A_Traveller kindly ferreted out the link to the Thai original of His Majesty's speech, as published in Manager magazine:
http://www.manager.c...D=9500000143982
Link to English translation of full speech will follow if and when available.
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Maestro
Thai King Urges Government To Spend More
Started by george, 2007-12-04 21:53
#52
Jingthing
Member Schmember Posted 2007-12-05 17:10:17
Oy vey, Long Live The King!
#53
luckyluke
Cosmopolitan Posted 2007-12-05 18:14:46
Long Live The King
He was a friend of former King Baudouin. #54
msgtb
Newbie Posted 2007-12-05 18:56:26  Happy birthday your majesty and thank you for your untiring service to your subjects and visitors to your Kingdom. Your life has been a shinning example of how to do things correctly. You lead by example and your leadership has been truly outstanding. Our wishes are for you to have many more birthdays! Long live the King, Long live the King, Long live the King of Thailand With love and best wishes the Brown family
Edited by Maestro, 2007-12-05 19:16:27.
#55
lodesafun
Advanced Member Posted 2007-12-05 19:02:07
To one of the greatest humanitarians Alive in the world today.
With Greatest of respect. Happy Birthday. LONG LIVE THE KING and what he believes in. #56
tennisfan
Newbie Posted 2007-12-05 19:56:32
His Majesty is really a great and wise monarch without him Thailand would be ??????.His Majesty has done so much for this country while others have sort to damage it. I listen to his speeches on a regular basis and take note. As others should do. His speech about DOUBLE STANDARDS a few years ago had an effect for a while and then died off unfortunately. His speech about ThongDaeng was great and many dogs disappeared ftom the sois because people adopted them just as the King did, for Thong Daeng.
I hope and really hope that His Majesty has many many more years left in him. Judging from his speech and his walk from the hospital he is as fit as a fiddle and many a good tune can be played on an old fiddle. LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY AND I HOPE I SPEAK FOR ALL THE FARANGS AND THAIS HERE AND ABROAD HIP HIP HOORAY CHAIYO CHAIYO
Thailand's King urges Thais to be honest BANGKOK: -- The world's longest serving monarch, King Bhumipol of Thailand has urged his people to act honestly. His words come three weeks before an election is due to restore democracy to the kingdom. Our South East Asia Correspondent Karen Percy says the King carried out the traditional inspection of the Royal troops yesterday in an event that kicks off a week of celebrations to mark his 80th birthday. About two thousand soldiers, dressed in colourful uniforms, recited an oath of loyalty to King Bhumipol who has led Thailand for 61 years. In his reply he called on members of the army and other Thais to act honestly and work for unity. The army staged a coup in September of last year ousting the popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who had divided the country. He lives in exile in London and has been banned from Thai politics for five years. An election is scheduled for December the 23rd, but already there are claims of vote buying and dirty tricks campaigning. --Agencies 2007-12-04 #57
Journalist
Senior Member Posted 2007-12-05 20:06:52
His speech about ThongDaeng was great and many dogs disappeared ftom the sois because people adopted them just as the King did, for Thong Daeng. That ｓpeech was allegorical. It had nothing to do with our furry friends #58
A_Traveller
What do you want? Information. You're not going to get it. Posted 2007-12-05 20:19:03
It is worth noting though that Tongdeang had pride of place yesterday at the speech. Looked happy in her yellow jersey too.
Regards #59
Journalist
Senior Member Posted 2007-12-05 20:56:58
Im not clear whether its pink or yellow that is now the de rigueur colour.
A pink shirt with a yellow tie is what Carson Kressley would call `not a look for an amateur`, but in the photo on P1, i`d say he pulls it off and it looks good. I`ve got a Thomas Pink pink shirt and a gold Jim Thompson tie, so i`ll give it a go too. #60
A_Traveller
What do you want? Information. You're not going to get it. Posted 2007-12-05 21:53:55
Position being taken here is that discussion on the content of the King's speech appears to be undesirable. Perhaps someone would care to start a thread doing just that.
Regards #61
seonai
Platinum Member Posted 2007-12-05 22:39:07
A-traveller, it wouldn't be allowed in a new thread either - it's against forum rules.
#62
alstaxi
Senior Member Posted 2007-12-06 07:32:51
Happy birthday, long live the King.
#63
chanchao
Platinum Member Posted 2007-12-06 09:08:21
A_Traveller, I've sent you a PM.
#64
Mamboking
Advanced Member Posted 2007-12-06 10:07:29
LONG LIVE THE KING!!!!
It's great and wise King and I'm so regret that in my country there is no such good lord that can make his people happy! Edited by Mamboking, 2007-12-06 10:10:10. #65
thaigene2
Super Member Posted 2007-12-08 22:52:51
Unfortunately, I was only able to read the little quotes in the English-news (encouraging some spending of the 100 Billion USD or whatever it is that is in the foreign exchange kitty on the buying of subs and aircraft, patrol vessels etc..). Did HM mention anything about Govt spending on the poor? Since he has so many projects already to help rural people, I'd be interested to know what he said about that - their expansion etc..(if anything). Does anyone have a transcript on that particular area/topic?
Thanks in advance..TG2 #66
leader737
Newbie Posted 2007-12-09 03:10:52 
Long Live His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyade. Happy birthday and many years to come. I HAVE READ MANY ARTICLES AND FOUND MOST HUMANE KING ON THIS PLANET WHO HAS SO MUCH CONCERN ABOUT HIS SUBJECT AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. I SALUTE TO HIS MAJESTY KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADE AND WISH LONG LIFE AND GOOD HEALTH #67
chanchao
Platinum Member Posted 2007-12-09 03:22:34
So... I guess we need to find a different forum to actually discuss what was said?
#68
TAWP
Libertarian Member Posted 2007-12-10 14:54:00
I'm more concerned that any argument with any standpoint in another thread going against anything being said in the speech could be interpreted as a criticism of the speech itself, no matter if the writer actually intended it or had even heard it, and be used as a pretext to close the thread in question down.
#69
thaigene2
Super Member Posted 2007-12-17 23:03:13
I'm more concerned that any argument with any standpoint in another thread going against anything being said in the speech could be interpreted as a criticism of the speech itself, no matter if the writer actually intended it or had even heard it, and be used as a pretext to close the thread in question down. Okay - this is a point we are all very, very aware of. However, if you look at my post above this (me- Thaigene2) - I am asking for a 'transcription' of the parts about rural Thais and his recommedations for government spending that affect their futures. HM has spent his entire adult life travelling up and down the country with so many rural improvement projects (e.g. experminents at Chitralda) that he received a UNDP Lifetime Achievement Award - just last year! So this is not an unusual or guarded question that needs to be asked is it? Maybe the issue didn't come up in his B'day address..I'm just asking does anybody know and if so do they have a transcript - they can PM me if that's better. My question is purely to see, in transcript/writing, what the King actually said - The English newspapers never seem to provide a transcript - why is that? Do the Thai newspapers? - I can't read Thai so I don't know. If no transcripts then - "who" - at these newspapers get to "interpret" (into a news story) what HM said in the first place? Do they have that right to 'interpret? Long live HM and Thai stability..TG2 Edited by thaigene2, 2007-12-17 23:22:51. #70
A_Traveller
What do you want? Information. You're not going to get it. Posted 2007-12-18 01:58:50
The decision to transcribe and provide the text seems to be taken arbitrarily. For example, if you search the web you will come across long transcripts {though if they are verbatim is not for me to say} for 2005 {that was the one in which HM said he should be constructively criticised, and applied pressure on Thaksin to drop Lese Majesty cases} & 2006. These were published the next day. Older ones are much more difficult to find. Is there a correlation between content and distribution? I'll let others adjudge.
I believe that the Manager newspaper maintains its Thai transcripts, e.g. 2004 Speech but again not easy to find, even in Thai. Regards /edit typo// Edited by A_Traveller, 2007-12-18 02:00:05. |
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