Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok
The Guardian (UK)
Ill health forced the king of Thailand to miss a state-of-the-nation speech yesterday, which many had hoped would soothe the country's tensions.
Concerns have increased over the ailing king - and a potential political vacuum in the wake of the airport debacle that paralysed the vital tourist sector and did untold damage to Thailand's export-driven economy. Luxury hotels in Bangkok have only single-digit occupancy rates and few bookings over the usually busy Christmas period. Tourists were still struggling to leave the country yesterday, with most forced to use U-Tapao, an overcrowded Vietnam war-era airbase.
The revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej had been due to address the nation on the eve of his 81st birthday. The blockade of the international Suvarnabhumi airport and Bangkok's Don Muang domestic airport was called off after a court sacked the prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, and disbanded the governing party for electoral fraud.
The government's spokesman said yesterday that a parliamentary session set for Monday to allow the six-party coalition to choose a new prime minister had been cancelled. A new date would be chosen.
Signs of frailty in the king - regarded as semi-divine - is a huge cause for concern, with Thai society now at its most bitterly divided between the rural poor supporters of the government and Bangkok's monarchist-military elite, which backed the airport protest.
A number of times during his 62-year reign the world's longest-serving monarch has stepped in to adjudicate in such conflicts, sometimes on the side of the military, sometimes for democrats.
Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn reassured Thais over his health in remarks broadcast on national radio, explaining the king had a throat infection and was weak but not seriously ill.
Concerns have increased over the ailing king - and a potential political vacuum in the wake of the airport debacle that paralysed the vital tourist sector and did untold damage to Thailand's export-driven economy. Luxury hotels in Bangkok have only single-digit occupancy rates and few bookings over the usually busy Christmas period. Tourists were still struggling to leave the country yesterday, with most forced to use U-Tapao, an overcrowded Vietnam war-era airbase.
The revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej had been due to address the nation on the eve of his 81st birthday. The blockade of the international Suvarnabhumi airport and Bangkok's Don Muang domestic airport was called off after a court sacked the prime minister, Somchai Wongsawat, and disbanded the governing party for electoral fraud.
The government's spokesman said yesterday that a parliamentary session set for Monday to allow the six-party coalition to choose a new prime minister had been cancelled. A new date would be chosen.
Signs of frailty in the king - regarded as semi-divine - is a huge cause for concern, with Thai society now at its most bitterly divided between the rural poor supporters of the government and Bangkok's monarchist-military elite, which backed the airport protest.
A number of times during his 62-year reign the world's longest-serving monarch has stepped in to adjudicate in such conflicts, sometimes on the side of the military, sometimes for democrats.
Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn reassured Thais over his health in remarks broadcast on national radio, explaining the king had a throat infection and was weak but not seriously ill.
11 comments:
Evil Thai is going down, going down. The land of smile will become the land of tears.
he is sick, i am smiling to here this,,,maybe because of his country like that make him sick...time he should die cos he is in the thron too long...oh!!! perhaps, the time of death has come that is why he HÈR BON KA THIN TOUV SROK KHMER...to wish more longer alive....oh man...
Hell is waiting for the greedy King and his follower.
He will join Hy Lung Doc soon, and have threesome with uncloe Ho and Hy Lung Doc.
hhahahahahah I just fucked my girlfriend in the ass, and she didn't like it, what should I do to improve????
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
....ummm...I think it wrong spelling. Let me make a correction.
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HELL-PY BASTARD DEATH TO THAI KING.
WISH HIS DEATH COME SOON.
MAY GOD BLAST YOUR KINGDOOM.
HELL TO KING OF THA...THEFT
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10:22AM,
Try your mother first!!! After that your sisters or the dog.
can't understand your fucking comment!!! Learn how to write, you prick.
Learn how to reak, stupid (1:45).
Here we go again, khmer fighting khmer for nothing, that's what a khmer does best.
This BAD SIAMESE King Burger will be no longer part of living earth substance.
1 - First He had mad a very BAD decision sending troop to occupy Khmer Land, Those troops are My Khmer Nation( he's using for the time been) but they won't fight for him because they aware of their owne Nationality, (Khmer are not suppose to attact Khmer. He had realized the true on September the 15th 2008,
after Arm contact with the Land ownership's Khmer troops, then his fade of controll Cambodian land is fading out daily so do his life.
Secondly He likes to use the old tricky styl to solve the problem, it's not fit to 21th Century, it also taking to long and time wastful to achive, though he is hopless, and dying of sorrow and sadness.
Close your remaining eye King Burger, then Jump off the Preah Vihear's Clip where your solders kill many Khmer inocent people between 1999 - 1980. Back off, the ZAMBI is waiting for you there.
Down Siamese down! down !
Yes sir bring with you the 15th day of the month, it's assuming a very BAD day for you isn't it?. Leave the glory moment for Khmer everywhere for ever.
Down to you Last KiNg BouGee.. Bougee..
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