Nepalese ex-prince suffers heart attack in Thailand

BANGKOK, Feb 20, 2013 (AFP) - Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah is in intensive care in Thailand after suffering a heart attack, the Nepalese embassy in Bangkok said Wednesday.

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Shah, 42, who had been living in Thailand, was admitted to hospital late Tuesday, acting Ambassador Dornath Aryal told AFP.

"Doctors said his condition is improving and he needs a full examination," he said.

Bangkok's Samitivej Hospital confirmed that Shah had been admitted but declined to discuss his condition.

Shah, who as crown prince was unpopular for his playboy lifestyle, was arrested for cannabis possession on the Thai resort island of Phuket in October.

He was detained again in December for smashing property at a luxury apartment in Bangkok. On both occasions he denied the charges and was released on bail.

Shah became heir to the throne in 2001 after his cousin, former crown prince Dipendra, killed nine members of his family including the king and queen in a drink-and-drugs-fuelled rampage before apparently turning his gun on himself.

Nepal abolished its monarchy in 2008.

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2013-02-20

Seems like a nice family to be part of. Maybe the heart attack is the Universe's way of saying time's up for this joker.

A mild heart-attack?

Shame

dam_n, even princes are dropping like flies out here.

but from the sound of his lifestyle, I can understand why!

Yep, thats heartattack envy coming from my way.

Could the heart attack have been prevented if the police had not charged him with cannabis possession and he had continued to consume it?

Could the heart attack have been prevented if the police had not charged him with cannabis possession and he had continued to consume it?

Good point.

Sounds more like a rock star than a prince.

Poppers?

"Nepal abolished its monarchy in 2008.

.Judging by the behavior of this character, I believe that was probably a wise move on the behalf of the Nepalese government.

The article reads a lot like: "TIME FOR A CELEBRATION!"

Oh, you can't trust Thai's, reading between the lines it sounds fishy to me. I expect his Thai girlfriend planned to poison him and run off with her husband after sharing his family fortune! Obviously the Thai police, medical service, army and government are in on this devilishly cunning plot, with more money being stashed away in Swiss bank accounts - this sound like something you've already read on Thai Visa?

He sounds like a right tool

Oh, you can't trust Thai's, reading between the lines it sounds fishy to me. I expect his Thai girlfriend planned to poison him and run off with her husband after sharing his family fortune! Obviously the Thai police, medical service, army and government are in on this devilishly cunning plot, with more money being stashed away in Swiss bank accounts - this sound like something you've already read on Thai Visa?

Only in the minds of the acutely disturbed.

viagra and booze to the extreme

The Nepalese Prince should beware his actions in the land of Karma

Oh, you can't trust Thai's, reading between the lines it sounds fishy to me. I expect his Thai girlfriend planned to poison him and run off with her husband after sharing his family fortune! Obviously the Thai police, medical service, army and government are in on this devilishly cunning plot, with more money being stashed away in Swiss bank accounts - this sound like something you've already read on Thai Visa?

Only in the minds of the acutely disturbed.

Are you admitting you have a problem?

Given his age and lifestyle, I am going to go out on a limb and guess there

was drugs involved.....

I lived in Nepal for a quite a while and actually played pool with Paras once. He had a really bad reputation. He'd been responsible for multiple deaths by car accident and possibly several others by even more devious means. When the crown prince massacred his family I was in the country. The first theory on everyone's lips upon hearing of the massacre was that Paras was involved. I'm surprised he's not in prison or dead already.

viagra and booze to the extreme

Crack or coke far more likely to induce heart attacks.

Apparently the nepalese royal or former royal family thinks the status of the monarchy is "disputed" rather than "abolished"

http://www.nepalroyal.com/

Disclaimer: The current status of Nepal Monarchy is disputed. In April 2006, following a Communist revolution, His Majesty King Gyanendra reinstated the parliament that he had sacked for its failure to hold an election and end civil war. The new Communist Government decided to overthrow the Institution of Monarchy without affording an opportunity to the people of Nepal to exercise their Right to Vote. The Constituent Assembly (CA) controlled by the Maoists decided to depose the Institution and declared Nepal an interim republic until a republican constitution was written and promulgated by the CA. The assembly's deadline to promulgate the constitution expired on May 28, 2010. However, the CA extended its own tenure for three subsequent times for a total of two more years. Despite several extensions, the constitution drafting deadline expired on May 28, 2012 with no new constitution in place. Since then, there have been widespread calls from various Nepali organizations and Nepali public for a referendum to decide on the need for a Monarchy. Since the Nepali citizens were not invited to vote whether they need monarchy or not, it is argued, the Institution of Monarchy exists in parallel with interim republic. After the constitutional crisis of May 28, 2012, claims have been forwarded by many legal scholars as well politicians that the Constitution of 1990 has automatically been restored. The Monarch and the Institution of Monarchy neither support nor reject these arguments.

.....would anyone consider it might have been.......'induced'....

 

A mild heart-attack?

Shame

euphemism for cocaine overdose

 

Apparently the nepalese royal or former royal family thinks the status of the monarchy is "disputed" rather than "abolished"

http://www.nepalroyal.com/

Disclaimer: The current status of Nepal Monarchy is disputed. In April 2006, following a Communist revolution, His Majesty King Gyanendra reinstated the parliament that he had sacked for its failure to hold an election and end civil war. The new Communist Government decided to overthrow the Institution of Monarchy without affording an opportunity to the people of Nepal to exercise their Right to Vote. The Constituent Assembly (CA) controlled by the Maoists decided to depose the Institution and declared Nepal an interim republic until a republican constitution was written and promulgated by the CA. The assembly's deadline to promulgate the constitution expired on May 28, 2010. However, the CA extended its own tenure for three subsequent times for a total of two more years. Despite several extensions, the constitution drafting deadline expired on May 28, 2012 with no new constitution in place. Since then, there have been widespread calls from various Nepali organizations and Nepali public for a referendum to decide on the need for a Monarchy. Since the Nepali citizens were not invited to vote whether they need monarchy or not, it is argued, the Institution of Monarchy exists in parallel with interim republic. After the constitutional crisis of May 28, 2012, claims have been forwarded by many legal scholars as well politicians that the Constitution of 1990 has automatically been restored. The Monarch and the Institution of Monarchy neither support nor reject these arguments.

 

From reading that article, it sounds like Nepal has a hell of a mess on their hands..and is this guy Shah, supposed to be their new King?

Edited February 21, 201313 yr by khaowong1