The ceremony to celebrate his majesty the king is birthday on December 5 this year will be held at the royal plaza instead of sanam luang,interior ministry permanent secretary aree wong-araya said recently. during the event, mourning for the late princess mother will be suspected temporarily, while some other kinds of celebrations will not be staged as before, Mr.Aree said. The details of the activities programme for December 5 will be finalized by November 6. However, it has so far been decided that a procession will move from ratchadmnoen avenue to the royal plaza,and that prime minister banharn silpa-archa will lead the people nation wide to light candles and to sing praises of the king at 7.19 p.m. on that daya military parade will be held at the royal plaza on December 3 and a festival to celebrate the king is birthday will be staged there on December 4,5 and 6, Mr.aree said.