BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has pardoned tens of thousands of prisoners, a first act of “mercy” as monarch as he reaches out to his subjects following the death of his beloved father.
Revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in October aged 88 after a seven-decade reign, leaving the politically febrile nation without its unifying figure.
His only son, 64-year-old Vajiralongkorn, was proclaimed king in early December.
More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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