In today's gallery, we feature members of the National Legislative Assembly, throngs of shoppers, an actress, a philanthropy event, floods and a burning barricade.
7 AUG 2014

A day in photos

In today's gallery, we feature members of the National Legislative Assembly, throngs of shoppers, an actress, a philanthropy event, floods and a burning barricade.

PHOTOS: Bangkok Post
 
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A day in photos
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, on behalf of His Majesty the King, opens the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok. (TV Pool photo)
A day in photos
Throngs of shoppers, mostly women, gather outside a women's shoe and purse shop at a shopping mall complex in Pathum Thani. The shop is holding a 90% discount promotion. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)
A day in photos
More than 1,000 people queue up in Klong Toey to get free food and other essentials during the annual Tay Krachaat Festival - a Chinese philanthropy event. (Photos by Jiraporn Kuhakan)
A day in photos
The theme of this year's Thailand Research Expo focuses on a sustainable economy and society. The event is taking place at the Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, CentralWorld from Aug 7 to 11. (Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)
A day in photos
A village in tambon Thep Nimit in Trat province has been hit by flash floods, triggered by continuing heavy rain. (Photo by Jakkrit Waewkhraihong)
A day in photos
Two men carrying a snake wade through a flooded street after the Bago River was swollen by heavy rain in Bago, 80 kilometres northeast of Yangon. Flooding is common in Myanmar during the monsoon season, which starts late May and ends in mid-October. (AP photo)
A day in photos
A Pakistani youth, cools off under a water supply pipe, during a sudden heavy rain fall after days of scorching temperatures due to a heat wave in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP photo)
A day in photos
Philippine actress Kim Perez poses during a photocall for the movie 'From What Is Before' at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland. (EPA photo)
A day in photos
A contrail left by a passenger plane is seen behind a Russian state flag as it passes over the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. (Reuters photo)
A day in photos
A Maidan activist runs away from a burning barricade during a protest against Ukrainian authorities trying to clean the main Kiev's street of Khreschatyk near the Independence square in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. (EPA photo)