Thai Govt House security hunts for ‘superstitious’ suspects who lit incense

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Govt House security hunts for ‘superstitious’ suspects who lit incense

By The Nation

 

 

Police stationed at Government House will check surveillance camera records to identify the person or people who lit 36 incense sticks in front of the Prime Minister’s Office building last week.
 

The PM’s Secretariat ordered the investigation reportedly out of concern that the act could have been a “superstitious ritual” carried out by people who had ill intentions against the junta government.

 

Officials added that there was a rule prohibiting the lighting of incense in the area.

 

The incense sticks were found under flower bushes in front of the Thai Khu Fah building, the main office of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Friday, the day after a lotus basin in the area was accidentally broken by a car. The breaking of an object on Chinese New Year is considered by many to be a bad omen.

 

 

Prayut subsequently ordered Chinese-style red lanterns to be hung at the building’s gates on the same day.

 

Government House staff and Prayut himself have said the lanterns were for decorative purposes only and not involved in any form of superstition.

 

Traditional Buddhist ceremonies, particularly merit-making rituals, often take place at the area on special occasions.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339261

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-20

[baboon]

My God! That swine Taksin must be recruiting help from beyond the grave! Are there no depths to which he will not sink?

Edited February 20, 2018 by baboon

[Topdoc]

Apparently, incense sticks that burn down completely without stopping is an auspicious sign while sticks that burn incompletely is inauspicious...

[PatOngo]

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble!

[mick220675]

This is very serious the culprit must be caught before any more damage is done to the governments reputation. I just hope no ghosts have been hurt.

 

 

[greenchair]

It's Thaksins fault. 

Thaksin likely paid someone to do it. 

 

[edwinchester]

Remarkable that such people are in charge of a whole country.

[yellowboat]

Somebody has put the whammy on the junta making it ineffective, verbally nonsensical and stupid sounding.  Had no idea it was a whammy.  Thought it was just selfishness and poor judgment. 

[Artisi]

4 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Remarkable that such people are in charge of a whole country.

And these are supposedly the smarter ones ?

Edited February 20, 2018 by Artisi

[Hayduke]

The foul perpetrators of this obscenity who have attempted to tarnish the reputation of the Junta  must be stopped.  What a foolish idea…everyone knows there are no superstitious people in Government House…

 

 

 

 

Edited February 20, 2018 by Hayduke

[johng]

And these are supposedly the smarter ones [emoji4]

They said they are the "gooder" ones

[Thailand]

Nonscense!

[Darcula]

Not sure whether Ironman, or Tinpotman.

 

 

 

[JAG]

7 hours ago, Topdoc said:

Apparently, incense sticks that burn down completely without stopping is an auspicious sign while sticks that burn incompletely is inauspicious...

Or a sign of cheap incense sticks...

[JAG]

7 hours ago, baboon said:

My God! That swine Taksin must be recruiting help from beyond the grave! Are there no depths to which he will not sink?

It's too late, he has even subverted the little general - red lanterns you see...

[Eric Loh]

 Breaking of things on the 1st day CNY is the worst of the bad luck among so many  not-to-do things. There are fracture within the junta and soon will be manifested. Junta days are fast eroding. 

[hansnl]

6 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Remarkable that such people are in charge of a whole country.

Did you ever think about your own governmental figures?

Nitwits most of them!

[baboon]

47 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Did you ever think about your own governmental figures?

Nitwits most of them!

Yet not nitwitted enough to call Ghostbusters if a floorboard creaks...

[Artisi]

6 hours ago, johng said:

They said they are the "gooder" ones

That should be "more gooder", shouldn't it?