the Office of the Council for National Security in implementing the regulations.

The disciplinary action was made retroactive to September 5, when Pattanat Lertchaikul was dismissed from the Army because of the grave offence.
According to a recent announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej had granted permission to take the rank back from Pattanat.
In April, Pattanat ordered the brutal beating of Private Songtham Mudmad after he raised suspicions about a sergeant stealing money that he had saved up for his mother.
According to the Royal Gazette’s edition yesterday, the king had also endorsed the revocation of the rank of major from Thanyathep Thammathorn, after his jail sentence was finalised for raiding the properties of others and causing property damage. The crime was related to the much-publicised overnight beer-bar demolition of Sukhumvit Square on January 26, 2003.
The announcement shows that Thanyathep’s royal decorations had also been recalled.

Apart from Somtow’s orchestra, the performance will also include musicians, celebrities and ordinary Thais. The clip will later be shown in movie theatres and on television.
On his Facebook posting on Tuesday, Somtow said:
“This coming Saturday, I will conduct members of the Siam Philharmonic, Siam Sinfonietta, and a large choir plus the entire community of those gathered in Sanam Luang in what I hope will be a beautiful and inspiring performance of the Royal Anthem, dedicated with love, reverence and hope to the memory of Thailand’s great monarch King Rama IX.
“This is a project Initiated by HSH Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol with the approval of HRH Princess Sirindhorn to create an inspiring film of the anthem at this time where there is an outpouring of communal grief and love, that will be shown in theatres and on television.
“All are invited to the Sanam Luang area on Saturday to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. The filming will begin at 1pm but if you would like to be involved please be there a few hours beforehand.”
After news of the filming spread on social media, there were rumours that the event would be postponed. The composer later confirmed on Facebook that the filming would take place on Saturday.
“I want to apologise for the many variant bulletins that have gone out today. We are trying to organise a very major event at very short notice with great logistical complexity and there have been some miscommunications, as well as some social-media viral posts that were not all confirmed, but Saturday is definitely the date agreed upon by all sides as of now.”
Somtow confirmed to The Nation yesterday that the event will go ahead on Saturday.
All are invited to join the project and sing the anthem along with celebrities and actors, including Lieutenant Colonel Wanchana Sawasdee, Ann Thongprasom, Sushar Manaying, Nicole Theriault and actors from GDH 559 Films Company.
Filming will begin at 1pm.