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if you ask the thai people, they can't give u a firm answer.

More likely after Rama 9 is gone we will not have Rama 10.

This was stated in the laws when in the ancient days, the thai were being placed under a curse and Thailand will only have 9 kings.

The crown prince may become President instead.

Anyway when Rama 9 was young he was also a playboy. No celebrities dare to appear in the media fearing that Rama 9 will fancy them. According to the books, Rama 9 may have just killed Rama 8 (his brother) to ascend the throne.

Alittle bit of history class here. my 2 cents worth...

Heard that the current king was not first in line but his brother or relative was killed by other politicians. He was then installed by the power brokers. His destiny!

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i'd fully agree that the book to read is "the king never smiles" by paul m. handley.
the book is banned in thailand as it suggests numerous conspiracy theories clouding the death of rama 8.
summarily, 1. court officials orchestrated the death, 2. rama 8 took his own life because of the pressures of being a king after a carefree life in europe, 3. an accident that happened that morning when the 2 brothers were playing with guns in the bedroom, 4. sibling rivalry.
the truth is highly guarded, and not many know. hence, since that day, the king has not smiled.

the history of thailand cannot be just understood in one day. every day (till today) of struggles between, red, yellow, pink, multi-colour or no colour, dates back to centuries of issues swept under the carpet. the predicament that has paralysed thailand today, is the culmination of all those years of coups, corruption and the re-writing of constitutions, amongst a plethora of other causes.

all those, coupled with one of the world's most successful marketing campaigns in making the king the most revered figurehead of a country, made thailand's politics one of the longest running lakorns that is still ever unfolding.

[mmaaarrrkkk]

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Anyone who wants to read about this can go get the book called "The Revolutionary King" by William Stevenson, who claimed that he had Royal and high-level access to King Bhumibol. The book was published in 2001. Banned in Thailand. I had a copy long time ago, but don't know where it is now. Tried to find a copy to download from the net but couldn't. Any bros have luck in this, please tell me. Thanks

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Can buy at Amazon.com ; only USD10.28

http://www.amazon.com/Revolutionary-King-True-life-Sequel/dp/1841194514

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Saw the Thai Prince shopping in Wisma yesterday. So was just trawling the web for more juicy stories about him.

http://www.economist.com/node/15718981?story_id=15718981&source=hptextfeature


Instead, Thais are faced with the prospect of Prince Vajiralongkorn, a career army officer and fighter pilot, who has already assumed many ceremonial duties from his father. Largely absent in recent years on jaunts around Europe, he is now back in Thailand and in the public eye. The signals are loud and clear. Two weeks after King Bhumibol’s birthday speech, the Bangkok Post ran a stiff, respectful profile of him under the headline: “King in Waiting”.