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In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with hefty discounts -- in honour of Thailand's late former queen.
Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» BANGKOK - The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand's former queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her body to lie in state at Bangkok's Grand Palace.
Long-reigning Thai and British monarchs shared a bond
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» Their ancestors were "royal friends by correspondence" but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Thailand's His Majesty King Bhumibol the Great developed a face-to-face bond during their lifetimes.
Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96.
Democracy movement vows fresh protests after PM snub
AFP, Published on 25/10/2020
» Prominent leaders of Thailand's pro-democracy movement vowed to return to the streets Sunday to protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, after their deadline for him to resign was ignored.
Timeline: Thailand's turbulent political history
AFP, Published on 24/03/2019
» The country's election Sunday is the first since a 2014 coup. Here is a brief look at two turbulent decades in Thai politics.
Vichai's son vows to continue family mission
AFP, Published on 01/11/2018
» The youngest son of King Power's owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, issued a heartfelt message of thanks late Wednesday for the cascade of condolences that followed his father's death in a helicopter crash.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha: author of Leicester's football fairytale
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» LONDON: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the billionaire owner of Leicester City, whose helicopter crashed Saturday outside the Premier League club's stadium, is the author of one of football's greatest fairytales.
Ouch! Phuket's cheek-piercing vegetarian festival
AFP, Published on 12/10/2018
» PHUKET: As burning incense fills the air, devotees in trances force skewers and swords through their cheeks in ritualistic acts underpinning southern Thailand's colourful -- and seemingly painful -- vegetarian festival.