Tag: mourning
Government to consider easing mourning restriction on entertainment venues
The government is to consider within this week how to ease the restriction in order to allow entertainers and entertainment venues to resume operations.
Government...
Thais light candles to remember and pay tribute to HM the...
Thai people in several provinces nationwide last night gathered at public parks to light candles and sing Royal anthem in memory and pay tribute...
Police make final preparations for the Big Day on Saturday
National police chief Chakthip Chaichinda called a special meeting of senior metropolitan police officers to discuss final preparations for the opening of Dusit Maha...
Mourners asked to bring their own plastic boxes to contain food...
Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang has appealed to mourners to bring with them plastic boxes to contain food and canteens in order to reduce the...
Grand Palace and Temple of Emerald Buddha remain closed to tourists...
The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha will be closed to tourists and visitors until end of this month.
It will be...
Princess Ubolratana tirelessly distributes food to mourners
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya came out of the Grand Palace to help officials distributing ready-to-eat food packs and bottled drinks to people queueing up to...
Police estimate 50,000-60,000 people visit the Grand Palace each day to...
In view of the fact that between 50,000-60,000 people arrive at the Grand Palace each day to pay their last tribute to HM King...
Thais, foreigners in Chiang Mai mourn death of His Majesty the...
CHIANG MAI – Thai people and foreigners in the northern city of Chiang Mai gathered to take part in the mourning of the late...
Mourners will be allowed to light candles for late King at...
BANGKOK - The government will provide suitable places for people to light a candle to mourn the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Deputy...
Bangkok City Hall offers free lodging for upcountry mourners
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has arranged for free lodging for people from upcountry provinces who arrive in Bangkok to pay respect to the late...
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