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A Court in Chon Buri province on Friday sentenced two women and four men to suspended jail terms and fines in the verdict in a libel case launched by the Chon Buri governor over his hosting a funeral-flower-laying ceremony for the late King.

More than 3 million visitors have attended the exhibition at the Royal Crematorium of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej since it opened on November 2, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said on Wednesday.

LOYAL SUBJECTS of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej have pooled their resources to gather one-baht and 10-baht coins to decorate a chapel in a show of love for the late monarch.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha led a contingent of Cabinet members and their spouses at an alms offering to 910 monks on Tuesday morning at Bangkok’s Royal Plaza on the occasion of HM the late King Rama IX’s birthday and Father’s Day.

As the mourning period following the passing of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej will end on Sunday night, the government has provided guidelines to members of Thai public.

US SECRETARY of State Rex Tillerson has praised HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a true humanitarian, visionary and friend of the United States.

With hundreds of thousands of loyal subjects turning out yesterday, not everyone could make it into the Royal Crematorium at Sanam Luang – but that did not stop people from seeking to pay their final respects to HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Shan State Army (SSA) military officers and their family members yesterday held a sandalwood-flower laying ceremony to pay tribute to His Majesty the late King.

Khon Kaen residents expressed their love and loyalty to King Rama IX as they placed funeral flowers in tribute to the late monarch on the Royal Cremation Day on Thursday.

Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will attend the Royal Cremation Ceremony of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, said Singapore’s Foreign Ministry.

His Majesty the King on Saturday morning performed royal merit-making for his father, HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at the Grand Palace.

People across the country make merit, as they mourn the first anniversary of the passing of HM late King bhumibol. Country goes silent for 89 seconds at 3.52pm; provinces give locals chance to join in commemoration ceremonies.