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Post mortem of Valentine's day in LOS :p
Coffin couples steal Valentine show
•Bangkok Post Published: 14/02/2015 at 06:22 PM
Love was in the air and in a few other strange places on Valentine's Day across Thailand.
While most couples flocked to the Bangkok district of Bang Rak — literally meaning the Place of Love — to tie the knot, 10 pairs opted for an unconventional ceremony at Wat Ta Kien in Bang Kruay district in Nonthaburi on Saturday.
The temple organised the unusual wedding ceremony. Couples made offerings to the monks and lay in a pink coffin covered with a white sheet. The monks then chanted as if the pair were dead before ending the prayers by blessing them for a new life.
A groom on horseback rides to his wedding ceremony on Saturday at Wat Ta Kien in Bang Kruay of Nonthaburi district. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Abbot Phra Kru Samu Sa-ngob Kittkayo said the ceremony meant the bride and groom would start their life anew after coming out of the coffin with all bad luck banished.
The temple held the event for the first time last year, when Valentine's Day fell on the same day as Makha Bucha Day, so the couples could marry and have a religious ceremony on the same day.
The abbot said he originally had no plan to repeat the event as Makha Bucha is in March this year, but that many brides and grooms had contacted the temple asking for a repeat performance.
He also cautioned that the ceremony was not really meant to dispel bad luck, and could serve as a reminder for couples to live with the reality that nothing lasted forever as death would come some day.
Among the couples at the temple were two women, Pichaya Thaenphim and Pattaranaya Kamploy, who have been together for more than three years.
They said they decided to come to the ceremony after contacting the temple, which allowed them to marry without showing discrimination, Post Today and Thai Rath online reported.
Coffin couples steal Valentine show
•Bangkok Post Published: 14/02/2015 at 06:22 PM
Love was in the air and in a few other strange places on Valentine's Day across Thailand.
While most couples flocked to the Bangkok district of Bang Rak — literally meaning the Place of Love — to tie the knot, 10 pairs opted for an unconventional ceremony at Wat Ta Kien in Bang Kruay district in Nonthaburi on Saturday.
The temple organised the unusual wedding ceremony. Couples made offerings to the monks and lay in a pink coffin covered with a white sheet. The monks then chanted as if the pair were dead before ending the prayers by blessing them for a new life.
A groom on horseback rides to his wedding ceremony on Saturday at Wat Ta Kien in Bang Kruay of Nonthaburi district. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Abbot Phra Kru Samu Sa-ngob Kittkayo said the ceremony meant the bride and groom would start their life anew after coming out of the coffin with all bad luck banished.
The temple held the event for the first time last year, when Valentine's Day fell on the same day as Makha Bucha Day, so the couples could marry and have a religious ceremony on the same day.
The abbot said he originally had no plan to repeat the event as Makha Bucha is in March this year, but that many brides and grooms had contacted the temple asking for a repeat performance.
He also cautioned that the ceremony was not really meant to dispel bad luck, and could serve as a reminder for couples to live with the reality that nothing lasted forever as death would come some day.
Among the couples at the temple were two women, Pichaya Thaenphim and Pattaranaya Kamploy, who have been together for more than three years.
They said they decided to come to the ceremony after contacting the temple, which allowed them to marry without showing discrimination, Post Today and Thai Rath online reported.
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There is no need to get yourself LAID in the coffin just to understand that, in reality, everything is impermanent.
This is only for those people whose education they received are of sub-quality level and the culture they practice is narrow-minded focus. The life they are in does not revolve around individual expression to be expressed and respected by the whole.
Busted cops in graft shenanigans, moved to idle posts? Par for the course in LOS :p
Bang Na police transferred after gambling bust
Bangkok Post Published: 14/02/2015 at 04:50 PM
The Bang Na police chief and four other senior police officers have been abruptly transferred to inactive posts after soldiers raided a gambling den and arrested 47 gamblers on Soi Bearing 13 on Friday night.
Pol Maj Gen Chavalit Prasopsil, chief of the Metropolitan Police Division 5, on Saturday signed the order to transfer the five officers to the division's operations centre for 30 days pending an investigation.
The officers are Pol Col Udom Thura-ngam, chief of the Bang Na police station, his two deputies responsible for investigation and crime suppression, and two other investigators.
National police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang said he had ordered a disciplinary investigation to see whether the five officers were negligent in their duties or had a vested interest in the gambling business.
He vowed severe disciplinary punishment against them if they were found guilty.
The 47 men and women caught during the raid on Friday night were interrogated and later taken to the Phra Khanong provincial court on 8am on Saturday.
The gambling den was allegedly operated by Khamron Bamrungrak, a former city councilor who represented Bang Na district.
Khamron turned himself in to police on Friday night to hear charges of providing illegal gambling services, but he denied all charges. He was later released.
Bang Na police transferred after gambling bust
Bangkok Post Published: 14/02/2015 at 04:50 PM
The Bang Na police chief and four other senior police officers have been abruptly transferred to inactive posts after soldiers raided a gambling den and arrested 47 gamblers on Soi Bearing 13 on Friday night.
Pol Maj Gen Chavalit Prasopsil, chief of the Metropolitan Police Division 5, on Saturday signed the order to transfer the five officers to the division's operations centre for 30 days pending an investigation.
The officers are Pol Col Udom Thura-ngam, chief of the Bang Na police station, his two deputies responsible for investigation and crime suppression, and two other investigators.
National police chief Somyot Pumpunmuang said he had ordered a disciplinary investigation to see whether the five officers were negligent in their duties or had a vested interest in the gambling business.
He vowed severe disciplinary punishment against them if they were found guilty.
The 47 men and women caught during the raid on Friday night were interrogated and later taken to the Phra Khanong provincial court on 8am on Saturday.
The gambling den was allegedly operated by Khamron Bamrungrak, a former city councilor who represented Bang Na district.
Khamron turned himself in to police on Friday night to hear charges of providing illegal gambling services, but he denied all charges. He was later released.
lor mee lunch
Saw some promo at vivo
Many malls in Thailand have CNY fairs although CNY is not an official holiday, businesses goes on during this period.
The Mall Bangkapi
[video=youtube;GRJaLXTCyGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJaLXTCyGU[/video]
Never seen such a huge wok selling fish maw soup
Never seen such a huge wok selling chap-chai
Saw this we all know but they eat this plain without red sugar and shredded coconut
The Mall Bangkapi
[video=youtube;GRJaLXTCyGU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRJaLXTCyGU[/video]
Never seen such a huge wok selling fish maw soup
Never seen such a huge wok selling chap-chai
Saw this we all know but they eat this plain without red sugar and shredded coconut
Remnants of anti-coup. Under current anti junta is still there :p
Udomdej warns protesters, students vow more action
Published: 17/02/2015 at 06:09 AM
Bangkok Post
Army chief Udomdej Sitabutr has warned an anti-coup group which recently staged a rally that it could face legal action if it holds more protests.
Members of the group, some of whom were arrested last Saturday for holding a mock "election", told the Reuters news agency they intend to continue their protests.
Gen Udomdej, who also serves as deputy defence minister, said Monday that legal action may be taken against people who protest against the coup because martial law is in place to limit political gatherings.
The army chief was responding to the arrest of four people who staged a demonstration in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) on Saturday.
The group, called Phonlamuang To Klap (Resistant Citizens), organised a mock election to commemorate the poll on Feb 2 last year, which was obstructed by anti-government protesters and was later nullified by the Constitution Court.
Four members of the group were arrested and charged with violating the National Council for Peace and Order's seventh order, which bans political gatherings of more than five people. All denied the charges and were released on bail.
According to Reuters, the group included student protesters describing themselves as the "last group standing", while claiming they will openly defy what one leader called a tyrannical regime. The include current and recent students.
The news agency said the young members call their group the Thai Student Centre for Democracy (TSCD), and are a mixed group, politically. Some claim to support the red shirt movement loyal to ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, while others sympathise with the establishment that supports the junta.
Authorities arrested but later released on bail several members of the group after they staged last Saturday's mock election, ostensibly to mark Valentine's Day.
Siriwit Serithiwat, a student at Thammasat University, was among those detained. He told Reuters he was accused of violating the martial law ban on public gatherings of more than five people. He was told he also violated the conditions of a document he was forced to sign last year promising not to participate in political activities.
He was released from nearly 12 hours in police custody and had to pay bail of 40,000 baht. He expects to face trial in a military court, he told Reuters.
Gen Udomdej insisted it was police officers, not military officers, who arrested the demonstrators at the BACC.
But he said "state officials" had warned demonstrators several times about staging protests against the coup and engaging in activities that go against martial law.
People are allowed to express their views and take part in "positive" activities, as long as they are within the law, he said.
"I think most people prefer peace and order in our country. It is only small groups that carry out unlawful activities," Gen Udomdej said.
State officers have urged people to understand the necessity of the coup, which was staged to maintain order. Gen Udomdej urged people not to hold any more political gatherings.
TSCD members told the Reuters reporter they are prepared to go to jail to see a return to democratic rule. "We are the last group standing," group member Than Rittiphan, 22, told Reuters.
The students say growing disgruntlement over the economy means Thailand is ripe for a new wave of protest. "People are starting to get sick of this tyrannical regime, especially how they manage the economy," Mr Than told the news agency.
He has dropped out of university and has not returned home for weeks so the army will not know where he lives.
Student Songtham Kaewpanpruek likened the current wave of activism to a 1973 uprising and 1976 army crackdown on a left-wing student protest amid lynchings, beatings and shootings. Officially, at least 46 protesters died, pulling the country back to years of military rule.
Mr Songtham's aunt and uncle were student activists at Thammasat University, a hotbed of political activity in the 1970s.
"We're taking the baton from the generation of '76," said Songtham, who said he had not slept at home in weeks to avoid the army knowing his whereabouts.
"There are some teachers supporting us but because of martial law, many aren't able to reveal their identity."
Gen Udomdej declined to comment when asked about concern from the European Union over use of military courts against civilians.
The EU delegation to Thailand said that as a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the kingdom must bring suspects before a judge.
"As a friend of Thailand, the EU has repeatedly called for the democratic process to be restored and for martial law to be lifted," it said.
Anti-coup activists staged a mock "election" last Saturday to protest continuing military rule, but their demonstration was quickly broken up and four protesters were arrested.
Udomdej warns protesters, students vow more action
Published: 17/02/2015 at 06:09 AM
Bangkok Post
Army chief Udomdej Sitabutr has warned an anti-coup group which recently staged a rally that it could face legal action if it holds more protests.
Members of the group, some of whom were arrested last Saturday for holding a mock "election", told the Reuters news agency they intend to continue their protests.
Gen Udomdej, who also serves as deputy defence minister, said Monday that legal action may be taken against people who protest against the coup because martial law is in place to limit political gatherings.
The army chief was responding to the arrest of four people who staged a demonstration in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) on Saturday.
The group, called Phonlamuang To Klap (Resistant Citizens), organised a mock election to commemorate the poll on Feb 2 last year, which was obstructed by anti-government protesters and was later nullified by the Constitution Court.
Four members of the group were arrested and charged with violating the National Council for Peace and Order's seventh order, which bans political gatherings of more than five people. All denied the charges and were released on bail.
According to Reuters, the group included student protesters describing themselves as the "last group standing", while claiming they will openly defy what one leader called a tyrannical regime. The include current and recent students.
The news agency said the young members call their group the Thai Student Centre for Democracy (TSCD), and are a mixed group, politically. Some claim to support the red shirt movement loyal to ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, while others sympathise with the establishment that supports the junta.
Authorities arrested but later released on bail several members of the group after they staged last Saturday's mock election, ostensibly to mark Valentine's Day.
Siriwit Serithiwat, a student at Thammasat University, was among those detained. He told Reuters he was accused of violating the martial law ban on public gatherings of more than five people. He was told he also violated the conditions of a document he was forced to sign last year promising not to participate in political activities.
He was released from nearly 12 hours in police custody and had to pay bail of 40,000 baht. He expects to face trial in a military court, he told Reuters.
Gen Udomdej insisted it was police officers, not military officers, who arrested the demonstrators at the BACC.
But he said "state officials" had warned demonstrators several times about staging protests against the coup and engaging in activities that go against martial law.
People are allowed to express their views and take part in "positive" activities, as long as they are within the law, he said.
"I think most people prefer peace and order in our country. It is only small groups that carry out unlawful activities," Gen Udomdej said.
State officers have urged people to understand the necessity of the coup, which was staged to maintain order. Gen Udomdej urged people not to hold any more political gatherings.
TSCD members told the Reuters reporter they are prepared to go to jail to see a return to democratic rule. "We are the last group standing," group member Than Rittiphan, 22, told Reuters.
The students say growing disgruntlement over the economy means Thailand is ripe for a new wave of protest. "People are starting to get sick of this tyrannical regime, especially how they manage the economy," Mr Than told the news agency.
He has dropped out of university and has not returned home for weeks so the army will not know where he lives.
Student Songtham Kaewpanpruek likened the current wave of activism to a 1973 uprising and 1976 army crackdown on a left-wing student protest amid lynchings, beatings and shootings. Officially, at least 46 protesters died, pulling the country back to years of military rule.
Mr Songtham's aunt and uncle were student activists at Thammasat University, a hotbed of political activity in the 1970s.
"We're taking the baton from the generation of '76," said Songtham, who said he had not slept at home in weeks to avoid the army knowing his whereabouts.
"There are some teachers supporting us but because of martial law, many aren't able to reveal their identity."
Gen Udomdej declined to comment when asked about concern from the European Union over use of military courts against civilians.
The EU delegation to Thailand said that as a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the kingdom must bring suspects before a judge.
"As a friend of Thailand, the EU has repeatedly called for the democratic process to be restored and for martial law to be lifted," it said.
Anti-coup activists staged a mock "election" last Saturday to protest continuing military rule, but their demonstration was quickly broken up and four protesters were arrested.
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