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King’s dog at center of Thai ‘royal insult’ dies
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The favorite dog of Thailand’s ailing monarch has died, days after a man was arrested under the kingdom’s strict royal defamation laws for allegedly making a satirical online remark about the beloved canine.
The dog, called Tongdaeng (Copper), became both a household name and a publishing sensation in Thailand after King Bhumibol Adulyadej adopted her as a stray puppy and penned a heartfelt book about her attributes in 2002.
She was praised for her loyalty and obedience, with the book widely interpreted at the time as a parable about how Thais should live and remember their place within the kingdom’s rigid society. Her death was announced in a statement from the veterinary faculty of Kasetsart University late on Monday.
It said she had been ill for the last few years and was just over 17 years old when she passed away.
Her death was splashed across Thai newspapers yesterday, with local media reporting that the king had been informed.
King Bhumibol, 88, the world’s longest-serving monarch, has spent much of the last two years in hospital and is rarely seen in public.
The monarchy is also shielded from any debate and criticism by one of the world’s harshest royal defamation laws.
Earlier this month Thanakorn Siripaiboon, 27, was arrested for allegedly making a “satirical” Facebook post about the king and his dog, according to his lawyers.
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