Publication Date:
Mon, 2011-12-05 13:37
King Bhumibol Adulyadej spoke Monday at the ceremonial Grand Palace for about five minutes after being driven from a nearby hospital where he has been staying for more than two years.
More than a fifth of Thailand’s 64 million people have been affected by the ongoing flood crisis, which began in late July. More than 600 have died.
The king, who took the throne in 1946, was originally hospitalized in September 2009 with a lung inflammation. Official statements said he remained at the hospital for physical therapy and nourishment to recover his strength.
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