Off the wire
1st LD: Raul Castro, top Cuban officials pay tribute to Fidel Castro's ashes  • 2016 sees most asylum seekers arriving in Italy by boat in recent years  • Lego opens first Asian factory in China  • DPRK leader conveys condolences over passing of Fidel Castro  • Thai cabinet starts process of crown prince's endorsement as king  • China encourages social capital to upgrade consumer goods, increase supply  • China-New Zealand joint venture to fight cancer with new treatments  • 1st LD Writethru: UN chief calls for immediate end to renewed violence in CAR  • Death toll from freak Australian thunderstorm event rises to eight  • Scientists confirm largest recorded coral die-off at Australia's Great Barrier Reef  
You are here:   Home

Urgent: Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to be proclaimed as new king

Xinhua, November 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Thai parliament said on Tuesday that Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to be proclaimed as king of Thailand and hailed "long live the new king" during a televised meeting. Endit