Rajabhakti Park closed for 'renovation' Monday
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Rajaphakti Park in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, was closed to public Monday after a group of student activists rode a train to stage a symbolic protest against alleged irregularities of the project.

Members of the Democracy Studies Group, led by Sirawith Seritiwat boarded the Bangkok-Hua Hin train at the Thonburi railway station Moday morning but the Hua Hin police station announced that the park was closed for "renovation" for a day, Channel 3 reported.

The group planned the trip "Taking a train to Rajabhakti Park to throw light on graft techniques", urging its members to turn their flashlights on at the park to look for alleged wrongdoers in the alleged corruption in the park’s construction.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Rajabhakti-Park-closed-for-renovation-Monday-30274447.html


-- The Nation 2015-12-07

Proof of guilt.. shame on you junta !

My Chihuahua puppies don't believe that excuse!

Is that really the best that they can come up with?

Closing a park on a public holiday for a "renovation" that will only take one day.

Especially considering the significance of the park, and the significance of the holiday.

Strange scheduling of the renovation crews.

Yet there are people who'll buy it.

Renovation so shortly after official opening.

Must be really substandard then because of the corruption involved.

This is hilarious. So how many days will the park not be closed for 'renovation' then?

Maybe someone could arrange corruption trips,visit all

the places around Thailand,that are know for corruption,

the Park,Rice godowns,fields full of rotting Fire-engines

the Water treatment plant,on and on.

regards Worgeordie

What are they so afraid of? Answer: People finding out the truth.

Renovation so shortly after official opening.

Must be really substandard then because of the corruption involved.

Sure...remember, Made in Thailand stuff don't last long....the park has been open for a couple of months now so that means it's time to overhaul everything "in one day." Or maybe park management has actually implemented a preventive maintenance schedule...a very "selective and no advance notice date" maintenance schedule.

Maybe they are fortifying it, gun towers on the perimeter and machine gun turrets at the entrance.

Who are they desperately trying to protect?

Maybe someone could arrange corruption trips,visit all

the places around Thailand,that are know for corruption,

the Park,Rice godowns,fields full of rotting Fire-engines

the Water treatment plant,on and on.

regards Worgeordie

Very few tourist have such a lengthy holiday that would enable them to visit all the places involved.

The Students Are Coming, The Students Are Coming, quick close the park !

If the park is to be closed every time there's an intended visit by people opposed to the govt for any reason it will never be open.

Is fear and paranoia spreading amongst the junta of big, brave military men with row upon row of medal ribbons ?

Oh, I forget the parachute wings. !

Troops intercept student activists in Ratchaburi
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Troops intercepted student activists at the Ban Pong railway station and disconnected their carriage from the Thon Buri-Hua Hin train Monday morning.

The students led by Sirawith Seritiwat were heading to the Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin to stage symbolic protest against alleged irregularities in the park project.

When the train arrived at the station, troops stopped the train and asked Sirawit to leave but he refused. Troops then took away a lawyer, Anon Nampha and some student activists from the train and the troops eventually disconnected the carriage in which Sirawith was riding from the main train that was allowed to proceed to Hua Hin.

Earlier in the day, the Hua Hin police station announced that the park was closed to the public for a day Monday for "renovation".

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Troops-intercept-student-activists-in-Ratchaburi-30274449.html


-- The Nation 2015-12-07

Sad and scary. Kim jong il wanna be is a sad loser. The Thai people lose out on real lives.

Where are the apologists as I need someone to put a positive spin on this for me.....

It is stupid and knee-jerk moves like this that help the junta to dig their own grave deeper and deeper - they just don't realize it.

Closing the park a mere couple of months after opening for supposed "renovation" is a laughable excuse tantamount to admitting that the circulating corruption and graft allegations are actually justified and true.

Why is it so difficult for the military junta to accept the fact that corruption of considerable scale DOES exist within its own ranks, and always has? The answer is of course a short one: Because that would effectively erode one of the main points why they staged a coup in the first place... namely to eradicate corruption.

Is fear and paranoia spreading amongst the junta of big, brave military men with row upon row of medal ribbons ?

Oh, I forget the parachute wings. !

Para annoyer = curious students?

I believe that when they heard that the students were taking the train to get to the park they were going to close the railway down for the day to "carry out maintenance" - wiser heads prevailed as they realised that no one would believe that excuse!

Opened only a month, and already in need of Renovation - are the cracks that obvious, or are they just needing more whitewash?

When the lies are this transparent then who can believe anything the junta says?

The flashlight thing is a powerful idea. That could become the new symbol of anti-corruption, for those who really believe in it.

Damm those pesky students, future of the nation and lawyers, wanting to visit the park, Drag em off for attitude adjusting, and charge em with er er ummm? well think of something???

Gotta love the uncoupling of then train carriage, now I wonder if that was legal? and if there could be ramifications?

Man these junta guy's really are frightened of these students huh?

ddavidovsky,

Agreed!

Expect to see the junta banning batteries in the near future (as they could provide these enlightened students with too much power).

A nonsense baiting post has been removed.

Doesn't this government and Army understand the more you do these stupid things the more attention it draws to the problem and the those it makes this administration looks.

Is fear and paranoia spreading amongst the junta of big, brave military men with row upon row of medal ribbons ?

Oh, I forget the parachute wings. !

Don't forget the parachute wings for jumping out of a training tower - maybe I should start wearing mine and displaying my certificate for the same extremely dangerous activity....

ok I'll try again... where are those (nameless) junta lovers defending this absurd decision? and thank you to Thammasat students again doing what most freedom lovin' students do the world over... tell the Emperor that he has no clothes.

The students apparently have no intrest in anything other than being a pain in the arse to anyone of authority,

they probably display the same attitude in the daycare they attend on a non regular schedule.

At least the grounds should stay as clean as they are presently, by keeping those who seem most interested in

being diruptive in their free time. I never noted any group cleaning up after themselves after they finish their quest for whatever they are trying to accomplish.

I might have let them go in but charge each '' farang price for entry to national parks '' just for being a pest on/ during renovation time

I wonder if corruption in a park that is dedicated to the Thai royalty can be considered lese majeste.