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Thailand's new pro-Thaksin Cabinet endorsed by king

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. The Cabinet formed by Samak, the first elected leader since the 2006 coup, was endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Feb. 6.

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Thai king has gallbladder removed

BANGKOK, Thailand - Nurses and other workers at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital have their picture taken with a portrait of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Oct. 6, 2014, after the king underwent surgery there to have his gallbladder removed. The 86-year-old monarch's blood pressure has returned to normal and he is receiving a saline solution intravenously, the royal palace said the same day.

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Thai king has gallbladder removed

BANGKOK, Thailand - Citizens pray for the recovery of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital on Oct. 6, 2014, after the king underwent surgery there to have his gallbladder removed. The 86-year-old monarch's blood pressure has returned to normal and he is receiving a saline solution intravenously, the royal palace said the same day.

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Thai coup leader

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai army chief Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha ends a press conference at army headquarters in Bangkok on May 26, 2014. Prayut, the Thai coup leader, said he has received the royal endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, legitimizing his chairmanship of a ruling council set up after the military's seizure of power on May 22.

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Thai coup leader

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai army chief Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha holds a press conference at army headquarters in Bangkok on May 26, 2014. Prayut, the Thai coup leader, said he has received the royal endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, legitimizing his chairmanship of a ruling council set up after the military's seizure of power on May 22.

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Thai coup leader

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai army chief Gen. Prayut Chan-Ocha holds a press conference at army headquarters in Bangkok on May 26, 2014. Prayut, the Thai coup leader, said he has received the royal endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, legitimizing his chairmanship of a ruling council set up after the military's seizure of power on May 22.

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Abe in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) has an audience with Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who is hospitalized, in Bangkok on Jan. 17, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese crown prince meets Thai king

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) meets Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at a palace in Bangkok on June 25, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Thailand organizes sumo tournament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Wrestlers from Japan's Kasugano stable perform during a ring-entering ceremony as Thailand holds its first sumo tournament, The Grand Thailand Sumo Tournament, in Bangkok on Feb. 17, 2012, to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 84th birthday and strengthen Thai-Japanese friendship.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2011, shows Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital in northern Bangkok. Flooding has expanded in the northern and western areas of the capital of Thailand.

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Bangkok hospital where king is staying

BANGKOK, Thailand - Citizens pile up sandbags around the grounds of Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital, where King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a patient, on Oct. 24, 2011, after floodwaters entered the premises.

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Bangkok hospital where king is staying

BANGKOK, Thailand - Citizens pile up sandbags around the grounds of Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital, where King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a patient, on Oct. 24, 2011, after floodwaters entered the premises.

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Thai premier Yingluck

BANGKOK, Thailand - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra enters the premier's office in Bangkok on Aug. 10, 2011. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej endorsed a new Cabinet led by Thailand's first female prime minister the previous day.

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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes 1st Thai female premier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C) is pictured after being endorsed as Thailand's 28th prime minister by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on Aug. 8, 2011. The youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra became the first female premier in the country.

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Yingluck Shinawatra becomes 1st Thai female premier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (R) poses for pictures with her husband and son after being endorsed as Thailand's 28th prime minister by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on Aug. 8, 2011. The youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra became the first female premier in the country.

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Thailand holds F1 event to celebrate king's birthday

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Formula One racing car drives on a main street of the Thai capital Bangkok on Dec. 18, 2010, as part of an event to celebrate the 84th birthday next year of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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Protestors continue rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of the Thai government hold a gathering in central Bangkok and call for loyalty to King Bhumibol Adulyadej on April 15, 2010.

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Thais celebrate king's 80th birthday

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai people hold candles in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok in celebration of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday on Dec. 5.

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Thai king endorses Surayud's interim Cabinet

BANGKOK, Thailand - New Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (C in front row) and members of his interim Cabinet pose for a photo in Bangkok on Oct. 9 the day after their appointment was endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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Japan's emperor arrived in Thailand for royal jubilee

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are met by flag-waving Japanese children on arrival in Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur on June 11 to attend events marking the 60th anniversary of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor arrived in Thailand for royal jubilee

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are met by flag-waving Japanese children on arrival in Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur on June 11 to attend events marking the 60th anniversary of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne. (Pool photo)

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Japan's emperor arrived in Thailand for royal jubilee

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are met by a Thai government official on arrival at Bangkok airport from Kuala Lumpur on June 11 to attend events marking the 60th anniversary of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the throne. (Pool photo)

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Thais gather to mark king's 60 years on the throne

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, accompanied by Queen Sirikit, waves to well-wishers at the Royal Palace in Bangkok on June 9 on the 60th anniversary of his reign.

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Thai prime minister dissolves parliament, snap election to be held

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (in file photo) said on Feb. 24 that he will formally announce the dissolution of parliament later in the day, paving the way for a general election to be held within two months. Thaksin made the remarks to reporters after an audience with King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who gave his blessing to the planned dissolution of the House of Representatives.

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Prince Akishino, family meet Thai King

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (2nd from R), his wife Princess Kiko (3rd from R) and their two children meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej (L) and Queen Sirikit in Hua Hin during a private tour of Thailand that began Aug. 7.

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Foundation stone laid for Bangkok's new int'l airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej presides over a ceremony Jan. 19 to lay a sacred foundation stone for the main passenger terminal and concourse of a new international airport to be constructed in Bangkok, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra watches (standing to the left). The Suvarnabhumi Airport, to be built in Nong Ngu Hao in Samut Prakan Province, 25 kilometers southeast of metro Bangkok, will replace the already overcrowded Bangkok International Airport, also known as Don Muang airport.

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Koizumi meets Thai king

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the king's summer palace at the seaside resort city of Hua Hin on Jan. 11. Koizumi visited Thailand for the third leg of his five-nation Southeast Asia tour.

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Thailand's Ponlid wins Olympic flyweight boxing title

SYDNEY, Australia - Thailand's Wijan Ponlid celebrates by wrapping himself in the national flag and raising the picture of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej after winning the flyweight boxing title on the final day of the Sydney Olympic Games on Oct. 1. He beat Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakstan.

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Thailand to issue highest denominated bank notes

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai central bank official shows April 20 a specimen of a 500,000 baht ($13,157) bank note to be issued in commemoration of the golden wedding anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit on April 28. The bill may be the highest denomination note in the world, the bank said. The United States issued $10,000 notes from 1945 to 1969.

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Skytrain overhead railway inaugurated in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - The Skytrain overhead railway opens service in Bangkok on King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 72nd birthday Dec. 5. The 23.5-kilometer, two-line system links key parts of the Thai capital. Skytrain is Bangkok's first mass transit system and is expected to beat the city's traffic jams.

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Skydivers claim record for Thai king's birthday

BAGNKOK, Thailand - A team of 572 skydivers from 39 countries descend on the square near the Royal Palace in Bangkok on Dec. 2 in what they claimed a world record mass parachute jump. The event was organized to cerebrate the birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The team was led by B.J. Worth, a Hollywood stuntman and president of the U.S. Parachute Association.

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Prince Akishino meets King Bhumibol

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko (R) meet Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the Royal Detached Palace in Hua Hin, a coastal resort 125 kilometers southwest of Bangkok, on July 5. (Pool photo)

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Thai king lights Asian Games flame

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in a ceremony held inside the Chitrlada Royal Palace on Thursday, Dec. 3, lights the flame that will burn through the end of the Dec. 6-20 Asian Games in Bangkok.

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Test run of new elevated train in Thailand

Thailand's first elevated mass transit train undergoes an official test run in Bangkok on Tuesday Oct. 27 with a full load of VIP passengers, the company that operates the train said. The Bangkok Mass Transit System Co. train, which runs on a track 12 meters above the ground, is due to begin operations on Dec. 5 next year to coincide with the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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Foundation stone laid for Bangkok's new int'l airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej presides over a ceremony Jan. 19 to lay a sacred foundation stone for the main passenger terminal and concourse of a new international airport to be constructed in Bangkok, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra watches (standing to the left). The Suvarnabhumi Airport, to be built in Nong Ngu Hao in Samut Prakan Province, 25 kilometers southeast of metro Bangkok, will replace the already overcrowded Bangkok International Airport, also known as Don Muang airport.

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Thai king endorses Surayud's interim Cabinet

BANGKOK, Thailand - New Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont (C in front row) and members of his interim Cabinet pose for a photo in Bangkok on Oct. 9 the day after their appointment was endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets Thai king

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the king's summer palace at the seaside resort city of Hua Hin on Jan. 11. Koizumi visited Thailand for the third leg of his five-nation Southeast Asia tour.

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Thailand celebrates 70th anniversary of King Bhumibol's reign

People hold up pictures of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in front of Siriraj Hospital, where the king is recuperating after undergoing heart surgery, in Bangkok on June 9, 2016, the 70th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais wear purple shirts for Princess Sirindhorn's birthday

Many Thai citizens are seen wearing purple shirts on Bangkok's business street to celebrate the birthday of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on April 2, 2015, as purple is the symbolic color of the princess.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai Princess Sirindhorn marks 60th birthday

People wearing shirts in purple, the symbolic color of Thailand's Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, chat under a portrait of the princess in the Thai capital Bangkok on April 2, the 60th birthday of the princess, the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai King Bhumibol's cremation

A woman sleeps embracing a portrait of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej early on the morning of Oct. 26, 2017, in Bangkok ahead of the royal cremation ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai King Bhumibol's cremation

Mourners gather near the ceremonial field Sanam Luang in Bangkok on Oct. 26, 2017, waiting for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej's cremation ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Huge crowds of mourners camp out along the royal funeral route in the Rattanakosin areas in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2017, ahead of the royal funeral procession for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. The cremation ceremony is scheduled to be held Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Huge crowds of mourners camp out along the royal funeral route in the Rattanakosin areas in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2017, ahead of the royal funeral procession for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. The cremation ceremony is scheduled to be held Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Amidst tight security, mourners nationwide come to the ceremonial ground Sanam Luang in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2017, a day before the cremation ceremony for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Huge crowds of mourners camp out in the pouring rain along the royal funeral route in the Rattanakosin areas in Bangkok on Oct. 24, 2017, ahead of the royal funeral procession for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. The cremation ceremony is scheduled to be held Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Huge crowds of mourners camp out along the royal funeral route in the Rattanakosin areas in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2017, ahead of the royal funeral procession for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. The cremation ceremony is scheduled to be held Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thais gather in Bangkok ahead of King Bhumibol's cremation

Huge crowds of mourners camp out along the royal funeral route in the Rattanakosin areas in Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2017, ahead of the royal funeral procession for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 after seven decades on the throne. The cremation ceremony is scheduled to be held Oct. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand's King Bhumibol to be cremated on Oct. 26

A woman raises a portrait of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a commemorative event organized at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on Oct 13, 2017, to mark the first anniversary of the passing of Thailand's longest-reigning monarch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thailand marks 1 year since King Bhumibol's death

Thai people await the arrival of 199 Buddhist monks as they walk from the Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall toward Siriraj Hospital, about 2 kilometers away, in Bangkok on Oct. 13, 2017. The ceremony was held to mark one year since the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo