Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida arrive to attend ... and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in military studies from the University of New South Wales in 1976. He returned to Thailand ...

Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn has denounced ... It also underlines the power and influence of the new king, whose word on matters of state that he believes concern him is always final.

A new generation has become more willing to challenge ... and align itself with Western powers during the colonial era. Thai King Chulalongkorn (or King Rama V) who ruled from 1868 to 1910 ...

He was arrested for sharing the profile, published by BBC Thai, two days after the new king ascended the throne in December 2016. Thailand has very strict lese-majeste laws, which ban any ...

Hundreds of people began registering their marriages at a mall in Bangkok, as Thailand became one of the few places in Asia ...

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However, King Rama X isn't a complete mystery. From marrying his bodyguard to flying his own plane and throwing a four-day funeral for his pet poodle, here's everything we know about Thailand's ...

King Vajiralongkorn’s endorsement of the law on Tuesday night officially makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same-sex marriages, and the third in Asia after Taiwan ...

BANGKOK, December 12. /TASS/. Around 30,000 prisoners are eligible for the amnesty declared in Thailand to celebrate the new king’s accession to the throne, Corrections Department Chief Kobkiat ...

as new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin led the 34 members of his Cabinet to take their oaths of office in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Srettha, representing the Pheu Thai party ...