A funeral procession is about to begin and the cremation will take place at the end of the day, as part of a five day buddhist funeral ceremony. These are live pictures from central bangkok. Elaborate preparations including the construction of a vast cremation complex have taken almost a year. Hundreds of thousands of people are gathering ready for royal cremation day. They want to pay their last respects to their revered King Bhumibol adulyadej. So lets take a look at the late kings finaljourney, as his people prepare to honour him. A total of six processions are involved in the funeral in bangkok. The first three take place on thursday, starting at the Dusit Maha Prasat throne hall inside the grand palace. From there the royal urn will be carried on a large palanquin with three poles, travelling around the grand palace to the Wat Pho Temple complex. There, the urn will be transferred to the royal chariot of great victory, which was built during the reign of king rama in the 17905 and
China and Southeast Asian countries could focus on jointly building a community with a shared future as ASEAN members move toward a trend of multipolarity, a regional forum in Malaysia heard on Wednesday.
China and Southeast Asian countries could focus on jointly building a community with a shared future as ASEAN members move toward a trend of multipolarity, a regional forum in Malaysia heard on Wednesday.
The military is losing ground in Myanmar. What follows could be a failed state – and Australia’s former foreign minister will be right in the thick of it.