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Sri Lankan mahout honoured by royals

Don Upul Jayarathna Denelpitiyage, a mahout from Dehiwala Zoo in Sri Lanka, arrives at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Friday to attend a ceremony to receive a gift from Their Majesties the King and Queen for taking care of the ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin. (Photo: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment)

Their Majesties the King and Queen presented a gift to a Sri Lankan mahout who took care of the ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, now in 30-day quarantine in Lampang province, after being flown from Sri Lanka on July 2.

Air Marshal Pakdee Saengchuto, deputy private secretary to the King, represented the monarch on Thursday to provide the gift to Don Upul Jayarathna Denelpitiyage, the mahout from…

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