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A Thai mourner poses for a photograph while paying tribute in front of a portrait of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej close to the Grand Palace in Bangkok. (Photo: AP)

Thais to bid Bhumibol farewell amid replica of Vedic universe

Next week hundreds of musicians and dancers will enact King Bhumibol's favourite episodes of Khon, the royal masked...

22 Oct 2017 7:02 PM GMT

Large crowds of people paying tribute to late King Bhumibol

For Thais, a year of mourning for a much-loved King will end today

On the evening of October 5, I went to the Grand Palace for the last day for mourners to bid farewell to the King.

12 Oct 2017 6:53 PM GMT

Thailands King Maha Vajiralongkorn takes part in the funeral of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand.

Dance, theatre, jazz mark final adieu to Thais' King of Hearts

Phra Meru, the celestial vessel, gleamed in the twilight haze as Lord Indra withheld the rain.

1 Nov 2017 9:03 PM GMT

Mahouts lead 11 white elephants to kneel in front of the Grand Palace in honour of Thailands King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand on November 8. (Photo: AP)

Grief unites Thailand as it honours late King Bhumibol

Thai newspapers are running out of stock, printing special editions with archival photographs.

24 Nov 2016 8:31 PM GMT

Thailand s new king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays his respects to a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Thai Queen Sirikit. (Photo: AP)

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn to sign country's new constitution

The palace says King Maha Vajiralongkorn, ascended the throne following the October death of his widely revered father...

6 April 2017 6:48 AM GMT

A file photo of Thailands King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Photo: AP)

A fitting tribute to Thailand's much-loved King Bhumibol

Buddhism, India's gift to Thailand, and to the world, once more reveals its phenomenal power of adaptation in the 21st...

5 Feb 2017 7:21 PM GMT

In this file photo, mourners hold aloft pictures of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej as people gather to commemorate his birthday on top of Bhumibol Bridge in Bangkok. (Photo: AFP)

Thailand: A Ramakien for King's Day

The 20th century was a disaster for Buddhism, as millions in Asia were slaughtered by communist regimes.

14 Dec 2017 7:03 PM GMT

Thailand s new king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun pays his respects to a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Thai Queen Sirikit. (Photo: AP)

Thailand's prince Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned country's new King

The new king, like his father before him, is shielded from public criticism by Thailand's lese majeste laws.

2 Dec 2016 6:55 AM GMT