Hi.

Supposedly there was a bomb at King Mengrai statue yesterday (Monday 10 May).

According to my son (not a reliable witness) a bomb hidden in a motorbike went off at the statue yesterday.

I haven't found any news reports about it (as it isn't in Bangkok) - so was wondering if anyone on Thaivisa has any more information?

If the bomb went off, I would have heard it because my office is only a few hundred meters from there.

I went and had a look. Only thing I could find was a small bit of the tiled floor that looked burnt and had a minor crack.

I then went home and questioned my son again. The location where he said the motorbike was checks with the burnt tile I saw. And now, he tells me (in the typical way that Thais seem absolutely dreadful at passing on accurate information) that the police found the bomb and blew it up / disposed of it. It didn't go off itself.

So if they blew it in a controlled manner, away from the fuel tank and smothered - that all checks out with what I saw and perhaps why you didn't hear it and why it is not on any of the news services.

I think is terrible,everyone respects that monument.

There should be no justification to desecrate this Royal statue.

I think is terrible,everyone respects that monument.

There should be no justification to desecrate this Royal statue.

I agree hundred percent with you.

We have seen that on a national level the Highest Institution has

been made subservient to political goals, so it is sad to see that it happens

on local level too.

I have a Thai friend who passes this monument, the statue of King Mengrai,

already for more than thirty years on the way to her work and back.

She still makes a respectfull wai in the morning and the evening when passing it.

It is sad in a way, but from their viewpoint understandable of course, that the

formerly yellow, now multi-coloured folks, use references to the Highest Institution

to confirm their rightfullness and decided to hold their meetings there.

They seem to be willing to monopolize the love for the Great King of Thailand.

Limbo

Only a mad man can think of doing that. He is not red, yellow or multi-colored.

I think is terrible,everyone respects that monument.

There should be no justification to desecrate this Royal statue.

I agree hundred percent with you.

We have seen that on a national level the Highest Institution has

been made subservient to political goals, so it is sad to see that it happens

on local level too.

I have a Thai friend who passes this monument, the statue of King Mengrai,

already for more than thirty years on the way to her work and back.

She still makes a respectfull wai in the morning and the evening when passing it.

It is sad in a way, but from their viewpoint understandable of course, that the

formerly yellow, now multi-coloured folks, use references to the Highest Institution

to confirm their rightfullness and decided to hold their meetings there.

They seem to be willing to monopolize the love for the Great King of Thailand.

Limbo