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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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A Year After Taboo On Thai King Broken, 103 Face Jail For Royal Insult
In Thailand, any criticism of the monarch - whom some have viewed as semi-divine - is taboo as well as illegal.
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Thousands Gather For Glimpse Of Thai King At Final Coronation Event
Flanked by more than 2,000 oarsmen rowing to a steady drumbeat, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn travelled down Bangkok's Chao Phraya river as part of a 52-barge flotilla on Thursday, marking the final event of his coronation.
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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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Thai Palace Releases Rare Images Of King's Royal Consort
Thailand's palace has released rare images and a biography of the king's newly anointed royal consort, including both candid and action-packed photos of her aiming a weapon on a firing range, piloting a plane, and preparing to parachute.
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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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Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn Crowned
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday with a golden-tiered headpiece, the highlight of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony two years after he ascended the throne.
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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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Thailand To Crown Its Newlywed King In Series Of Grand Rituals
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday begins intricate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation officially crowns its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
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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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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Thai Election Panel Disqualifies Princess Ubolratana As PM Candidate
Thailand's Election Commission on Monday disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister on Monday, ending a stunning, short-lived candidacy for a populist party after King Maha Vajiralongkorn called the bid "inappropriate".
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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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A Year After Taboo On Thai King Broken, 103 Face Jail For Royal Insult
In Thailand, any criticism of the monarch - whom some have viewed as semi-divine - is taboo as well as illegal.
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Thousands Gather For Glimpse Of Thai King At Final Coronation Event
Flanked by more than 2,000 oarsmen rowing to a steady drumbeat, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn travelled down Bangkok's Chao Phraya river as part of a 52-barge flotilla on Thursday, marking the final event of his coronation.
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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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Thai Palace Releases Rare Images Of King's Royal Consort
Thailand's palace has released rare images and a biography of the king's newly anointed royal consort, including both candid and action-packed photos of her aiming a weapon on a firing range, piloting a plane, and preparing to parachute.
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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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Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn Crowned
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday with a golden-tiered headpiece, the highlight of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony two years after he ascended the throne.
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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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Thailand To Crown Its Newlywed King In Series Of Grand Rituals
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday begins intricate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation officially crowns its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
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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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"Prevent Chaos": King's Message As Voting Underway In Thailand
Polls opened Sunday for the first Thai election since a 2014 coup, with a high turnout expected among a public who received a cryptic last-minute warning from the Thai king to support "good" leaders to prevent "chaos."
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Thai Election Panel Disqualifies Princess Ubolratana As PM Candidate
Thailand's Election Commission on Monday disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister on Monday, ending a stunning, short-lived candidacy for a populist party after King Maha Vajiralongkorn called the bid "inappropriate".
