'Sick' Thai king fails to speak amid political crisis
Thailand's revered king failed Thursday to make a traditional birthday-eve speech because he is ill, his children said, ending hopes that he might offer guidance amid a long-running political crisis.
Rights groups called Thursday for an end to political violence in Thailand that has left at least seven people dead and hundreds injured during months of anti-government street protests.
Thailand's revered king on Thursday failed to deliver his traditional birthday speech, dashing Thai hopes that the address would help resolve the country's political paralysis and unify a divided nation.
