Prem’s legendary home now just a pile of rubble

[webfact]

Prem’s legendary home now just a pile of rubble

By The Nation

 

 

The iconic Si Sao Thewes residence, a long-time home of General Prem Tinsulanonda, is now no more than a pile of debris.

 

It was returned to the Army and demolition began soon after General Prem’s funeral rites were completed. The Army had handed the property over to the Crown Property Bureau.

 

All that is remaining of the legendary structure are some trees and walls.

 

 

The house, located on Si Ayutthaya Road in Bangkok’s Dusit district, had hosted many dignitaries while Prem was alive. The late statesman also often had his associates join him for breakfast at his home.

 

Prem, a former premier and Privy Council president, died from heart failure at the age of 98 on May 26, 2019.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30394931

 

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[johng]

More room for another shopping mall ???

[dddave]

Perhaps the woodwork had heard too many political secrets to take a chance or too many political ghosts were wandering the hallways or maybe they didn't really intend to tear the house down; they were just looking for where the gold was hidden.

[yellowboat]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

Prem’s legendary home now just a pile of rubble

Like Thailand, it use to be great until the army got a hold of it. 

[Eric Loh]

3 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Like Thailand, it use to be great until the army got a hold of it. 

Doubt the army has the authority to wipe clean his legacy. 

[khunPer]

  

21 hours ago, johng said:

More room for another shopping mall ???

Quite unlikely to happen in the Dusit area, belonging to The Crown Property Bureau...

[blackcab]

Off topic posts have been removed.

[rkidlad]

I wonder who sanctioned having this knocked down? 

 

One of life's new great mysteries, I guess. 

[unblocktheplanet]

Must be the same blokes who took the democracy plaque, the revolution monument, and the three finger plaque!

[greeneking]

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

I wonder who sanctioned having this knocked down? 

 

One of life's new great mysteries, I guess. 

Ich weiß es nicht....

.....apologies for non English phrase which means 'I don't know.'

[Rookiescot]

Wonder if anything interesting was found under the floor boards. 

[rkidlad]

13 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Wonder if anything interesting was found under the floor boards. 

Not sure what was found under the floor boards, but apparently there was something in the closet. 

[impulse]

I wonder if they found what they were looking for.

 

[Damrongsak]

29 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Not sure what was found under the floor boards, but apparently there was something in the closet. 

They didn't find "Boss" Yoovidhya, Taksin or Yingluck. 

[Enoon]

3 hours ago, rkidlad said:

I wonder who sanctioned having this knocked down? 

 

One of life's new great mysteries, I guess. 

 

Just google two names, followed by "detested each other", in the same search.

 

 

[josephbloggs]

20 hours ago, khunPer said:

  

Quite unlikely to happen in the Dusit area, belonging to The Crown Property Bureau...

There are loads of shopping centres on CPB land.

[khunPer]

3 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

There are loads of shopping centres on CPB land.

CPB owns lots of land in Bangkok and outside, but are there shopping centers on their land In Dusit area, where land currently has been claimed back to the crown's own use..?