Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 after more than a decade out of the public eye

Prime minister Charnvirakul cancels trip to Asean summit in Malaysia after news of the Queen Mother’s deathThailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau has announced.Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cancelled his trip to the Asean leaders’ summit in Malaysia because of Queen Mother’s death, a government spokesperson said on Saturday. Continue reading...