泰國國王呼籲各派團結

Thailand's revered monarch called on the Thai people to "support each other for the sake of the country," during his annual birthday address to the nation.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turns 86 Thursday, spoke as opposition protesters paused their efforts aimed at overthrowing the government.

The king, who was released from the hospital earlier this year after a four-year stay, spoke slowly as he read his address at his seaside palace in Hua Hin.

The weeks-old protests were stopped out of respect for the monarch, who is widely revered as a unifying figure in the politically polarized nation.

But protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban pledged to continue the fight Friday, vowing to not back down until Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra resigns and turns over control to an unelected council.深受民衆愛戴的泰國國王普密蓬在其生日慶典中向全國發表講話，呼籲泰國人民爲了國家而相互支持。

86歲的普密蓬國王星期四發表演講之際，反對派暫時停止了推翻政府的努力。

普密蓬國王住院治療四年後，於今年早些時候出院。在華欣海濱王宮，普密蓬國王以緩慢的語調發表了講話。

出於對普密蓬國王的尊敬，反對派停止了持續一星期的抗議活動。在政治處於分裂狀態的泰國，作爲統一象徵的普密蓬國王受到廣泛尊敬。

但抗議活動領導人素貼誓言將於星期五繼續進行示威，並表示要一直堅持到英拉總理辭職並把權力移交給一個不經選舉產生的委員會。