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Inside the Royal Crematorium of King Bhumibol The Great (photo special) (video & galleries)

King Bhumibol the Great. A title previously only bestowed upon six former Thai kings. A title which, due to there being no other word, fails to adequately describe the life and rule of the ninth […]

By John Le Fevre on September 16, 2017

What Will Happen When Thailand’s King Bhumibol is Gone?

What Will Happen When Thailand’s King Bhumibol is Gone?

Back in February 2005, Thaksin Shinawatra’s Thai Rak Thai (TRT) was re-elected with a bumper majority. But as Thaksin consolidated ever more power his opponents became anxious. The Democrat Party worried that it would never […]

By East Asia Forum on December 3, 2015