BANGKOK — After nearly seven decades on the throne, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, the keystone of Thailand’s identity and a major unifying force for the country, is in declining health. With increasing frequency, the palace has issued medical bulletins detailing his ailments, and in recent days his youngest daughter has led prayer sessions following a Buddhist rite normally used for terminally ill patients.
Worries over the king’s health have cast a pall of anxiety across the country, which has one of the worst performing economies in Asia and is ruled by a military juntathat seized power last year.
While reverence for the king was once the only thing that this fractured country could agree on, today the future of the Thai monarchy is uncertain.
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With King in Declining Health, Future of Monarchy in Thailand Is Uncertain
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The rejection of a controversial new “fake” constitution in Thailand has triggered demands for the European Union to take “stringent action” in its opposition to the country’s ruling military junta.
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EU called on to take ‘stringent action’ over ‘fake’ Thailand constitution
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The rejection of a controversial new “fake” constitution in Thailand has triggered demands for the European Union to take “stringent action” in its opposition to the country’s ruling military junta.
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EU called on to take ‘stringent action’ over ‘fake’ Thailand constitution
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