Bhutan royals’ visit wins hearts

King and Queen welcomed by mourners as they pay homage to late monarch at Grand Palace

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Mourners across the nation engage in meritmaking for monarch

MOURNERS nationwide, clad mostly in black, continued mourning the passing of His Majesty the King yesterday, with many making merit for him through traditional alms-giving and wax sculptures of angel palaces as the occasion also marked the end of the Buddhist Lent.

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Over 500,000 gathered to see royal procession

MORE than 500,000 people gathered on the route along which the body of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was moved from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace last Friday, according to the Public Health Ministry.

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‘No order’ to remove portraits

THE government has not issued any order instructing state officials around the country to remove portrait photos or drawings of His Majesty the King from government offices, signs or public places, as rumoured on social media, Government Spokesman Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

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A grieving Thailand dials down the entertainment

No football matches, no concerts, no television dramas as Thais mourn death of revered King

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Thai king’s death weighs heavily in their hearts

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia - The temple supervisor of Wat Chaiya Mangalaram in Burmah Lane said she had prayed for King Bhumibol’s health at a statue of his father Prince Mahidol during her visits to Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital for treatment.

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Thai clubs await fate as league cancelled to mourn HM

BANGKOK - The Football Association of Thailand on Sunday said it will meet clubs to explain its decision to scrap the season with three matches to go following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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