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Published on January 5, 2008

Your light appeared in our midst and to this

Kingdom's life

Your actions of love gave reason and hope

A Princess born to be sister to two kings

And teacher to the people who feted Your wis

dom

Your light has paled in our mortal realities

But reappeared in the realms where there is

no more pain

In the heavens where good deeds are reward

ed

And ultimate reality cherishes its children

There lotuses stand in the shades of the coral

tree

Beaming to us bereft of words and choked in

emotions

The jewels of Your regal deeds to the poor

and

hilltribe people

Unbearable though our grief, fervent yet are

our prayers

That Your angelic, regal spirit will repose in

the cushion of eternal rest

Your deeds will shine on the wings of dawn

Which accompanied Your soul to heavenly

bowers

And carved indelibly Your memory in our

souls.

Glen Chatelier

Bangkok

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To HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana

At a time of national mourning, I would like to express a Swiss citizen's feelings on the loss of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana:

Une fleur si merveilleuse,

Même qu'elle s'est levée

En voyageant à l'infini,

Plante dans notre coeur

Un grand' amour et plein de joie.

Ben Werner Stenz

Bangkok

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The dedication of some, the pure greed of others

Even as an outsider, one feels a great sense of sadness at the very sad passing of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana, and for HM the King in particular.

But one also wonders - after so many years of hard work, dedication, leadership and sacrifice by HM the King - if that sense of sadness isn't also profoundly compounded by witnessing a seemingly never-ending political feud perpetrated by people bent on utterly selfish pursuits for personal gain. The theft continues at any and all cost - to the detriment of the nation and its people.

Long live the King, and may Thailand and His Majesty both see better days ahead.

Daniel

Bangkok

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Don't worry, amulets to the rescue

The problem in the South has been solved: all soldiers will be safe as long as they are wearing the Luang Poo Jiam amulet.

Presumably, the government will also be safe from the soldiers - no more coups - as long as the prime minister wears the Luang Poo Jiam amulet.

And the world can be relieved that Thailand is now stable.

Farang Rak Thai

Bangkok

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Why do people still believe these jokers

Attention! To: Banharn, Snoh, Suwat, Suwit and Somsak.

All five small and medium-sized parties have the right to join the PPP in forming a new government. However, they should answer questions clearly before doing so. Chart Thai leader Banharn informed the public clearly that he would never work with Thai Rak Thai, which is now the PPP.

Snoh joined the campaign against Thaksin both in parliament and outside for months.

Ruam Jai Thai-Chart Pattana split from TRT because of a different political philosophy claimed by its former leader, Suwat.

The Puea Pandin and Matchima parties claimed that they wanted to be a new alternative choice and a new dimension in Thai politics.

However, all of them are now leaning towards joining the PPP. This creates a lot of confusion.

Where are these politicians' principles?

Why do they always tell lies to their people?

And why do Thai people still believe them?

And the last question is: why are we going to leave our country's destiny in the hands of all these jokers?

Siam Opinion

Bangkok

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Revoke Thaksin's citizenship now

Judging from what Thaksin Shinawatra has done to Thailand both as a citizen and politician, shouldn't the Thai people or the authorities initiate a revocation of his Thai citizenship for attempted subversion of Thailand's stability?

First, the distribution of CDs featuring Thaksin enticing voters to vote for his adopted political arm, the People Power Party, despite the Constitution Court order banning him from political activities for five years together with 110 other Thai Rak Thai executives for electoral fraud.

In my opinion, this defiance of the court order is enough reason for a court to have Thaksin's citizenship stripped in absentia.

Second, Samak Sundaravej, leader of the PPP, who admits to being Thaksin's nominee in all his political decisions, did not help the situation. He has declared that, if chosen to be prime minister, he will do anything for Thaksin's consent and satisfaction - not for the benefit of the Thai people and the country. This shows our country's future is at risk of being mismanaged, and its policies misdirected, for the benefit of a very few people.

Thus, isn't it appropriate for the Thai people to call for a revocation of Thaksin's Thai citizenship for these acts of subversion to Thailand's stability?

Chavalit Van

Chiang Mai

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Never trust the military to intervene in politics

Re: "New govt will do what it likes with the AEC", Letters, January 4.

John Symons' assertion that, where democratic checks and balances fail in an immature democracy, the military have a duty to intervene to protect the state is wrong on two counts.

First, as long as the military continues to "rescue" Thailand from its elected governments, the electorate will not have to face up to the consequences of its bad choices, nor have any incentive to make better ones in the future.

Second, if one were to compile a list of institutions that one would wish to see intervene, the Thai military would be dead last. It can be argued that the Thai Rak Thai Party and the military have something in common: they are are both prone to corruption.

Having the Thai military intervene to stamp out corruption is about as sensible as putting a fox in charge of a chicken run.

Dom Dunn

Dublin

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