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This could be very worrying for the BBC staff in their Thailand office. It would seem they have made a grave mistake in the profile of the new King here. I can't actually access the link here because the Thai government has blocked it now but to publicise anything the army consider even slightly defamatory of the Royal Family usually results in a 20 year prison sentence for each offence. You have heard of the Bangkok Hilton in reference to the prison here, everything you have heard about or read about is probably only a small part of your worst nightmare.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38238779
Thailand investigates BBC over King Maha Vajiralongkorn profile
The BBC could be prosecuted in Thailand if a profile it published of the new king is found in breach of lese majeste laws, the prime minister has said.
"As they have an office in Thailand and Thai reporters work there they must be prosecuted when they violate Thai law," Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
The BBC Thai-language website published the article last week after King Maha Vajiralongkorn ascended the throne.
The BBC has yet to be told if formal charges have been laid against it.
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What is scary is that if you upset a Thai, they slap you and then report you to the police for disrespecting the royal family....who are they going to believe? 
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Best behaviour at all times.....
