Govt spokesman dismisses removal of PM's consort’s image due to inappropriate costume

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) – The government spokesman insisted that he had not ordered the images of the Prime Minister’s consort to be removed, as her attire was appropriate in accordance with the government's regulations. 

Government spokesperson Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd has dismissed a rumor spreading through the Line application, that he had ordered newspapers and the media to remove pictures of Mrs. Nara phorn Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha’s consort, attending the chanting and alms-offering ceremonies as a tribute to His late Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and to bless Her Majesty the Queen and His Majesty the King, on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday anniversary on 28 July 2017 at Dusit Palace Royal Plaza. 

He said Mrs. Naraphorn was wearing a black Thai traditional costume, which was in accordance with the announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office and the consorts of other cabinet members were also dressed properly. 

He further stated that information is often distorted nowadays, with the goal to undermine the credibility of the government, so it is the public's responsibility to carefully scrutinize the information they receive and avoid falling victim to a political scheme.

 

-- nnt 2017-07-31

I think they should remove the term "consort" when referring to Prayuth's spouse, since it connotes royalty. And Prayuth is not a king, yet.

Lots to comment on its significance but cannot. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He further stated that information is often distorted nowadays, with the goal to undermine the credibility of the government, so it is the public's responsibility to carefully scrutinize the information they receive and avoid falling victim to a political scheme.

paranoia; amounts to saying: 'only believe me'

Is Prayut married?

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

Lots to comment on its significance but cannot. 

 

Exactly - just planning for the future and rather clumsily attempting to introduce new terminology.

 

My Consort explained it to me already.

 

Patrick

Edited July 31, 20178 yr by p_brownstone

10 minutes ago, p_brownstone said:

 

Exactly - just planning for the future and introducing new terminology.

 

My Consort explained it to me already.

 

Patrick

Consort.

"a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

"Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert"

synonyms:partner, companion, mate, helpmate, helpmeet; 

 

It's a nice word. Get used to it.

32 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

Is Prayut married?

Yes. and here is a stock photo of him, his consort and the little Chan Ochas.

8 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

I think they should remove the term "consort" when referring to Prayuth's spouse, since it connotes royalty. And Prayuth is not a king, yet.

He thinks/acts as if he is..............

 

9 minutes ago, car720 said:

I have to agree with Klauskunkel on this one.  The connotation is royalty.

Ah yes, but I was consorting with a young lady not a million miles from Soi 4 last night, and she was most definitely NOT royalty.

21 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Consort.

"a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

"Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert"

synonyms:partner, companion, mate, helpmate, helpmeet; 

 

It's a nice word. Get used to it.

 

Sailing "close to the wind" here so I will not comment much further, however you may like to consider why the usual terms of "Wife" or even full names such as "Khunying ......" have suddenly been replaced by the word "Consort" - even as a generalisation for "consorts of other cabinet members" as clearly stated in the  Government Statement.

 

Patrick 

3 minutes ago, p_brownstone said:

 

Sailing "close to the wind" here so I will not comment much further, however you may like to consider why the usual terms of "Wife" or even full names such as "Khunying ......" have suddenly been replaced by the word "Consort" - even as a generalisation for "consorts of other cabinet members" as clearly stated in the  Government Statement.

 

Patrick 

Well put. Things can only get more interesting, not that they were ever dull. Say no more.

So the question remains. Why? 

con·sort¹

noun

 

ˈkänsôrt/

1. 1.

   a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

   synonyms:

   partner, life partner, companion, mate; More

verb

 

kənˈsôrt,ˈkänˌsôrt/

1. 1.

   habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

   "you chose to consort with the enemy"

   synonyms:

   associate, keep company, mix, go around, spend time, socialize, fraternize, have dealings; More

    

    

13 minutes ago, p_brownstone said:

 

Sailing "close to the wind" here so I will not comment much further, however you may like to consider why the usual terms of "Wife" or even full names such as "Khunying ......" have suddenly been replaced by the word "Consort" - even as a generalisation for "consorts of other cabinet members" as clearly stated in the  Government Statement.

 

Patrick 

Have there been changes to the term used to refer to her in Thai-language reports? Presumably this is a report of something announced in Thai. It would be interesting to know if the English-language media have been ordered to use the term or if the others are still using the word 'wife'. 

48 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Consort.

"a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

"Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert"

synonyms:partner, companion, mate, helpmate, helpmeet; 

 

It's a nice word. Get used to it.

 

Get used to what?

 

I hope you don't mean Mrs. Nara phorn Chan-o-cha  being referred to as the spouse of a monarch.

 

mon·arch

ˈmänərk,ˈmänˌärk/

noun

noun: monarch; plural noun: monarchs

1. 1.

   a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

   synonyms:

   sovereign, ruler, the Crown, crowned head, potentate;

1 hour ago, ratcatcher said:

Yes. and here is a stock photo of him, his consort and the little Chan Ochas.

Oh my. The Thais do love their uniforms. it's like an Opra give away. A uniform for you, another for you, everyone gets a uniform. 

 

As granny used to say after assessing a new neighbor for a few days through the curtains, "At least she's his wife and not just his current bidey in."

 

But consort does undeniably infer a slightly more regal status.

 

And it's definitely not something that (we, the farang consorts of) plebs should be talking about.

The Thai news reports of this story seem to use ภรรยา and ภริยา as normal. So it would be interesting to know who decided to use 'consort' for this story.  

4 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said:

The Thai news reports of this story seem to use ภรรยา and ภริยา as normal. So it would be interesting to know who decided to use 'consort' for this story.  

Some benighted translator at the National News Bureau?

Removed an incomprehensible post.

4 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

 

Get used to what?

 

I hope you don't mean Mrs. Nara phorn Chan-o-cha  being referred to as the spouse of a monarch.

 

mon·arch

ˈmänərk,ˈmänˌärk/

noun

noun: monarch; plural noun: monarchs

1. 1.

   a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

   synonyms:

   sovereign, ruler, the Crown, crowned head, potentate;

I am surprised you could not read between the lines. I had replied to a post by p_brownstone which was a vague clarification of the word consort in regard to its use in a news report. I posted a definition which happened to mention Queen Victoria, but more to the point, the word "companion". Discussion of the monarchy is a cul-de-sac, which is best avoided. My simple point was that the word (in English of course), will appear more frequently in future.

Referring to any relationship to the PM the term cohort is more appropriate or just cons all sorts.

Edited July 31, 20178 yr by Reigntax

6 hours ago, petermik said:

He thinks/acts as if he is..............

military generals: ego-maniacs

Consort.

 

Sounds like a family car Ford might produce.

So where's the not-banned photo?

Can anyone tell me what this is about? Honestly, I have no idea. What was she wearing and what was said about it?

 

26 minutes ago, tomta said:

Can anyone tell me what this is about? Honestly, I have no idea. What was she wearing and what was said about it?

 

The Prime Minister told everyone in Thailand to wear "auspicious-coloured" clothes on Friday for that Special day - but the PM's own wife (the Yellowest of yellows) apparently did not get the memo and wore black clothing.  

Patriotic citizens noticed this, and posted photos.  The Govt tried to ban the offensive photos, got lambasted by social media, and had to back down and claim that they weren't really serious about the attempt at censorship, "misunderstanding" and other usual excuses.

Nevertheless, it was an enormous faux pas, so I suspect the Wife will be in the dog house and keep a low profile for a while.

....so it is the public's responsibility to carefully scrutinize the information they receive and avoid falling victim to a political scheme.

 

No chance of that on TV with so much delicious Thai bashing to be gorged on!

14 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Lots to comment on its significance but cannot. 

 

For someone who complains about not being able to bash Thailand and it's government you seem to a fairly good job several times per day on these forums.