the public sector [turned] to favour the use of the solar calendar, the first day of April has, from 2432 Buddhist Era onwards, been observed as the years' starting day;
However, in all the civilised countries, including the great countries in this Far East, using the first day of January as the year's starting day is favoured; [and] the use of the first day of January so favoured is irrelevant to any religious creed, customary practice, or politics of any nation or country, but it is a calculation by means of astronomical science and its use has been favoured for over two thousand years; now that Thailand has [turned to] favour the solar calendar in the same manner as [other] countries, it is highly appropriate [for Her] to use the first day of January as the year's starting day like all the [other] countries, because the first day of January is proximate to the first day of the waning moon of the first month under the Thai [customary practice] and marks the cold season as the beginning of a year [and] the use of the first day of January as the New Year's Day would [also] be agreeable to the ancient customary practice of the Thais, be compatible with the tradition of the excellent religion of Buddhism, and be on a par with all the civilised countries;
And [whereas His Majesty has] issued a great royal command allowing the enactment of the Calendar Years Act, 2483 Buddhist Era, by and with the advice and consent of the House of People's Representatives, and [the act] was published in the Government Gazette on[1] the 17th day of September 2483 Buddhist Era, and that act
- ↑ Originally, "since".
