Thais count down days to bid final goodbye to beloved late king

Thais across the nation and around the world are counting down the days to say a final goodbye to their revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej as a royal cremation ceremony for the monarch who died last year draws near.With less than a week to go, King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the late king's only son and heir, on Wednesday presided over a ceremony of raising a nine-tiered umbrella atop the royal crematorium, marking the completion of its yearlong construction.The king's death on Oct. 13 last year, at the age of 88, plunged the nation into grief. It was followed by a one-year offici…READ FULL ARTICLE