Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Land of Smile, but King Never Smiles

"The Land of Smile" is the moto of Thailand Tourism Promotion. It's easy to find it in Thai in-flight magazine or the other tourism advertising. It's acknowledged that thai is the top arrival of tourist in the region compared to Cambodia. The main revenue of its national budget come from big part of tourism and service sector.

However, I make notice that why the King of Thai never smiles. He always shows himself very strict and not easy-going. Too often, it is believed that he is not only strong in power but also rich among the king around the world. Every year, on his birthday celebration, he always deliver his speech as advice for government to follow.

Since the revolution in 1932 from Siam to Thailand, there are many coup d'états. When the government can't reach any deal with its opposition party, the coup d'état is the last resort to overthrown the legitimate government . So , when the culture of coup d'états of Thailand is vanished.