BANGKOK: Thais Thursday celebrate the 78th birthday of Queen Sirikit, which is also Mother’s Day in the Kingdom. The occasion is being marked even as the Abhisit government says there have been serious threats recently to overthrow the monarchy. Recently a special task force of over 300 officers was formed to investigate what the government is calling a plot to [...]

King is paying special attention to irrigation issues; Her Majesty thanks Thais for their overwhelming love His Majesty the King’s health “has improved much” during rehabilitation at Siriraj Hospital, where he continues working on existing and new projects for the welfare of Thai people, Her Majesty the Queen said in a national address yesterday marking her 78th birthday. The monarch [...]

An explosion-like sound was heard at the front of the soi, where the prime minister’s house is located, early Tuesday, his birthday anniversary. The explosion was heard at 5.30 am at the front of Soi Sukhumvit 31. The chief of the security officers for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rushed to inspect the scene and coordinated with police to investigate. The [...]

Thailand’s deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra marked his 61st birthday Monday with tweets from exile that called for peace, a day after a grenade exploded in downtown Bangkok that left one person dead and 10 wounded. There have been no claims of responsibility for Sunday’s blast at a bus stop in a busy shopping district, which coincided with a parliamentary election [...]

Thailand’s opposition Puea Thai Party (PTP) will hold a celebration on July 26 to mark the 61st birthday of ousted former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra at a temple in the northern Chiang Mai province, PTP MP for Chiang Mai Surapong Towichakchaikul said on Monday. The Bangkok Post’s website quoted Surapong as saying the ceremony, which will be held in the [...]

Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) — Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej greeted well-wishers in Bangkok today to celebrate his 82nd birthday, his third public appearance since he was hospitalized 11 weeks ago for symptoms of pneumonia. National television showed the world’s longest-reigning monarch, who bypassed an annual birthday speech and other events because of the illness, leaving the hospital in an electric wheelchair. [...]

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (TNA) – Thai people from all walks of life on Friday flocked into Bangkok’s old city area to join the grand celebrations and admire the illuminated historic buildings and areas in the capital on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 82nd birthday anniversary, December 5. This year is seeing a series of dazzling events [...]

King leaves hospital to preside over ceremony His Majesty the King left the hospital on Saturday to drive through the streets and grant an audience on his 82nd birthday. Tens of thousands of subjects lined the streets to see His Majesty and members of the royal family as they drove from Siriraj Hospital to Chitrlada Palace for the audience. His [...]

The birthday celebrations of King Bhumibol Adulyadej are muted this year as the king remains in hospital recovering from pneumonia. Instead of hearing his annual speech and watching the king’s inspection of the glittering trooping of the colour, his loving subjects are worrying about his – and their nation’s – health. More than 1.2 million people have visited the Siriraj [...]

BANGKOK, Nov 30 (TNA) – The Royal Household Bureau announced on Monday that His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej is scheduled to appear in public to mark his 82th birthday on December 5. The statement of the Royal Household Bureau said the monarch will grant a public audience to members of royal family, civil servants and members of parliament at the [...]