{"id":257792,"date":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=257792"},"modified":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T12:07:36","slug":"thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/thailands-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-dies-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years on the throne, the palace says.<\/p>\n
The king, 88, was widely revered in Thailand. He was seen as a stabilising figure in a country hit by cycles of political turmoil and multiple coups.<\/p>\n
He had been in poor health in recent years and made few public appearances.<\/p>\n
The king’s death comes as Thailand remains under military rule following a coup in 2014.<\/p>\n
The palace had warned on Sunday that the king’s health was “not stable”.<\/p>\n
Many Thais had been wearing pink to try to bring good luck to the ailing monarch. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the hospital where he was being treated.<\/p>\n
King Bhumibol’s heir-apparent is 63-year-old Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, who does not attract the same level of affection as his father.<\/p>\n