Thai, Australian football players to wear black armbands

THAILAND and Australia will both wear black armbands as a mark of respect to His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej when they meet in their World Cup qualifier at Rajamanga National Stadium (14 Nov.)

The hosts are bidding to claim their first points of the campaign in the Asian last-12 World Cup qualifying round against the Socceroos, a fixture that comes little more than a month since the passing away of the Kingdom’s longest-reigning monarch.

“We made a request to wear black armbands and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) granted it. Australia team also asked to pay respects to the late king by sporting black armbands as well. Besides, there’ll be a minute’s silence before the kick-off,” said Patis Supapong, the spokesman of the Football Association of Thailand.

Supasin Leelarit, the FAT vice president, said fans will gather outside the venue on the match day to sing the royal anthem at 6pm, an hour prior to the kick-off time.

Meanwhile, national coach Kiatisak Senamuang decided to leave Tana Chanabut, who grabbed the country’s only goal so far in the qualifying round in a 3-1 loss away to UAE last month, out of his final 23-man list. The Port FC striker barely trained with the team during the training camp over the past two weeks.

Tana and Buriram United defender Narubadin Weerawatnodom were the two players excluded from the squad for the fixture. Kiatisak decided to include Suphanburi FC midfielder Charyl Chappuis and Chonburi FC defender Nattaphon Malaphan in a late call-up.

The former national striker is content with the team’s preparations as they concluded a two-week camp at Kirin Valley in Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima province, and returned to the capital yesterday.

“We’re pretty ready for the game. From the first day, all the players showed their dedication and determination. The lads will fight tooth and nail on the match day.

“Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter whether we win or lose. The important thing is that everyone should play to their potential and stick to the game plan,” said the 43-year-old, whose side are lying at the bottom of Group B after four games.

Saudi Arabia are leading the way in the group with 10 points, two ahead of the Socceroos. Traditional powerhouses Japan are a further point adrift. UAE are fourth in the table, while Iraq, who earned their first points of the campaign following a 4-0 thumping of the Thais last month, have three.

Source: TheNation

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Coronation Thai Crown Prince on December 1st

'Coronation Thai Crown Prince on December 1st'

 Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn will be King of Thailand on 1 December. Previously said the prince yet that he first wanted to mourn a year, but apparently there is still momentum put behind.

The Thai government has been busy with preparations for the inauguration. According to two army officers are the plans for the coronation, which have already been created because of the military coup and the health of the recently deceased King Bhumibol, dug up in May 2014. This makes some things can still be controlled faster than they thought. Expect a simple ceremony, the formal coronation will probably only take place when the deceased king is cremated after a year of mourning.
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The message from Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn he did not immediately succeed his father, caused turmoil and fears of a period of instability in Thailand, which is probably why there still has been a rapid inauguration. Experts in the country believe that the army will play a greater role after the coronation in the political game. It is expected that Vajiralongkorn will approve a new constitution established by the military and his own team of senior hofadvisors will build. Here he greets his sister Princess Sirindhorn during a memorial service for their father. Sirindhorn is very good at the Thai people, so if Vajiralongkorn is smart, he gives her a big role in the royal duties that await him. His younger sister Princess Chulabhorn is still so overcome with grief that they leave supported by a rather awkward kneeling  nurse.The message from Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn he did not immediately succeed his father, caused turmoil and fears of a period of instability in Thailand, which is probably why there still has been a rapid inauguration. Experts in the country believe that the army will play a greater role after the coronation in the political game. It is expected that Vajiralongkorn will approve a new constitution established by the military and his own team of senior hofadviseurs will build. Here he greets his sister Princess Sirindhorn during a memorial service for their father. Sirindhorn is very good at the Thai people, so if Vajiralongkorn is smart, he gives her a big role in the royal duties that await him. His younger sister Princess Chulabhorn is still so overcome with grief that they leave supported by a rather awkward kneeling nurse.
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Vajiralongkorn is not very popular in Thailand, has been divorced three times and has spent much of his life in foreign countries. He has a house in Germany, where his son is in school. He's also at this time for personal business in Germany. There, His Royal Highness a villa at 10 million in Starnberg, near Munich. The villa is located near a clinic where he would be treated with stem cell therapy. Unknown is which. The new "father of the nation" had his four sons from his first marriage in the lurch and had banished them even from Thailand, so it does not bode well.
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Source: Beaumonde

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Thailand - Public participation allowed in building of Royal Crematorium

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Fine Arts Department prepares historic royal carriages and palanquins for use

MEMBERS OF the public will be able to contribute to the construction of the royal crematorium and related accessories for the much-revered HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
“We will allow public participation,” Deputy Prime Minister General Tanasak Patimapragorn said yesterday.


The King passed away at the age of 89 on October 13, plunging the nation into deep grief.
The government is now in the process of preparing the royal crematorium and related accessories for the grand royal cremation of the monarch. The process is expected to be completed in a year.

“The Fine Arts Department has already surveyed the condition of the royal carriages and royal palanquins housed in the National Museum of Bangkok, to prepare for the royal procession of the cremation ceremony of His Majesty the King,” said Ananda Chuchoti, director-general of the Fine Arts Department.

He said the department would work closely with scientists in the cleansing process of the royal carriages and royal palanquins while artisans of the Office of Traditional Arts will be in charge of restoring any damaged parts.

“We don’t know yet the details of the royal procession but our task is to prepare these royal carriages and royal palanquins for use,” he added.

Maha Phichai Ratcharot (The Royal Great Victory Carriage), three Ratcharot Noi (Small Carriages), two Phra Yannamas Sam Lamkhan (Golden Palanquin with Three Beams) and two Krirk (Mechanical Hoist) are housed at the National Museum of Bangkok.

The Royal Great Victory Carriage, built in the reign of King Rama I, is 11.20 metres high, 15.30 metres long and weighs 13.7 tonnes and requires 216 men to pull it. In the ceremonial procession, it was used to carry the Royal Urn of Their Majesties the King and the Queen and high-ranking royal families to the royal crematorium.

The Royal Great Victory Carriage was first used for King Rama I’s father in ceremonies in 1796. It was last used in 2011 during the royal cremation ceremony of Princess Phetcharat Ratchasuda, the daughter of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI).

Source: Coconuts.co

Thailand - Hollywood star Steven Seagal pays respect to late King Bhumibol

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Hollywood martial artist and director Steven Seagal met with PM Prayuth Chan-ocha and paid respect to the portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Government House his morning.
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Seagal, who is planning to shoot his next action movie "Attrition" in Thailand, expressed his condolences to Thailand for its loss and said he was moved by the late HM the King's hard work, according to Bangkok Post journalist Wassana Nanuam.

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Seagal is best known for his actions movies, where he shows off a near-mastery of the Japanese martial art of Aikido, but he has also studied Muay Thai.
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He noted that he has admired the work of the late king, who worked tirelessly to bring his citizens a better life. Seagal is a longtime practicing Buddhist.
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Seagal said the movie “Attrition” was inspired by the U.S. government moving Thailand to Tier 3, the worst possible ranking for the trafficking of people in 2014. Therefore, Seagal said the lead character in his new film will hunt down a human trafficking ring with the Thai police.
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Well, that's typical Seagal.
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Thailand was moved to a Tier 2 ranking, which is slightly better, this past June.
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Thai officials will facilitate Seagal in the filming of “Attrition,” which will reportedly take place in Chiang Mai, Bangkok and some of the Southern provinces.
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Seagal is hoping to incorporate Muay Thai fighters into his movie, which will be released next year.
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Seagal has shot several movies in Southeast Asia. In 2003, his action flick “Belly of the Beast” was shot in Thailand where Thai actress Sara Malakul Lane played his daughter.
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Executive Decision: Steven Seagal plans to shoot two movies in Thailand
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Source: Coconuts.co 

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'Many more' corals die in Great Barrier Reef bleaching

This photo taken on November 20, 2014 shows an aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the Whitsunday Islands, along the central coast of Queensland.

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SYDNEY - More corals are dying and others are succumbing to disease and predators after the worst-ever bleaching on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Wednesday.

A swathe of corals bleached in the northern third of the 2,300-kilometre (1,429-mile) long biodiverse site off the Queensland state coast died after an unprecedented bleaching earlier this year as sea temperatures rose.
And researchers who returned to the region to survey the area this month said "many more have died more slowly".
"In March, we measured a lot of heavily bleached branching corals that were still alive, but we didn't see many survivors this week," Andrew Hoey of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University said in a statement.
"On top of that, snails that eat live coral are congregating on the survivors, and the weakened corals are more prone to disease. A lot of the survivors are in poor shape."
Researcher Greg Torda said of the reefs surveyed near Lizard Island off Cairns -- a gateway to the giant ecosystem -- the amount of live coral covering them fell from about 40 percent in March to under five percent.
It is the third time in 18 years that the World Heritage-listed site, which teems with marine life, has experienced mass bleaching after previous events in 1998 and 2002.
The researchers said even though they were still assessing the final death toll from bleaching in the north, "it is already clear that this event was much more severe than the two previous bleachings".
They expect to complete all their surveys by mid-November.
Bleaching occurs when abnormal environmental conditions, such as warmer sea temperatures, cause corals to expel tiny photosynthetic algae, draining them of their colour.
The reef's northern 700-kilometre section bore the brunt of the breaching during March and April, with the southern areas "only lightly bleached and remain in good condition", the scientists added.
"As we expected from the geographic pattern of bleaching, the reefs further south are in much better shape," said Andrew Baird, who led the re-surveys of reefs in the central section.
"There is still close to 40 percent coral cover at most reefs in the central Great Barrier Reef, and the corals that were moderately bleached last summer have nearly all regained their normal colour."
The reef is already under pressure from farming run-off, development, the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish as well as the impacts of climate change, with a government report last week painting a bleak picture of the natural wonder.

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Course: The Nation (26-10)

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Thailand - Huge turnout at Sanam Luang for mass singing of Royal Anthem

Bird's Eye View of Massive people attending the heartfelt mass singing of the royal anthem in tribute to HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Sanam Luang.

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Huge crowds of black-clad mourners from across the country poured into Sanam Luang on Saturday morning, hoping to join the mass singing of the Royal Anthem in the afternoon and express their love for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

People holding umbrellas in the scorching sun strolled on the huge ground, waiting for the mass singing to start at 1pm. There were long lines for free food and drinks provided by hundreds of well-wishers.

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 Thousands of mourners also waited in front of the Grand Palace's Viset Chaisri Gate, waiting for their turn to sign the condolence book in the Sala Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion inside the compound.
People coming to Sanam Luang are required to go through many security checkpoints set up around the ground.

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Source: The Nation