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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
Posted inAT Finance, Laos, Thailand, World

A lighter royal touch for Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Faced with a potential prison term for questioning historical accounts of an elephant battle involving an ancient Thai warrior king, 85-year old scholar and respected social critic Sulak Sirivaksa appealed to monarch Maha Vajiralongkorn for a royal reprieve. The charge, filed in late 2014 by two army officials under the kingdom’s lese majeste law, was […]

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