The 81 year-old king has presided over Thailand for more than 60 years and is deeply revered by Thais.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

Indeed, he said in his various pronouncements written for him by someone else that he didn't want to be a king of the old regime, he did not want to turn the clock back to 1788, and that you could combine a modernity with monarchy.

在一篇由人代笔的自我声明中,他表示并不想成为旧有政体的国王,他不想把时间倒退回1788年,完全可以把君主制和现代化结合

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The 81-year-old king of Thailand has no formal political role but has been a unifying force in Thailand during periods of political uncertainty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The 50-year-old "King Of Pop" was declared dead at 2:26 P.M.local time.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25