rxpharm Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 From The Nation, March 17, 2012. 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 Keep this in mind if you're in LOS during those dates. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grakallen Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. Any bar owners know how strict this will be enforced? If everything is closed for 3 days I will consider a trip to see some neighbor country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownLoLarry Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Thanks for the heads up. Any bar owners know how strict this will be enforced? If everything is closed for 3 days I will consider a trip to see some neighbor country. Josh of Baby Boom reports they received a police letter saying they must close April 8-10. So it appears Pattaya bars will either be closed or not serving booze. Here are some future possible closures: Historically the Buddha days where bars often can't serve booze along with the 2012 date:Macka Bucha Day March 7 Visakha Bucha Day June 4 Asalha Puja Day Aug 2 Buddhist Lent Day Aug 3 Also Dec 5th is Father's Day, the birthday of His Majesty The King; the bars are often closed or don't sell booze. But there is generally a Morlam on this night in Pattaya, probably the biggest one of the year with at least 500 ladyboys plus another 500 femboys. Perhaps a good day to order in: http://www.ladyboyreview.com/index.php?file=member_search_by_location_continent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farangbah Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 closed or not serving booze. Any idea how that will affect sales of alcohol in general, i.e. will it not be sold in 7/11 at all during these days... will the foolproof string be tied around ye olde beer fridge door handle...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardhi Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Anaconda will be closed and will be undertaking some refurbing work at this time. Guess is not sure at this stage - nobody knows but it maybe open at least for some of the days but as a sign of respect, external lighting may be off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardhi Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Guess Bar is open today (8th) and the 10th and presume so is all of Nana - the 9th though I believe everything will be closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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