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SE Asia 6 years ago
Coronavirus pandemic prompts rare questioning of Thai monarchy
A Thai-language hashtag that translates to #whydoweneedaking? was one of the top trending topics on Twitter in Thailand after an overseas Thai activist posted about King Maha Vajiralongkorn continuing to travel in Germany during the coronavirus crisis.
SE Asia 6 years ago
Thai king opens first parliament since 2014 coup
Wearing glasses and reading from prepared remarks, King Maha Vajiralongkorn told hundreds of assembled MPs standing in white uniform to act with responsibility because "each member's action will directly affect national security and people's well being."
People 6 years ago
UrbanChat: Pomp, (Power), Pageantry
For all my steadfast belief in democracy and equal opportunity, I'm evidently quite a royal watcher. It's hard not to look whenever the royal pomp and pageantry walks by the media screens. It's a bit about the fairy tale, a lot about the juicy telltale that usually follows afterward, and about both the prettiness and pettiness of it all.
SE Asia 7 years ago
Thai king's sister nominated for PM in March polls in unprecedented move
The nomination of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi, 67, the elder sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, promised to upend Thailand's already turbulent politics because it breaks the long-standing tradition of the royalty staying out of politics.
SE Asia 7 years ago
Thailand's king to have 1,600-strong royal police security force
More than 1,600 police have been assigned to protect Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his family, the head of the royal police security unit said Friday, quadrupling the force as the new monarch continues to reorganise palace affairs.
Opinion 9 years ago
Thailand’s future under King Rama X: Lessons from three Asian countries
Thailand’s crown prince has become King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun or Rama X, the tenth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, succeeding his father who died on October 13. But great uncertainly remains about Thailand’s future – and that of the monarchy – both within the country and among international observers.
