URGENT : Thai King passes away at 89 years old

BANGKOK, October 13 (TNA) - According to an official announcement of the Bureau of the Royal Household, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away peacefully at Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital at 3:52pm on October 13 at the age of 89. The Thai government later announced the lowering of the national flags at half-mast at all offices for 30 days and a one-year official mourning period for the late Thai monarch, beginning from October 14, 2016. His Majesty the King was the world's longest-reigned monarch and was beloved and revered by all subjects over the past 70 years. (TNA)