The photo gallery features a selection of photos of different events in Thailand and other countries on Thursday.
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PHOTOS: Bangkok Post
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A temple in Nakhon Ratchasima's Phimai district has made a huge candle-sculpture for the parade to mark Asarnha Bucha, the day the Buddha gave his first sermon, which is celebrated on Friday. The 24-metre-long sculpture required about 11 tonnes of wax. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)
Several Thai beauty queens demand the junta bring in the death sentence for rapists, following the sexual assault and murder of a 13-year-old girl on a Bangkok-bound train on Sunday morning. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)
The Flying High for Kids World Balloon rose into the sky over Chiang Mai this morning, under a project to support Unicef Thailand and the Special Olympics. (Photo by Jetjaras Na Ranong)
An aerial picture shows aftermaths of a landslide in Nagiso town, central Japan. Typhoon Neoguri is weakening but still bring heavy rain across the country. (EPA photo)
High waves hit a lighthouse on Jeju Island as Typhoon Neoguri approaches the Korean Peninsula. (AFP photo)
Cambodian government officials pay respect to the statue of the late former king Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. (AFP photo)
An employee of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) takes a nap while others work in Jakarta. (AFP photo)
People play mahjong as they cool off in a pool inside a waterpark in southwest China's Chongqing municipality. (AFP photo)
Beyonce and JAY Z perform during the On The Run tour at Rogers Centre. (AP photo)
A general view of the rubble of a house, which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike, is seen in the northern Gaza Strip. (Reuters photo)