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Stillborn Baby Missing From Samut Prakan Hospital
BANGKOK — Police were investigating Wednesday how a deceased newborn went missing from a hospital morgue in southwest metro Bangkok while the dead baby’s family worries it was taken for necromantic...
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State Events Canceled as Thailand Waits For His Majesty to Recover
BANGKOK — At least two royal events were indefinitely postponed Wednesday while crowds of well-wishers continued to arrive at the hospital where His Majesty the King is being treated for his illness.
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Royal Children Gather at Siriraj Hospital, Prayuth Cancels Events
BANGKOK — The Thai stock index plunged by 6.8 percent Wednesday afternoon, presumably in response to a flurry of rumors about His Majesty the King’s health.
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HM King’s Illness Won’t Affect Charter Endorsement: Gov’t
BANGKOK — A government spokesman said Thursday he’s hoping that His Majesty the King would have recovered from his chronic illness by the time the new constitution is ready for official promulgation.
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Sweeping Bangkok Terror Raids Prompt Fears of Secret Detentions
BANGKOK — A civil rights watchdog called on the military government Thursday to say how many people were arrested during a counterterrorism operation in the capital on Tuesday.
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King Bhumibol, Monarch and Father to Millions, 88
BANGKOK — King Bhumibol Adulyadej, an obscure princeling born afar who became patriarch of Thailand, died Thursday in Bangkok at 88, ending his unprecedented reign of 70 years.
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Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Proclaimed King Rama X
BANGKOK — “Dear all Thai people, His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Ninth Reign, has passed away. Long live His Majesty the King of the New Reign.”
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Crown Prince Not Ready to Take Throne Yet, Prayuth Says
BANGKOK — Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn said Thursday evening he does not wish to be named the next King of Thailand, as he continues to grieve for the death of his father, the late King Bhumibol,...
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Crown Prince Leads King Bhumibol’s Funeral Procession
BANGKOK — Funerary rites for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol began Friday afternoon with Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn leading his royal urn from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace, where he will...
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Prem Assumes Regency Over Thailand’s Empty Throne
BANGKOK — The Kingdom of Thailand began Friday without a King due to Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn’s decision to delay taking the throne as the designated heir of King Bhumibol. Crown Prince...
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Small Temblor Hits Nakhon Ratchasima, Dam Unaffected
KORAT — A magnitude-3 earthquake which shook the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima did not affect a large dam there, officials said Saturday.
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Photos of Faltering But Dedicated Royal Procession Guard Go Viral
BANGKOK — Photos of a naval officer nearly fainting as he stood guard near the motorcade carrying His Majesty the Late King’s body Friday evening have gone viral on social media, drawing praise for...
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Six More Arrests in Bangkok Terror Raid
BANGKOK — Police operations in connection with reports of an plot to detonate car bombs in the capital city continued Saturday, with six more people taken into custody, bringing the known number of...
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Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn Meets With Regent, Will Take Throne
BANGKOK — Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn had an audience with head privy councilor Prem Tinsulanonda who is now regent for Thailand’s vacant throne, junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha announced in a...
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What We Can Expect For King Bhumibol’s Funeral Rites
BANGKOK — For the first time in 70 years, Thailand will witness a funeral for a king, an elaborate ceremony that usually lasts for a year.
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Ultra-Royalists Guilt-Shame People Who Don’t Wear Mourning Black
BANGKOK — The colors that once polarized Thailand were red and yellow. Now, as the nation enters its year of mourning, the division appears between black and non-black, with reports of some hard-line...
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Black Ribbons Emerge as Alternative Way to Mourn King Bhumibol
BANGKOK — The government on Sunday announced that wearing a small black ribbon is an acceptable way to mourn His Majesty the Late King in lieu of black clothing.
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Car Bomb Plot: Junta Confirms 5 Held for Questioning
BANGKOK — Five men arrested along the course of last week were still under military custody Monday for their suspected involvement in an alleged plot to bomb Suvarnabhumi Airport and other targets, a...
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Chonburi Man Beaten by Mob Over Royal Defamation
CHONBURI — A man was hauled out of his bedroom by a mob Tuesday, beaten and forced to apologize to a portrait of His Majesty the Late King for allegedly posting content defaming the monarchy on social...
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Blogger Calls For Harassment of BBC Correspondent
BANGKOK — A blogger known for promulgating anti-Western conspiracy theories urged people Friday to protest at the BBC’s bureau in Bangkok and personally harass its correspondent for allegedly defaming...
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