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Facebook activates Safety Check over false alarm

Amid furore over fake news, Facebook falls for false alarm in Bangkok.

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Thailand: memorial events held for victims of 2004 Asian tsunami

Memorial events were held on 26 December in several parts of Thailand, including in Phuket, Phang-nga and Krabi, for the victims of the 2004 tsunami.

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Over a dozen dead in southern Thailand as floods threaten tourist season

Severe flooding across a large part of southern Thailand has killed more than a dozen people after several days of heavy rain.

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Thailand's crown prince and future king prays for his late father

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, set to become Thai King, attends Buddhist prayers to mark the 50th day of his father’s death, late king Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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New era for Thailand as Crown Prince Maha becomes King

Fifty days after his father’s death and at the invitation of parliament, the Crown Prince of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, was officially proclaimed the country’s king on…

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Thai mourners hold candlelight vigils to pay tribute to late king

Mourners hold candles as they gather during a vigil to pay tribute to Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in central Bangkok.

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Thai province thanks monkeys with annual fruit buffet

A province in Thailand famous for its monkey population laid out an annual fruit buffet on Sunday (November 27) to thank them for bringing in tourists and helping the local…

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Remembering Thailand's king

Around 150,000 gather to sing royal anthem in Bangkok.

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Thai government calls on Google to take down content insulting monarchy

US internet giant Google has agreed to help remove content insulting Thailand’s monarchy.

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Thailand: economic concerns follow king's death

Thailand is beginning a year of mourning for King Bhumibol.

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Concerns over succession after death of Thai king

As Thailand continues to mourn the loss of their much loved King Bhumibol concerns have been raised over the royal succession.

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Thailand mourns: respects paid to King Bhumibol Adulyadej as former PM becomes regent

Thai citizens have gathered at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to mourn the late monarch as the 96-year-old former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda is named interim leader.

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Large crowds in Thailand pay tribute to King Bhumibol

Many people lined the streets of Bangkok as a procession carried the king's body following his death.

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Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn heir to the Thai throne

Crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was in Germany when Thai palace officials announced that his father, 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seriously ill.

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Thailand: Crowds mourn following news of King's death

A woman fainted and many broke down with emotion outside the Siriraj hospital in Bangkok, after learning the news that Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej had died.

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King Bhumibol: Mourning continues for Thai monarch

As Thailand begins the first day without a king for 70 years, citizens gather to pay their respects to their "beacon of stability".

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Thailand mourns revered King Bhumibol, dead at 88

Members of Thailand’s National Assembly stood in silence for nine minutes on Thursday to pay tribute to King Bhumibol Adulyadej who has died in a Bangkok…

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Thai King Bhumibol dies at 88

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, died in hospital on Thursday, the palace said in an announcement.

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Thailand's King Bhumibol: a steady hand amid turbulent times

Revered in Thailand as a semi-divine, stabilising influence, King Bhumibol, known as Rama IX, has seen his country go through numerous military coups and 19 constitutional changes, during his long rei

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Fears for the health of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej

The health of the king of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej is said to be 'unstable'