BANGKOK, 1st January 2018 (NNT) – The long-awaited coronation of His Majesty the King will take place on May 4-6, this year. The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced that His Majesty the King has accepted the invitation made by the National Legislative Assembly to succeed his late father as King Rama X of […]
Her Majesty Queen Sirikit was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital on Wednesday for general physical checkup, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced Wednesday. The Queen will remain at the hospital until Friday, said the bureau. Source: thaipbsworld.com By Thai PBS World
The Thai government on Wednesday banned citizens from interacting online with three outspoken critics of the monarchy, effectively widening its restrictions on speech in the online domain. The individuals are Somsak Jeamteerasakul, a former lecturer at Thammasat University now living in France; Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a lecturer at Kyodo University in Japan; and Briton Andrew MacGregor […]
People from across the country arriving in Bangkok not only have the chances to pay their last respects to the beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej in front of the royal urn inside the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall at the Grand Palace, but also have the opportunities to eat food prepared and cooked by, and received […]
BANGKOK, 12 April 2016 (NNT)-The government is preparing various activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary celebrations of His Majesty the King’s accession to the throne on June 9th this year. According to Permanent Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Office Police General Ake Angsananon, the National Commission on the Seventieth Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession […]
BANGKOK — The Japanese company behind the chat application used by millions of Thais today apologized for briefly selling a set of cartoon ‘stickers’ that lampoon the Thai Royal Family. The apology came a day after LINE Corporation pulled the ‘stickers’ from its online store, and on the same day that police announced an investigation […]
The Criminal Court today sentenced a former stock broker to nine years in prison after finding him guilty of posting messages damaging the monarchy on his Facebook account. But his prison term was commuted by a third to six years after his confession to the offence was useful. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
Khun Thongdaeng, His Majesty the King’s favourite pet dog, died on Saturday at the age of 17 years, one month and 19 days, Kasetsart University’s faculty of veterinary medicine announced in its report on Monday. The report was signed by Professor Dr Apinant Suprasert, rector of the faculty of veterinary medicine of Kasetsart University. Read […]
