Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

The head of the executive branch addressed HM the King on behalf of the Cabinet and government officials to express loyalty to the monarchy.

Speaking at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall, Thaksin said the King had been pivotal in ensuring Thailand survived crises and adversity, making the nation respected across the world.

"Your Majesty has devoted energy to uplifting the well-being of the people. Those who have grown up in the provinces have seen the changes the country has experienced over the past 60 years," he said.

Parched countryside has been transformed into fertile agricultural land and irrigation had been transformed, he said.

A land where drugs were grown, forests burned down, where doctors and education were lacking had been transformed - into a place filled with fruit, vegetables and flowers.

"People have learned to rear livestock and organise their holdings into living quarters, with fish ponds and rice paddies generating sufficient income for them to live on," he said.

Numerous projects to benefit the people had blossomed under His Majesty's reign.

The country had witnessed a boom in education and healthcare; doctors now volunteered to treat rural patients; and students received scholarships to study overseas, he said.

Without His Majesty's advice, all government achievements would have been limited, he noted.

Supreme Court President Chanchai Likhitjittha

The head of the judicial branch praised His Majesty the King for his long-standing attention to judicial affairs in order to ensure justice for all. He said the King sometimes summoned judges to assist when the country was in crisis.

"His Majesty wants law practitioners and judges to adhere to the principle of justice so the law is respected and effective enough to win the faith of society. The law can be used in the running of the country and solving national problems, especially several political crises," Chanchai said.

The King told judges to retain their integrity to ensure everyone received a just service, he

added.

Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua

Representatives of the legislature praised His Majesty as an intelligent ruler with a democratic understanding and vision. The King had used his wisdom to steer the country through internal conflicts and crises, the senator said.

Suchon said all conflicts in which the King intervened had ended peacefully. The methods used and solutions adopted as a result of royal suggestions had later proven effective.

Numerous Royal initiatives - mostly agricultural, projects - had been successful, he said, including those based on Sufficiency Economics, which had won praise internationally.

The Senate speaker pledged to protect the throne and to uphold democracy under a constitutional monarch.