BANGKOK -- Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn capped off his coronation rituals with a royal boat procession on Thursday, as he moves to bolster his personal authority over the military and the country as a whole.
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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn is carried on a chair after taking part in a royal barge procession on Dec. 12. © Reuters
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