PAD protest: Let's take a funeral break
I'm a curmudgeon, says a foreigner friend at work, so treat these curmudgeonly words with caution.
A large sample of Thailand's high and mighty turned out yesterday for the funeral of 'Bow' Angkhana Radappanyawut, 28, who died in last week's clashes between protesters and police near parliament.
No one had heard of 'Nong Bow' (น้องโบว์-อังคณา ระดับปัญญาวุฒิ), as she is known, before last week. Yesterday thousands of people turned up to her royally-sponsored funeral service - presided over by Her Majesty the Queen.
Her Royal Highness Chulabhorn Valayalaksana also attended the rites, as did army chief Anupong Paojinda, Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, and Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin.
As Her Majesty arrived, crowds of people shouted 'Long Live the Queen'.
The cremation took place at Wat Sriprawat in Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district. People's Alliance for Democracy supporters also turned out in force.
PAD is the protest group which surrounded parliament last Tuesday, prompting police to respond with tear gas. One of those shells hit Nong Bow, or went off close to her, killing her.
Her father had dropped her and her mother off at the protest. Her mother was not present at the funeral rites, as she is being treated for injuries received during the protest.
During the service, the Queen spoke to Bow's father Jinda Radappanyawut. Later, he recounted what the Queen said: 'Her Majesty gave moral support to our family. The Queen said that Nong Bow was a decent person who helped the nation and the King (ลูกสาวเป็นเด็กดี ช่วยชาติ ช่วยรักษาสถาบันพระมหากษัตริย์).'
At the Pantip webboard, skeptical Thais are asking if she did indeed pass on these words, or if Nong's Bow's father is putting his own spin on the remarks, to portray PAD's actions and his daughter's part in them in a favourable light.
On the other hand, it is difficult to know what else the Queen should say. 'She was a silly girl, turning up at the protest that day - what was she thinking?'
Another Thai skeptic asked if the word 'hero' is appropriate to describe Nong Bow (no, most say - you have to die in the service of the nation for that).
Another said that coverage of the funeral on television brought to mind royally-sponsored funeral service rites held for soldiers killed in the troubled South.
'But unlike them, Nong Bow was not killed in the line of duty performed in the public service. Does the Queen normally preside over funerals for ordinary folk not connected to the public service?' one poster asks.
Pantip posters speculate that one reason the Queen may have decided to preside over the ceremony was to encourage a sense of unity among Thais, divided by politics in recent months.
PAD's leaders also turned out. The Manager newspaper, owned by PAD co-founder Sondhi Limthongkul, said the Queen exchanged remarks with Sondhi as she was leaving the funeral. They were all smiles, it says fawningly.
That's Sondhi preaching to his faithful at the funeral above. The Queen and her daughter also appear, along with people's hero Nong Bow.
Army chief Anupong Paojinda's departure was less than tidy.
After the Queen and Princess Chulabhorn left, a ruckus broke out as military chiefs were jostled by PAD supporters.
Security guards helped army commander-in-chief Gen Anupong push his way past the hostile crowds to his car.
泰王后 出席示威罹難者葬禮
泰國王后詩麗吉13日出席7日反政府示威兩名罹難者之一的葬禮，向這名在泰國16年來最嚴重街頭暴力中喪生的28歲女性致悼，這是到目前為止泰國王室對已持續5個月的反政府街頭運動，最明顯的支持信號。
曼谷郵報13日獨家披露總理宋猜距離下台之日不遠，不是因為王室選邊站，亦非街頭示威，也不是因為陸軍總司令阿努蓬要求政府必須有人為下令鎮壓負責的壓力，而是全國反貪腐委員會最快將於14日或16日宣判宋猜纏訟10年的貪瀆官司。如果獲判有罪，宋猜唯有下台。
數千名反政府組織「人民民主聯盟」（PAD）支持者7日上午聚集在泰國國會大廈外，試圖阻止總理宋猜發表上任後首次政策演說，結果與發射催淚瓦斯的鎮暴警察激烈衝突，這名女性胸部受傷不治，還有一名示威者護衛死於汽車炸彈攻擊，另有近500人輕重傷。
備受國民愛戴的詩麗吉王后不但提供受傷的示威者、警察約台幣95萬醫藥費，13日下午並親自出席在曼谷北郊一座寺廟舉行的這場葬禮。車隊抵達時，數千名PAD支持者揮舞有王后紋章的藍色旗幟，高喊「王后萬歲」。
除了王后和女兒朱拉洪公主，泰王蒲美蓬的幾位資政和掌握最大兵權的陸軍總司令阿努蓬，以及三軍將領都出席葬禮致意。總理宋猜則在葬禮前一天向示威死難者致哀。
50歲的PAD支持者宋蓬十分高興王后親自出席示威者葬禮，他說：「這可是前所未見。」
美國威斯康辛大學歷史學者斯崔克福斯也說，泰國10多年來有許多人參與社會運動時遇害，但他們的喪禮並未特別受王室注意。
PAD原定13日遊行到曼谷多個警察總部，抗議警察鎮壓，後來決定以這場葬禮為重，遊行取消，化解各界對街頭暴力可能再度發生的疑慮。
總理宋猜13日稍晚將晉見泰王，報告當前政情。9月中旬上台的宋猜是貪瀆官司纏身的前總理塔信的妹婿，雖然反對者大動作逼宮，他仍無意下台，也表示不會提前舉行國會選舉。
80歲的泰王自反政府運動5月爆發以來，一直保持沉默。他在位62年來謹守君主立憲制，僅兩度過問政事，一次是在1970年代，一次則是1992年，兩次都是要求軍事獨裁政府停止血腥鎮壓民眾。
2006年9月，泰國軍方政變推翻總理塔信，戰車開上曼谷街頭。蒲美蓬偕王后接見軍方將領，稱許軍方扶持的新政府「有智慧而經驗老到」，等於為新政府背書。
PAD指執政黨人民力量黨（PPP）是塔信的傀儡，8月下旬起佔領總理府企圖癱瘓政府，除了紮營長期抗爭，並持續進行街頭示威。在總理府紮營的PAD成員身穿代表王室顏色的黃衫，展現對泰王的忠誠。
詩麗吉·吉滴耶功王后陛下(全稱Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat，泰文สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ，1932年8月12日－），曼谷出身。
詩麗吉王后出身王族，其父納卡·吉滴耶功係泰國前國王拉瑪五世（朱拉隆功）之孫。1946年隨其出任駐英、法大使的父親前往英國、法國生活和學習。1948年轉入瑞士洛桑一中學讀書，結識蒲美蓬·阿杜德國王。1950年4月28日同蒲美蓬國王結婚，育有四個子女：烏汶叻·瓦塔娜公主、瑪哈·哇集拉隆功王儲、詩琳通公主、朱拉蓬公主。
I'm a curmudgeon, says a foreigner friend at work, so treat these curmudgeonly words with caution.A large sample of Thailand's high and mighty turned out yesterday for the funeral of 'Bow' Angkhana Radappanyawut, 28, who died in last week's clashes between protesters and police near parliament.
No one had heard of 'Nong Bow' (น้องโบว์-อังคณา ระดับปัญญาวุฒิ), as she is known, before last week. Yesterday thousands of people turned up to her royally-sponsored funeral service - presided over by Her Majesty the Queen.
Her Royal Highness Chulabhorn Valayalaksana also attended the rites, as did army chief Anupong Paojinda, Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, and Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin.
As Her Majesty arrived, crowds of people shouted 'Long Live the Queen'.
The cremation took place at Wat Sriprawat in Nonthaburi's Bang Kruai district. People's Alliance for Democracy supporters also turned out in force.
PAD is the protest group which surrounded parliament last Tuesday, prompting police to respond with tear gas. One of those shells hit Nong Bow, or went off close to her, killing her.
Her father had dropped her and her mother off at the protest. Her mother was not present at the funeral rites, as she is being treated for injuries received during the protest.
During the service, the Queen spoke to Bow's father Jinda Radappanyawut. Later, he recounted what the Queen said: 'Her Majesty gave moral support to our family. The Queen said that Nong Bow was a decent person who helped the nation and the King (ลูกสาวเป็นเด็กดี ช่วยชาติ ช่วยรักษาสถาบันพระมหากษัตริย์).'
At the Pantip webboard, skeptical Thais are asking if she did indeed pass on these words, or if Nong's Bow's father is putting his own spin on the remarks, to portray PAD's actions and his daughter's part in them in a favourable light.On the other hand, it is difficult to know what else the Queen should say. 'She was a silly girl, turning up at the protest that day - what was she thinking?'
Another Thai skeptic asked if the word 'hero' is appropriate to describe Nong Bow (no, most say - you have to die in the service of the nation for that).
Another said that coverage of the funeral on television brought to mind royally-sponsored funeral service rites held for soldiers killed in the troubled South.
'But unlike them, Nong Bow was not killed in the line of duty performed in the public service. Does the Queen normally preside over funerals for ordinary folk not connected to the public service?' one poster asks.
Pantip posters speculate that one reason the Queen may have decided to preside over the ceremony was to encourage a sense of unity among Thais, divided by politics in recent months.
PAD's leaders also turned out. The Manager newspaper, owned by PAD co-founder Sondhi Limthongkul, said the Queen exchanged remarks with Sondhi as she was leaving the funeral. They were all smiles, it says fawningly.
That's Sondhi preaching to his faithful at the funeral above. The Queen and her daughter also appear, along with people's hero Nong Bow.
Army chief Anupong Paojinda's departure was less than tidy.
After the Queen and Princess Chulabhorn left, a ruckus broke out as military chiefs were jostled by PAD supporters.
Security guards helped army commander-in-chief Gen Anupong push his way past the hostile crowds to his car.
泰王后 出席示威罹難者葬禮
泰國王后詩麗吉13日出席7日反政府示威兩名罹難者之一的葬禮，向這名在泰國16年來最嚴重街頭暴力中喪生的28歲女性致悼，這是到目前為止泰國王室對已持續5個月的反政府街頭運動，最明顯的支持信號。
曼谷郵報13日獨家披露總理宋猜距離下台之日不遠，不是因為王室選邊站，亦非街頭示威，也不是因為陸軍總司令阿努蓬要求政府必須有人為下令鎮壓負責的壓力，而是全國反貪腐委員會最快將於14日或16日宣判宋猜纏訟10年的貪瀆官司。如果獲判有罪，宋猜唯有下台。
數千名反政府組織「人民民主聯盟」（PAD）支持者7日上午聚集在泰國國會大廈外，試圖阻止總理宋猜發表上任後首次政策演說，結果與發射催淚瓦斯的鎮暴警察激烈衝突，這名女性胸部受傷不治，還有一名示威者護衛死於汽車炸彈攻擊，另有近500人輕重傷。
備受國民愛戴的詩麗吉王后不但提供受傷的示威者、警察約台幣95萬醫藥費，13日下午並親自出席在曼谷北郊一座寺廟舉行的這場葬禮。車隊抵達時，數千名PAD支持者揮舞有王后紋章的藍色旗幟，高喊「王后萬歲」。
除了王后和女兒朱拉洪公主，泰王蒲美蓬的幾位資政和掌握最大兵權的陸軍總司令阿努蓬，以及三軍將領都出席葬禮致意。總理宋猜則在葬禮前一天向示威死難者致哀。
50歲的PAD支持者宋蓬十分高興王后親自出席示威者葬禮，他說：「這可是前所未見。」
美國威斯康辛大學歷史學者斯崔克福斯也說，泰國10多年來有許多人參與社會運動時遇害，但他們的喪禮並未特別受王室注意。
PAD原定13日遊行到曼谷多個警察總部，抗議警察鎮壓，後來決定以這場葬禮為重，遊行取消，化解各界對街頭暴力可能再度發生的疑慮。
總理宋猜13日稍晚將晉見泰王，報告當前政情。9月中旬上台的宋猜是貪瀆官司纏身的前總理塔信的妹婿，雖然反對者大動作逼宮，他仍無意下台，也表示不會提前舉行國會選舉。
80歲的泰王自反政府運動5月爆發以來，一直保持沉默。他在位62年來謹守君主立憲制，僅兩度過問政事，一次是在1970年代，一次則是1992年，兩次都是要求軍事獨裁政府停止血腥鎮壓民眾。
2006年9月，泰國軍方政變推翻總理塔信，戰車開上曼谷街頭。蒲美蓬偕王后接見軍方將領，稱許軍方扶持的新政府「有智慧而經驗老到」，等於為新政府背書。
PAD指執政黨人民力量黨（PPP）是塔信的傀儡，8月下旬起佔領總理府企圖癱瘓政府，除了紮營長期抗爭，並持續進行街頭示威。在總理府紮營的PAD成員身穿代表王室顏色的黃衫，展現對泰王的忠誠。
詩麗吉·吉滴耶功王后陛下(全稱Somdet Phra Nang Chao Sirikit Phra Borommarachininat，泰文สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ，1932年8月12日－），曼谷出身。
詩麗吉王后出身王族，其父納卡·吉滴耶功係泰國前國王拉瑪五世（朱拉隆功）之孫。1946年隨其出任駐英、法大使的父親前往英國、法國生活和學習。1948年轉入瑞士洛桑一中學讀書，結識蒲美蓬·阿杜德國王。1950年4月28日同蒲美蓬國王結婚，育有四個子女：烏汶叻·瓦塔娜公主、瑪哈·哇集拉隆功王儲、詩琳通公主、朱拉蓬公主。
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