Thai king death: Crown prince coronation ‘delayed for a year’

That has sent shoppers rushing to snaffle up black garments from street vendors and luxury malls who swiftly replaced their stocks – and even their mannequins – with mourning attire.

Bars, restaurants and corner stores were prohibited from selling alcohol. On orders from the military-controlled government that seized power in a 2014 coup, all television channels must mainly run coverage dedicated to the King and his life until further notice.

The government has set an official mourning period of one year and asked the public to refrain from entertainment for 30 days.

Like almost all of their compatriots, Thai bar girls swapped their normally racy attire for more modest black dresses and shoes when they showed up to work Friday night.

Thailand’s economy grew an annual 3.5 percent in the June quarter, its fastest pace in more than three years, helped by strong tourism and government spending.

Instead 96-year-old former general Prem Tinsulanonda, who headed Bhumibol’s Privy Council, was announced as regent.

Bangkok: The coronation of Thailand’s Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn will be delayed more than a year as Thais mourn the death of their long-reigning king, Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said the prince has asked that the cremation be held after a one-year period of mourning.

Thailand’s next king, Crown Prince Maha, carries a son’s burden of living up to a great father. He is known among the Thai citizens as a caring monarch as well.

He said that for now, everyone including Vajiralongkorn were still grieving over the death of King Bhumibol. Wasana Attanasuntararat’s store has been in the family for 104 years, with members of the royal family often visiting.

“People globally have internalized all of these shocks”, Ng said by telephone. Several Thais at the embassy said the king was “a symbol of unity” and a “stabilising influence” in their country.

Thousands of people wearing black are seen gathered outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. “We were queuing for so long before they told us that we can’t go inside the palace”.

The crowds lining up outside since dawn were subdued and orderly despite the swelling numbers. “Everybody was crying.” Like most of those we have talked to for this article, she refused to give her full name because of her care over Thailand’s strict laws against maligning the king.

US President Barack Obama call the king “a tireless champion of his country’s development and demonstrated unflagging devotion to improving the standard of living of the Thai people”. “He is a father. that wanted to do everything, the best thing, for his kids”.

Bhumibol’s body was transported by royal procession to the palace’s Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaew, on Friday as thousands of people lined the roads.

Mourners dressed in black from across Thailand have flocked to Bangkok’s gilded Grand Palace to pay homage to the only king a lot of them have ever known.

Volunteers are on hand everywhere giving out free food and drinks.

As Thais head back to work and school on Monday, public services are up and running. Things nearly feel back to normal.