Palace reports improvement in condition of Thailand’s hospitalized 81-year-old king

Palace announces Thai king’s health has improved

BANGKOK — The royal palace says the health of Thailand’s hospitalized 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej has improved, with his temperature back to normal and his appetite returning.

The palace announced Wednesday night that the king was able to eat more and sleep better, so doctors had reduced the use of antibiotics and glucose drip with which he was being treated.

He was admitted to Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital on Saturday night. Officials have not announced the cause of his fever and fatigue.

In October 2007, Bhumibol was hospitalized for three weeks with symptoms of a minor stroke. The king is the world’s longest-serving monarch.