29 AUGUST 2105 - KO KRET, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A Thai classical dancer in the role of Hanuman, the Monkey God, performs a scene from the "Ramakien," the Thai version of the Ramayana, on Ko Kret. Ko Kret is a small island in the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. It is some 2 km long and 1 km wide. It has seven main villages, the largest and most populous being Ban Mon. Ko Kret was created in 1722 when a canal was dug in the Chao Phraya River to bypass a bend. Most of the people on the island are ethnically Mon, from the hills of western Thailand and eastern Myanmar (Burma). The island is popular as a weekend daytrip from Bangkok. The island is famous for the Mon style pottery made on the island.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ