Bhumibol Adulyadej (born 1927) was declared king of Thailand in 1946 and formally crowned four years later. He represented the Chakri Dynasty that has preserved the independence of Thailand for more than 200 years. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, born on...

(b. 1927), Thai monarch. His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej (pronounced Pumipon Adunyadet) is the longest-reigning monarch in the world, having been on the throne since 1946. He is the ninth monarch of the Chakri dynasty, founded in 1782, and...

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THE KING NEVER SMILES: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej. By Paul M. Handley. New Haven (CT) and London (England): Yale University Press, 2006. xi, 499 pp. US$38.00, cloth. ISBN 0-300-10682-3. Handley's controversial biography of the king was banned in Thailand before...

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The Thai government abruptly scrapped plans to sue Google after the U.S. company agreed to remove from a Web site video clips deemed insulting to the country's revered king, an official said Friday.The government blocked access to YouTube _ a popular video-sharing site owned by...

The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site's operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country's laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people.The government blocked access to YouTube on April 4...