Singer apologizes for vandalizing Thai-Laotian border mark

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Singer Apologizes for Vandalizing Thai-Laotian Border Mark
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter


Photo of the vandalized border stone posted to Pantip webboard by user ‘morfun klangna’ / Pantip

BANGKOK — A famous singer has apologized for vandalizing a stone that marked the Thai-Laotian border in northern Thailand, following a storm of criticism on social media.

Jiravich ‘Hut’ Pongpaijit, who claimed earlier on Instagram that this was done to promote local tourism, said on Monday he now regretted the graffiti that he scrawled on the stone, which sits atop Chee Dao Peak in Chiang Rai province.

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-- Khaosod English 2016-02-23

[canopus1969]

What a plonker

[iReason]

“You should ask the pioneers of Chee Dao and the village chief in that district why they allowed me to write on it,” Jiravich wrote, using the Thai derogative word ‘mueng.’

“If I am not allowed to write it, why would I be stupid enough to do it?” It appears so, meathead.

"But Tassanai Suthaphot, chief of Vieng Kaen district, told reporters he talked to village chiefs and not one of them said they told Jiravich to do such a thing."

One of the chief tenents of Thainess: LIE.

[klauskunkel]

claimed earlier on Instagram that this was done to promote local tourism

[Ulic]

Dufus

[lvr181]

"singer"? Jabba the Hutt I am thinking! Just a marketing stunt to get his name in social media. Meat head!!

[menzies233]

Jesus, storm in a teacup! It looks like a black felt pen, give the idiot some acetone and make him wipe it off! I'would like to know why the idiot is putting the Star of David on there, normally the Bhuddists prefer the good old Swastika!

Edited February 23, 2016 by menzies233

[whooshbang]

it's not like no one has done it before! the stone has been engraved in the past. at least the felt tip will come off easier!

Still a stupid man for doing it though!

[lvr181]

Jesus, storm in a teacup! It looks like a black felt pen, give the idiot some acetone and make him wipe it off! I'would like to know why the idiot is putting the Star of David on there, normally the Bhuddists prefer the good old Swastika!

Cleaning his brain with acetone may have a better effect?

The 'Swastika' symbol is svastika in Sanskrit. Auspicious in Buddhism, Hinduism and other beliefs.

Hitler and his party probably thought it was "auspicious" also but eventually led to his deserved "inauspicious" death.

Edited February 24, 2016 by lvr181

[sceadugenga]

It's not the same symbol anyway, the little legs go the wrong way....