Channel NewsAsia was able to obtain unprecedented access to some of the key people involved in the royal cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Take a peak behind the scenes as those involved give their all For The King
The funeral of any head of state is a lavish affair. Depending on the country, the pageantry and ceremony can be steeped in traditions centuries old. The royal cremation ceremony last month of Thailand’s King […]
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 […]
As Thailand prepares for the 50 day anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej death on December 1 the daily queues of bereaved Thais wanting to pay their respects to the dead monarch show no signs of […]
When the 27th plenary meeting of the 71st session of UN General Assembly (UNGA) paused to pay tribute to the life of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX) (See: UN General Assembly Pays Tribute […]
As the interregnum in the Chakri dynasty throne entered its 15th day the 27th plenary meeting of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly paused to pay tribute to the life of Thailand’s King […]
December 5, 1927 – October 13, 2016 Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as King Rama IX, is dead. The Thailand royal palace announced at 6.58 pm that the King died at 15.52 hrs, today, […]
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, also known as King Rama IX, is dead. The Thailand royal palace announced the King died at 15.52hrs, today, October 13, 2016 in the room he has been staying in at […]
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 […]
