One year mourning over Thai king Adulyadej's demise
Thailand will observe a year of mourning following the demise of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej (88), the world's longest reigning monarch. Adulyadej's body was moved to a Buddhist temple inside the palace complex in Thailand's capital Bangkok for people to pay respects. The state sector will observe a year of mourning, under which civil servants were ordered to wear black.