17-10-2016 04:10 via news.yahoo.com

Thai PM reassures on smooth succession; coronation after king's funeral

By Pracha Hariraksapitak and Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has sought to dispel any concern about a royal succession after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn said he would delay his ascension to the throne while he mourns his father, and the government stressed on Sunday it was working as normal. King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on Thursday after seven decades on the throne. The prospect of complications in the succession in the politically divided country could alarm financial mark
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