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Despite a rumour and video going viral on Thai Facebook and Twitter, the United Nations has not declared December 5 “international king’s day” in honour of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the former King who died in 2016 after over 70 years reigning over Thailand. The post began making the rounds on social media on September 22 but has been dispelled as a false claim. The video footage was actually of the former president of the United Nations General Assembly Peter Thomson in a speech given on October 28, 2016, paying tribute to the King’s recent death just 2 weeks before. In […]

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