Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, Peoples King of Thailand, Dies After 7-Decade Reign... READ MORE›
Thailand's lese majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, designed to protect the most senior members of the royal family from insult or threat... READ MORE›
BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne... READ MORE›
King Bhumibol has been on the Thai throne since 1946, and will be succeeded by his named successor, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn... READ MORE›
Thailand begins royal cremation for late King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
Big crowds are gathering for a five-day funeral ceremony for Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died last October aged 88... READ MORE›
Amid the political machinations, King Bhumibol remained in the popular imagination a stabilizing and commanding figure... READ MORE›
Thais line streets of Bangkok to pay respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday after 70 years on throne... READ MORE›
The people of Thailand mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a pillar of stability in the country during his 70-year reign... READ MORE›
While reverence for the king was once the only thing that this fractured country could agree on today the future of the Thai monarchy is uncertain... READ MORE›
Later the entire regime of the then Prime Minister Gen Thanom Kittikachorn collapsed... READ MORE›
BANGKOK -- With the gilded pageantry of a bygone era, the cremation ceremony of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand began in earnest on Thursday... READ MORE›
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is set to be proclaimed Thailand's new king, 50 days after the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
In an appearance on Friday evening, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam made the announcement explaining the temporary succession, without mentioning Prem's name... READ MORE›
Programming on every television channel in Thailand was replaced by documentaries about the king's life... READ MORE›
Thousands of Thai people have packed the streets of Bangkok to see a convoy carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
On Oct. 9, he was charged in a military court with insulting one of King Bhumibol's ancestors... READ MORE›
The scandal began to unfold last week when a group of police officers who have links to the princess's family was arrested... READ MORE›
'Black-shaming' Thailand's monarchy is protected by a draconian lese majeste law that outlaws criticism with punishments of up to 15 years in jail for each insult uttered... READ MORE›
The deeply revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on 13 October, plunging Thailand into mourning... READ MORE›
As in other houses in Thailand, there are portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the walls... READ MORE›
Limited booze, no strip clubs The party is on hold in Thailand after the king's death... READ MORE›
After the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand is preparing for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to succeed him on the throne... READ MORE›
Some 200 mahouts leading nine, specially chosen white elephants and two white-painted elephants arrived at the palace from around the country... READ MORE›
The final stage of the funeral ceremony for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has taken place in Bangkok... READ MORE›
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died at 88 after battling various medical issues... READ MORE›
With the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand has entered a season of grief and uncertainty, writes Patrick Brown... READ MORE›
Bhumibol Adulyadej poo-me-pon ah-dun-yaa-det was born Dec. 5, 1927, in Cambridge, Mass., while his father, Prince Mahidol of Songkhla, was studying medicine at Harvard University... READ MORE›
BANGKOK -- The death of Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, marks a period of uncertainty for the country... READ MORE›
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