BBCNEWS Newsday October 25, 2017
Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 6am in bangkok, where hundreds of thousands of mourners have converged on the city many camping on the streets to bid farewell to thailands revered King Bhumibol adulyadej. A funeral procession is about to begin and the cremation will take place at the end of the day, as part of a five day buddhist funeral ceremony. Elaborate preparations including the construction of a vast cremation complex have taken almost a year. Many mourners have spoken of their determination to be there, to pay their final respects. Translation its difficult to put into word...