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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn lights a candle at a sacred ceremony in a file photo. His formal coronation is due to be held in early May. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, Thailand, World

Coronation of King Rama X set for early May, Thai palace says

by Asia Times staff January 1, 2019February 18, 2020

A three-day coronation ceremony will be held in early May for Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Tuesday. The “new” king – who is 66 and known as Rama X of the Chakri dynasty – will be crowned in an elaborate ceremony to be held from May 4 to 6, it […]

An entryway to Thailand's soon-to-be-demolished National Assembly building. Photo: Duncan McCargo

AT Finance, China, Thailand

Lights out on a parliamentary era in Thailand

by Duncan McCargo December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn (C) in a sacred funeral procession for his father, late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok on October 26, 2017.
Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace

AT Finance, Thailand

How stable is post-cremation Thailand?

by Shawn W. Crispin December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a department store in central Bangkok, Thailand, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Germany, Thailand, World

New reign takes hold in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin January 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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