Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to Be Proclaimed as New King

BANGKOK– The Thai parliament said on Tuesday that Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is to become king of Thailand and hailed "long live the new king" during a televised meeting.

Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, president of the National Legislative Assembly, said late King Bhumibol Adulyadej had designated Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as his heir apparent, thus the parliament formally invited the crown prince to be proclaimed as the king.

At the end of the meeting, all members of the parliament stood up and hailed together "long live the new king."

The crown prince still needs to accept the invitation in order for him to be formally proclaimed as the king.

Vajiralongkorn, 64, was appointed the crown prince by his father in 1972.

Revered King Adulyadej died on Oct. 13 at the age of 88 after years of illness.And related to the death of Thai King, Cambodian people expressed their feeling on social media to share condolences with the king family and Thai people.

Some of them said, “In the name of Cambodian people, we are really sorry to hear this kind of information. We are the same to Thai people, for mourning death of Thai King”.

Furthermore, Cambodian people are looking forward to acclaiming the new king of Thailand.