3 Day entertainment venue closure announced

[MM 6,562]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Night-spots-to-close-April-8-10-for-princess-funer-30178161.html

 

 

Night spots to close April 8-10 for princess' funeral

THE NATION March 17, 2012 1:00 am

Night entertainment venues will be asked to suspend their businesses from April 8-10 during the funeral of Her Royal Highness Princess Bejaratana, while other private enterprises will be asked to fly national flags at half-mast on their premises, PM's Office permanent secretary Thongthong Chandrangsu said yesterday.

Television and radio broadcasts should air programmes or content considered appropriate during the three-day period, he added.

Updating the progress of the preparations for the funeral service, he said the crematorium for the late Princess is coloured in gold - the standard colour for a royal funeral - and pink, the shade representing Tuesday, the day of the princess' birth.

"The combined shades of the crematorium are especially soft and reflect femininity," Thongthong said.

This crematorium is smaller than that built for the late HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, because HRH Princess Bejaratana's body is contained in an urn, while that of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana was placed in a casket.

Three rehearsals of the April 9 funeral service for HRH Princess Bejaratana have been scheduled for this month. Two minor rehearsals are set for this Sunday and March 25, before a grand rehearsal on March 31.

The main pavilion, crematorium and other buildings will be open for the public to visit from April 11-17. A permanent exhibition in honour of the late princess will be installed at Nakhon Pathom's Sanam Chandra Palace, which was built by King Rama VI. HRH Princess Bejaratana, who died last July 27 at the age of 85, was the only child of King Rama VI.

The late princess' ashes will be collected on the morning after the April 9 cremation and escorted to Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall. On April 12, a ceremony will be held to mark the ashes' permanent placement in the Throne Hall.

A meeting of the government's organising committee on March 24 will be attended by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the chief adviser to the panel, at the suggestion of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is the executive chairman of the panel.

[frostfire 1,279]

Well shit.

 

no bars open, and shite playing on TV. Sounds like we're in for one hell of a pre-songkran bash :/

[tallguy 1,481]

Well shit.

 

no bars open, and shite playing on TV. Sounds like we're in for one hell of a pre-songkran bash :/

 

I guess the DVD sellers will be doing a roaring trade in the next few weeks then .

 

 

Was a bit concerned when I saw this that it would co-incide with my upcoming 8 day trip but I go home about a week before the closure. I was in patts for the Royal funeral in Nov 2008 ans seem to remember that there was 1 of the three days when the closure was enforced more strictly than the others., (even the second road bars, Wonderful Bar and Bodega Bar were closed).

 

Cheers

TG

Edited March 17, 2012 by tallguy

[LBJ 533]

grab a girl or two and stock up on booze, I guess that will be my plan

[monkeyman 1,604]

"Night entertainment venues will be asked to suspend their businesses"

 

I rather suspect they'll be a little more insistent than that.

[tomcat76 327]

Try the top-floor bars in Nana...

Edited March 18, 2012 by tomcat76

[jacko 8,827]

This was the reason for the postponement of the music festival, and I guess the authorities want to clear the way for a jai-dee songkran.