Billionaire King of Thailand Has 38 Jets, Helicopters and Other Aircraft in Private Royal Fleet, Activists Say

The public accusation, made to London’s Financial Times by leading Thai opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, constitutes one of the most direct challenges ever made to Thailand’s lese-majeste rules, which prohibit criticism of the family. Under the harsh legislation, criticizing the semi-divine royal family or their household, which includes their pets, is punishable by up to 35 years in jail.

A leading commentator on Thai affairs, the journalist and writer Andrew Marshall, a former Reuters bureau chief in Bangkok who is now banned from entering Thailand but has a huge online following inside the country, told The Daily Beast that the monarchy was facing “a total collapse in popularity in Thailand” with ordinary Thais no longer even bothering, for example, to stand up when the National Anthem is played before movies at cinemas.

His spending is legendary. At the beginning of the lockdown it emerged that the 67-year-old had been living for several years at the high end Grand Hotel Sonnenbichl in Bavaria with a retinue of 20 concubines, including his fourth wife. In October 2019 it was announced that Sineenat had been stripped of the title in a palace statement that called her “ungrateful” for conducting a rivalry with Queen Suthida.

Thailand earlier this year sought to get Facebook to remove a group critical of the monarchy that had more than a million members, but failed in the attempt. Story continues“People are getting furious about this, especially when you look at the macroeconomy,” Thanathorn told the Financial Times.

This is one useless king who spent his time in Germany while his subjects in Thailand is suffering fighting Covid-19.

what a shame.

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Taiwan says Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coastTAIPEI: Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Wednesday (Sep 16) and were warned to leave by ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Taiwan says Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coastTAIPEI (REUTERS) - Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Wednesday (Sept 16) and were warned to leave by Taiwan's air force, the island's defence ministry said on Thursday, the day a senior US official is due to arrive.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

We're lucky to have Osaka as a leader, says KingWomen's tennis is very fortunate to have U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its new figurehead, according to one of the sport's greatest ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Southwest temporarily grounds 130 Boeing 737-800 airplanes over weight dataSouthwest Airlines Co said late Wednesday it temporarily grounded 130 Boeing 737-800 aircraft after it discovered discrepancies in aircraft ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

England's bio-secure bubbles a blueprint for others, says MorganREUTERS: The England and Wales Cricket Board's successful completion of their summer schedule inside bio-secure 'bubbles' is a blueprint for other ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

United adds antimicrobial coating on aircraft to protect against COVID-19United Airlines said on Wednesday it would add an antimicrobial coating to the airline's safety and cleaning procedures to protect against the ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »