A selection of photographs by the Bangkok Post staff for the month of May 2017.

PHOTOS

31 MAY 2017

Top photos of May 2017

A selection of photographs by the Bangkok Post staff for the month of May 2017.

PHOTOS: Bangkok Post
 
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People wade through floodwater on Ratchadaphisek Road after a downpour in Bangkok on May 25. — PATIPAT JANTHONG
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A resident finds a novel way to keep shoes dry while walking through floodwater, by wrapping them in plastic bags, on Lat Phrao Soi 23 on May 25. — PATIPAT JANTHONG
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A motorcyclist is left stranded at a shelter near Na Ranong intersection as torrential rain whipped most parts of Bangkok on May 27. — PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL
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Traffic comes to a standstill on Ratchadaphisek after torrential rain whipped most parts of Bangkok on May 27. — PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL
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A morbidly obese monkey named Uncle Fatty is undergoing gruelling weight-loss programme at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife on May 26. — WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL
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Sacred oxen eat from items of food put before them on May 12. The types of food they choose to eat helps determine the prediction on the year's harvest. — CHANAT KATANYU
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Elderly people in school uniforms sing the national anthem before class at Wat Ban Nong Pla Duk in Nakhon Phanom on May 29. The school for the elderly is a locally funded pilot project to keep them occupied and make them feel less lonely. — PATTANAPONG SRIPIACHAI
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An artisan from the Fine Arts Department on May 11 paints one of the deity figures which will be part of the decorations at the royal crematorium of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. — WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL
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Vajiravudh College students pay their respects King Chulalongkorn at the King Rama V equestrian statute on May 23 before organising a merit-making ceremony for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Her Majesty the Queen. — PATIPAT JANTHONG
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Police officers explain to guard volunteers how to spot suspicious items at Thammasat University on May 27. — THANARAK KHUNTON
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Tanks and their crews from the 2nd Cavalry Division, Royal Guards take part in an annual training exercise in Ban Deelang, Lop Buri's Phatthana Nikhom district on May 8. — CHANAT KATANYU
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A model reclines to show off an intricate black tattoo of stylised floral patterns at the Body Art Tattoo Challenge event in Bangkok on May 10. — PATIPAT JANTHONG
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A motorist competes in the Drag on the Beach event in Sattahip district, Chon Buri, on May 20. — KRIT PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN
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Authorities inspect the scene after a tree in front of the Alma Link building on Chidlom Road was uprooted in soft soil and fell on power poles on May 13. — SAROT MEKOPHAWANNKUL
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Relatives of Natchaphat Somjet and her mother cry and hug each other during a bathing ceremony for Natchaphat on May 14 at Wat Kaeo Fa Chula Mani in Dusit district. Natchaphat was killed on May 13 when power poles toppled by a fallen tree fell on her while she was driving her motorcycle on Chidlom Road. — WICHAN CHAROENKIATPAKUL
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A man tries to stay balance on a krae during a traditional parade for men before entering monkhood in Noen Salao district, Chaiyaphum, on May 2. — KARNJANA AYUWATANACHAI
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Pimmas Buikia calls out to the prime minister for help at a May Day celebration on May 1. She became homeless after being cheated out of her house and land. — CHANAT KATANYU
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is alone before opening the Labour Day event at the Thai-Japanese Stadium on May 1. — CHANAT KATANYU
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A dog joins the owner as she and other Buddhists circle the Buddha statue at Buddhamonthon in Nakhon Pathom on Visakha Bucha Day on May 10. — SEKSAN ROJJANAMETAKUL
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A wonam rows a boat on Klong Wat Sadet in Muang district, Pathum Thani. — APICHIT JINAKUL
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The Krung Thep Bridge over the Chao Phraya River opens up to let the HTMS Surin pass on May 30. The ship was on its way to a dockyard for routine maintenance. — PROMSAKA NA SAKOLNAKORN
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New lane markers for road users at the Bang Phlat intersection on May 6 are intended to help drivers navigate their way around the foundations for mass-transit structures. — Patipat Janthong