Najib to pay last respects to King Bhumibol on Saturday
Bernama
October 20, 2016 20:55 MYT
October 20, 2016 20:55 MYT
Buddhist monks prepare a portrait of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej for a ritual ceremony to offer condolences for the king at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand October 15, 2016. REUTERS
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will go on a working visit to Thailand on Saturday (October 22) to pay his last respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, said the Foreign Ministry.
Najib will be accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong and senior government officials, it said in a statement today.
King Bhumibol, who led Thailand for 70 years after ascending the throne in 1946, died on Oct 13 at Siriraj Hospital. He was 89. --BERNAMA