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  • Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

    10/13/2016 11:20:54 AM PDT · by CorporateStepsister · 33 replies
    CNN ^ | October 13, 2016 | By Angela Dewan, CNN
    Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a revered and unifying figure who embodied the nation in his 70-year reign, has died aged 88. Here's the latest: • Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is the king's appointed successor • Thousands gathered at the hospital, shouting "Long live the king!" • Civil servants are ordered to wear black clothes for one year in mourning from Friday • US President Obama described the king as a man of "grace and warmth" The announcement came in a statement from the Royal Palace read on state TV Thursday, and followed a days-long outpouring of support since the king...
  • Thailand's king, world's longest-reigning monarch, dies

    10/13/2016 5:08:59 AM PDT · by reed13k · 25 replies
    AP ^ | 13 Oct 2016
    Yahoo article based on AP
  • Big Trouble from Little Thailand

    06/27/2002 8:39:54 AM PDT · by Temple Owl · 9 replies · 3+ views
    PhilaCityPaper.Net | 6-26-02 | by Howard Altman
    pretzel logicBig Trouble from Little Thailandby Howard AltmanThough the object of advertising is to garner attention, Sherry Levin, manager of Saint Jack's restaurant in Old City, has apparently garnered far more attention than she ever imagined. An ad she ran in this newspaper -- featuring a stylized embellishment of Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej -- has thrust the 35-year-old suburban mother into a festering international incident.The ad -- which depicts Adulyadej as a bling-bling hipster with bleached highlights, lines shaved into his hair, stone-encrusted glasses and a shirt that sports an Adidas logo -- has so angered the Thai government that...