Friday, November 13, 2009

100 Stories on Thailand 005


Thai king, world's longest-reigning
monarch, in hospital

S
eptember 22, 2009
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has been hospitalized with fever and fatigue, the royal palace said Sunday.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 81, was admitted to a Bangkok hospital on Saturday night. Doctors are monitoring his condition while administering antibiotics and intravenous fluid, the statement from the Royal Household Bureau said.

The statement was carried by Thai News Agency and other local media.The king was formally crowned on Ma.Video Watch why king's health is big issue »

Thailand abolished absolute monarchy in the 1930s, so the king wields little power although he last month appealed for

unity amid Thailand's four-year-long
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters on Sunday that the king visited hospital on doctors' advice.

"There is no problem with His Majesty's conditions. From my chats with doctors, there is nothing to be concerned about," Abhisit said after signing a visitors' log book at the hospital, according to Reuters.com.
CNN

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