Gov’t Leaders Award Themselves 'Best Costumes' (Photos)

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Prayuth Chan-ocha and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha greet reporters Feb. 14 at a fair held in Bangkok’s Royal Plaza.

 

BANGKOK — Who won a traditional costume contest organized by the government? The government, of course.

 

Culture minister Weera Rojpotchanarat on Tuesday awarded best costume awards to five fellow cabinet members and spouses including junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha and his wife Naraporn Chan-ocha.

 

Full story:  http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/02/21/govt-leaders-award-best-costumes-photos/

 

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Prayut and wife win winter festival period costume prize

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn Chan-o-cha were this week presented with a special award titled "Khu Kwan Jai Phetch" (diamond heart couple) for wearing the best Thai costumes while attending the royally initiated winter festival, Oon Ai Rak Klay Kwam Nao, at Bangkok’s Royal Plaza and Sanam Suea Pa.

 

On Tuesday, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat presented special awards to Cabinet members who attended a February 14 event where they were asked to match their costumes to the theme of the festival, which features picturesque structures decorated with flowers.

 

Commerce Deputy Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara won the award titled "Suparpsatri Ngam Yang Thai Samai Ror 5" (Thai beautiful lady of King Rama V era), while Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam won the award "Suparpburut Rattanakosin Phaendin Ror 5" (Rattanakosin gentleman of King Rama V era).

 

Industry Minister Somchai Harnhirun and his wife Anchalee Harnhirun won the award titled "Ngodngam Rattanakosin Samai Apornthai Arayaniyom" (Rattanakosin era’s beautiful costume of popular Thai cloth), while Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and his wife Anurachanee Jatusripitak won the award titled "Khu Kwan Siam Samai Ngam Yang Thai Prayuk" (couple best adorning the applied Thai traditional costume).

 

The winter festival, which opened on February 8 and will run until March 11, features exhibitions about the life and great achievements of King Rama V and King Rama IX, and also reflects Thai lifestyles from the past until the present.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339371

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-21

And the culture minister was presented with the Thai Beautiful Brown Nose of the Junta era award....

Nice to see them dressed for the era they are suitable for and wish to take the country back to.

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

they were asked to match their costumes to the theme of the festival, which features picturesque structures decorated with flowers

 

That explains why everyone was dressed like those garden gnomes sold alongside provincial roads.

just don't mention the handbag

a fancy dress party. How nice. 

Sorry I missed it.  My invite must have gotten lost if the mail.  I will go buy an garden gnome instead. 

Another dress competition he would win

It is striking and remarkable how certain autocratic and privileged females (not referring to anyone in the pictures, of course) look incredibly uptight, nasty and, well ... evil. The outer spontaneously reflects the inner nature.

 

Remember the old witch, Kobkarn (Tourism Minister)?

 

 

Edited February 21, 20188 yr by Eligius

Back in them days the women folks use to walk around half naked with the breasts hanging out,

i'd like to see those costumes please.....

Edited February 21, 20188 yr by ezzra

These people are so far up their own Rectums there is no hope of survival !

and the award for "best pretending to care about thai people goes to"  well i guess every politician

...after that, they went to $#%@ of in front of a mirror, asked themselves. how good they were and sent themselves flowers...

20 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Back in them days the women folks use to walk around half naked with the breasts hanging out,

i'd like to see those costumes please.....

With THAT in the picture?

I hope you are joking!

The winners of the big girls blouse!

36 minutes ago, Eligius said:

It is striking and remarkable how certain autocratic and privileged females (not referring to anyone in the pictures, of course) look incredibly uptight, nasty and, well ... evil. The outer spontaneously reflects the inner nature.

 

Remember the old witch, Kobkarn (Tourism Minister)?

 

 

 

Who won the price for the most expensive wrist watch?

Edited February 21, 20188 yr by Lupatria

You couldn't make this !h*t up could you! Amazing Thailand indeed!

Makes one wish to vomit, does it not?

I find it difficult to esteem a man wearing stockings and bloomers.

24 minutes ago, Tilacme said:

I find it difficult to esteem a man wearing stockings and bloomers.

Oh no he isn't!

Oh yes he is!

Where boys and girls?

Behind you! The junta's behind you!

 

See, it's excellent pantomime costume.

 

edit: If only we could put it behind us in real life, rather than "carry on" in panto-mode.

Edited February 21, 20188 yr by bluesofa

7 hours ago, Darcula said:

 

That explains why everyone was dressed like those garden gnomes sold alongside provincial roads.

Please do not insult the honorable brigade of the brave garden gnomes.. Thank you for your consideration. 

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Gov’t Leaders Award Themselves

Gov’t Leaders Award Themselves {everything}

Did Prawit win best dressed with an expensive watch on loan?

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How about some prizes for the poor people? Best dressed Rattanakosin prai? Typical Rattanakosin slave? Rattanakosin prostitute dress? Street urchin of the Rattanakosin era? 

How much prize money was there? 

Poor Prawit, can't use that excuse. 

19 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

These people are so far up their own Rectums there is no hope of survival !

And that is why they cannot see where they are going with 'advancing' their nation. The way is indeed dark! 

 

As for this best dressed charade - just another back slapping exercise!

 

The 'peasant classes' and the brown nose brigade will be impressed - wow, look at our dear leaders. The tainted smell of communism and/or dictatorship is in the air?

 

What sayest thou s100?  

12 hours ago, Srikcir said:

Did Prawit win best dressed with an expensive watch on loan?

Who?