Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned on ... the first since the army took control in a coup in 2014, but a new government has yet to be declared. King Vajiralongkorn is the second ...

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.

Thailand held a grand Buddhist religious ceremony at the Sanam Luang Royal Camp on Tuesday to celebrate King Maha ...

Hundreds of couples this week are poised to marry in Thailand as its overwhelmingly popular marriage equality law goes into ...

His Majesty the King has urged the Thai people to be mindful and live their lives carefully throughout the year. In his televised New Year speech on Tuesday night, the monarch extended his New ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Mr Marshall wrote on his Facebook page: 'Most of the images are photographs she took of herself, and dozens of them are very explicit. Enemies of the King of Thailand's mistress have sent ...

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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 ...

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 ...