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Thai King: Sister's Bid for Prime Minister 'Inappropriate'
In a palace statement, he said her candidacy would "defy the nation's culture".
As speculation swirled around her candidacy, Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn has denounced his sister's unprecedented bid to run for prime minister in March's election. We look at what that means for her political career.
Also in the programme; why Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency over sexual violence - and a tribute to the late British actor Albert Finney by his best friend's daughter.
(Photo: Thai Raksa Chart party leader Preechapol Pongpanich, holds up application of candidate for Prime Minister, Thailand"s Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi. Credit: Reuters)
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