The King Is Dead

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The King Is Dead

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So far, things on the surface remain quiet an the same. . Bombs & shootings have escalated down south but seldom reported outside of thai media.
red shirts, noticeable quiet, Thaksin, still quiet, the new K has not made any public appearances since the ceremony.

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What will happen next? time will tell.
As Thailand mourns its revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the public braces for an uncertain future.
It had been just over a year since the 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej died — or, as the language reserved only for the royal family has it, “returned to heaven.” During that time, his body had been lying in state in a closed coffin behind the kol, a great golden urn; in the past, his remains would have been in the urn itself, sloughing off flesh in preparation for the cremation while Buddhist monks chanted prayers for his soul, but his mother, a nurse, had dictated a more hygienic practice a generation ago. As the kol was borne by carriage to the cremation site through the streets early that morning, the crowds, many of whom had marked out their spot two nights before, prostrated themselves.
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RIP Param Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The mourning period and funeral/cremation seemed longer than his reign.
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Cruisemonkey wrote: Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:27 pm The mourning period and funeral/cremation seemed longer than his reign.
:please: 1 year vs 70 :facepalm:
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phuketrichard wrote: Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:43 am So far, things on the surface remain quiet an the same. . Bombs & shootings have escalated down south but seldom reported outside of thai media.
red shirts, noticeable quiet, Thaksin, still quiet, the new K has not made any public appearances since the ceremony.

Image

What will happen next? time will tell.
As Thailand mourns its revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the public braces for an uncertain future.
It had been just over a year since the 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej died — or, as the language reserved only for the royal family has it, “returned to heaven.” During that time, his body had been lying in state in a closed coffin behind the kol, a great golden urn; in the past, his remains would have been in the urn itself, sloughing off flesh in preparation for the cremation while Buddhist monks chanted prayers for his soul, but his mother, a nurse, had dictated a more hygienic practice a generation ago. As the kol was borne by carriage to the cremation site through the streets early that morning, the crowds, many of whom had marked out their spot two nights before, prostrated themselves.
" red shirts, noticeable quiet, Thaksin, still quiet "


It feels to me like they have capitulated
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