Thai king calls urges unity

  • 11 years ago
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej has asked the nation to work together for stability, as protests give way to celebrations as people marked the monarch's birthday. Cheering crowds lined the streets to celebrate the 86th birthday of Thailand's revered king near his seaside palace on Thursday, an event marked with a lull in tensions after violent political protests. Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from Bangkok.