"royal cremation"

His Majesty the King has granted permission to the public to continue visiting the Royal Crematorium site at Sanam Luang of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. 

Police and Army officers on Friday raided a factory manufacturing counterfeit pins commemorating King Rama IX’s Royal Cremation.

7am: Tears are bound to flow, but the first ones I see belong to someone who had always looked immaculate and composed, even in front of the most inquisitive foreign reporters. Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun tries hard to retain his typical calm during the Thai PBS interview but at times he can’t hold it, and his unusual display of emotion goes viral on the social media.

THE BAN on political activities that the junta has used to control the behaviour of politicians, academics and activists remains in place although the late King’s mourning period has ended and the organic law governing political parties has been promulgated.

Since dawn on Sunday, mourners seated along the road in front of Bangkok’s Wat Bowonniwet Vihara are trying to get a close view of the final procession in the Royal Cremation Ceremony for HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Very well done on the excellent coverage of the Royal Cremation Ceremony of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

FLOWERS USED on the Royal Pyre for HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej were among revered items released into the Chao Phraya River yesterday morning in line with ancient tradition.

THE ROYAL Cremation Ceremony was a spectacular success, organisers and volunteers stressed, despite some complaints from the public about the lack of adequate toilet facilities.

THOUSANDS OF tonnes of waste is estimated to have been produced around the Royal Cremation grounds at Sanam Luang after hundreds of thousands of mourners camped there since Tuesday to attend the Royal Cremation.

THE LAST 38 hours before the Royal Cremation of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday were not only melancholic but also thought provoking and educational.

Chiang Mai governor Prawin Chamniprasart on Friday morning floated ashes of funeral flowers offered on Thursday by mourners for His Majesty the late King Rama IX.