In a rare public appearance on Monday to mark his 84th birthday, Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej called for an end to political conflicts and asked his subjects to work together to help the millions affected by floods that have devastated the country. Although flag-waving crowds estimated in the hundreds of thousands chanted "trong phra charoen" (long live the king!) as his motorcade wound its way from a riverside hospital to the golden-spired old Grand Palace in Bangkok, the celebrations were muted at the request of the king because so many Thais were still suffering.
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