Thai entertainment limits to be lifted
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RESTRICTIONS on entertainment and television in Thailand, in place since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, will be lifted on November 14, the prime minister said yesterday, though he urged respectful behavior and programs for a year of mourning.
King Bhumibol died on October 13 at the age of 88, after 70 years on the throne, plunging the country into grief.
The military government declared official mourning for a year and called for all festivities be postponed for an initial 30-day period, though it also asked for businesses and investors to maintain economic activity. Television channels stopped normal broadcasting moments after the king’s death was announced and switched to royal programming, including archive footage of the king’s life and broadcasts from the Grand Palace where his body is lying in state.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said yesterday normal broadcasting can resume on November 14, including hugely popular soap operas, but he called for channels to maintain a sober tone.
“In terms of entertainment, soap operas and movies, they can go ahead,” Prayuth told reporters. “We simply ask for cooperation. Some programs need to lower their tone, especially slapstick comedy.”
Most Thais have been wearing black to mark the death of a widely loved constitutional monarch who was seen as a pillar of stability in the politically fractious country.
But normal business has been going on and the important tourism industry has been largely unaffected. Bars have even remained open though with their music turned down.
Prayuth called on both Thais and tourists to maintain decorum for the mourning period.
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