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Thai King Cuts Ex-PM Thaksin's Jail Term To One Year
Thailand's jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he returned from a decade and a half in exile.
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Thailand Starts Boot Camp-Style Course To Instil Loyalty To King
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organisers.
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Thai King Fires "Bedroom Section" Royal Guards For "Adultery"
Thailand's king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for "adultery", in a fresh wave of palace purges a week after his royal consort was stripped of all titles for "disloyalty".
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Thai King Fires 4 More Officials For "Extremely Evil" Conduct, "Adultery"
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has fired four more officials, two palace announcements said on Tuesday, the latest shake up after the sacking of the king's royal consort last week.
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Thai King Strips Royal Bodyguard Of All Titles For 'Disloyalty'
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for "disloyalty" and apparent "ambition" to match the Queen's position, a royal command issued late Monday said, less than three months after she was bestowed with the honour.
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Newly-Crowned Thai King Carried In Royal Procession
Thailand's newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in front of crowds who craned to witness the historic event.
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In Pictures: Thai King Is Crowned in Lavish Three-Day Ceremony
A budget of 1 billion baht ($31 million) has been approved for the three-day event.
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Coronation Rituals For Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn Begin
The coronation ceremony for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, began Saturday in an elaborate show of pageantry, marked by Hindu and Buddhist ritual, two years after ascending the throne following his father's death.
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Thai King’s Formal Coronation Caps Eventful Two Years on Throne
A budget of 1 billion baht ($31 million) is approved for the ceremony and two subsequent days of pageantry and royal appearances.
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Thailand King Marries Bodyguard In Surprise Wedding Ahead Of Coronation
Just days before his official coronation, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday married the deputy head of his personal guard force and gave her the title Queen Suthida.
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Asia’s Strongest Currency Faces an Election Test
The upcoming March 24 poll in Thailand has stoked fears that the cycle of instability will come back.
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Thai Princess Ubolratana Says She’s Sorry for Causing Problems
The future of the party that nominated her, Thai Raksa Chart, is now in doubt amid calls for it to be disbanded.
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Thailand Faces Escalating Political Risk as Divisions Flare
Calls grow for Thai Raksa Chart party to be dissolved in a country used to treating top royals as semi-divine and apolitical.
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Thai King's Rebuke of Sister Increases Tensions Before Election
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya’s candidacy is against royal tradition and the constitution, according to a Royal Gazette statement.
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Thai King Opposes Princess Ubolratana's Attempt To Run For PM
Thailand's powerful King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday described an unprecedented move to make his older sister Princess Ubolratana prime minister as "highly inappropriate" and against "royal traditions".
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Thai King Cuts Ex-PM Thaksin's Jail Term To One Year
Thailand's jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he returned from a decade and a half in exile.
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Thailand Starts Boot Camp-Style Course To Instil Loyalty To King
Thousands of civil servants, police and teachers are being sent to a military camp in Thailand for intensive training in community service and loyalty to the monarchy, according to the Royal Palace and interviews with trainees and organisers.
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Thai King Fires "Bedroom Section" Royal Guards For "Adultery"
Thailand's king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for "adultery", in a fresh wave of palace purges a week after his royal consort was stripped of all titles for "disloyalty".
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Thai King Fires 4 More Officials For "Extremely Evil" Conduct, "Adultery"
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has fired four more officials, two palace announcements said on Tuesday, the latest shake up after the sacking of the king's royal consort last week.
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Thai King Strips Royal Bodyguard Of All Titles For 'Disloyalty'
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for "disloyalty" and apparent "ambition" to match the Queen's position, a royal command issued late Monday said, less than three months after she was bestowed with the honour.
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Newly-Crowned Thai King Carried In Royal Procession
Thailand's newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in front of crowds who craned to witness the historic event.
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In Pictures: Thai King Is Crowned in Lavish Three-Day Ceremony
A budget of 1 billion baht ($31 million) has been approved for the three-day event.
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Coronation Rituals For Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn Begin
The coronation ceremony for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Rama X of Thailand, began Saturday in an elaborate show of pageantry, marked by Hindu and Buddhist ritual, two years after ascending the throne following his father's death.
-
Thai King’s Formal Coronation Caps Eventful Two Years on Throne
A budget of 1 billion baht ($31 million) is approved for the ceremony and two subsequent days of pageantry and royal appearances.
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Thailand King Marries Bodyguard In Surprise Wedding Ahead Of Coronation
Just days before his official coronation, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday married the deputy head of his personal guard force and gave her the title Queen Suthida.
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Asia’s Strongest Currency Faces an Election Test
The upcoming March 24 poll in Thailand has stoked fears that the cycle of instability will come back.
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Thai Princess Ubolratana Says She’s Sorry for Causing Problems
The future of the party that nominated her, Thai Raksa Chart, is now in doubt amid calls for it to be disbanded.
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Thailand Faces Escalating Political Risk as Divisions Flare
Calls grow for Thai Raksa Chart party to be dissolved in a country used to treating top royals as semi-divine and apolitical.
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Thai King's Rebuke of Sister Increases Tensions Before Election
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya’s candidacy is against royal tradition and the constitution, according to a Royal Gazette statement.
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Thai King Opposes Princess Ubolratana's Attempt To Run For PM
Thailand's powerful King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday described an unprecedented move to make his older sister Princess Ubolratana prime minister as "highly inappropriate" and against "royal traditions".
