King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, who died Thursday aged 88, reigned through an era of rising prosperity and frequent political turmoil. A member of the Chakri dynasty, which has occupied the ...

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the superlative monarch. He was the world’s longest-reigning, the world’s richest and, among his own subjects at least, the world’s most adored.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the world’s longest-reigning current monarch who was embraced as a near-deity by his subjects, died Thursday. He was 88. The palace said the king died at ...

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej was the superlative monarch. He was the world’s longest reigning, the world’s richest and, among his own subjects at least, the world’s most revered.

The passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej brings to a close a defining chapter in Thailand. During his seven-decade rule, the monarch presided over Thailand’s climb from a village backwater to a ...

Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee -- marking her 70-year reign -- this year, became on Monday, the second-longest reigning monarch in world history. World News // 6 years ...

A small-scale model of the intricately constructed throne where the actual cremation will take place for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October 2017. Amanda Mustard Construction of the royal ...

He owns more than 17,000 properties in Bangkok and is the largest landowner in the country. He owns more than 300 high-end ...

He was crowned in May 2019 following the 70-year reign of his father, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Oct. 13, 2016, when he was 88 years old. Read on to find out more about the life of the ...

King Bhumibol Adulyadej came to embody the spirit and sense of nationhood of Thailand and his death has been a national trauma. Some revere him as divine. Thais are beginning to accept the king ...