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AEC News Today
April 23, 2018
17:06 | Rubber tree growers who participated in an income enhancement project in Thung Wang sub-district of Songkhla province have been told to apply the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej 's self-sufficiency philosophy and grow edible plants to improve their income. 18:15 | The government of Bali,Ãâà...
Bangkok Post
April 23, 2018
The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej overlaid decades of Thai cinema history, from the golden age of 16mm movies in the 1950s to the country's first and only Cannes Film Festival winner in 2010. To mark the two courses of history, the Ministry of Culture last week announced the "70 Best Films InÃâà...
Bangkok Post
April 23, 2018
The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej overlaid decades of Thai cinema history, from the golden age of 16mm movies in the 1950s to the country's first and only Cannes Film Festival winner in 2010. To mark the two courses of history, the Ministry of Culture last week announced the "70 Best Films InÃâà...
WBUR
April 23, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday on Saturday. The celebrations kicked off at Buckingham Palace during the changing of the guard where the Band of the Irish Guards played "Happy Birthday." The customary gun salutes by the British Army took place midday — "a 41 gun salute in Hyde Park,Ãâà...
The Nation
April 2, 2018
This Friday, the Supreme Patriarch will preside over a religious ceremony to make merit for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, wife of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The ceremony, involving 239 monks, will start at 6pm. Privy Councillor General Surayud Chulanont will represent the King. The monarch hasÃâà...
The Phuket News
March 24, 2018
The late King's given name, Bhumibol Adulyadej, translates in English as “Strength of the Land, Incomparable Power” and it was his dedication and commitment to supporting those who toiled on the land – the country's farmers and rural communities – that secured the monarch's place in the hearts of ThaiÃâà...
Bangkok Post
March 16, 2018
According to MAUY, there has never been a trend or issue that's united Thai street artists like this before -- if you don't count when King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away. MAUY himself sprayed a stunning black-and-white portrait of Premchai surrounded by wildlife skeletons with his eyes covered byÃâà...
Nikkei Asian Review
March 16, 2018
The bureau was brought under the king's direct control after the death of his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016. According to SCG's annual reports, the CPB held 369 million shares, or a 30.756% stake as of Dec. 31, 2016. The stake was reduced by 9 million shares to 360 million, or a 30% stake as ofÃâà...
The Diplomat
March 15, 2018
This is not news to those familiar with Thailand. Since the downfall of the Thaksin Shinawatra government, as a result of a coup that overthrew him in 2006, Thailand has been battling with its domestic political upheaval. The royal transition that took place in 2016, after the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej,Ãâà...
Times LIVE
March 8, 2018
Thailand's central bank displayed new banknotes on Thursday on which a picture of King Maha Vajiralongkorn will replace one of his late father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The banknotes mark another step in the transition of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 65, who took the throne in December 2016 and hasÃâà...
The Nation
February 16, 2018
Portraits of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (King Rama IX) and HM Queen Sirikit of King Rama IX, along with semi-abstract sculptures depicting flora and mothers, plus mixed media artwork crafted from human hair are among highlights at the charity art auctionÃâà...
BBC News
October 29, 2017
Ashes of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej enshrined. The final stage of the funeral ceremony for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has taken place in Bangkok. His ashes were enshrined in two royal temples and Thailand's Grand Palace. Thailand enshrines ashes of King Bhumibol. 29 Oct 2017. Share this with FacebookÃâà...
BBC News
October 29, 2017
The final stage of the funeral ceremony for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has taken place in Bangkok. The king's ashes were enshrined in two royal temples and Thailand's Grand Palace, where he had lain in state since he died aged 88 last October. On Thursday, hundreds of thousands ofÃâà...
CNN
October 25, 2017
Massive crowds gathered in the Thai capital on Thursday to observe the pomp and circumstance on day two of the country's elaborate five-day funeral for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who ruled the country for 70 years. Smoke rises from the main pavilion of the cremation site where the body of late Thai KingÃâà...
The Guardian
October 22, 2017
Thailand is finishing preparations for an elaborate cremation of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, part of a five-day ceremony marking the end of a year of mourning that has engulfed the nation. For weeks, local newspapers have run front-page stories on the tiniest details of the ceremony, a sign of nationalÃâà...
South China Morning Post
October 4, 2017
The funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was known as Rama IX, will take place over five days in October with hundreds of thousands of mourners expected to attend. For many Thais it will be their first experience of a royal funeral of a monarch. King Bhumibol ruled Thailand for moreÃâà...
