Archives pour la categorie ‘Asian Royal Households’
A picture obtained by CNN is believed to show migrants being towed out to sea - A group of Rohingya migrants are seen in a boat being pulled out to sea off Thailand
Bangkok Post - 3 Feb 2009 – By PLOENPOTE ATTHAKOR.
An exhibition relives the Beijing Olympics through the photos and observations of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Through the cameras of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the public has a chance to revisit — and be enthralled with — the fanfare of the Olympics Games that took place in Beijing last year.
Times of India New Delhi Edition - 3 Feb 2009.
Tokyo - Japan’s imperial family is confronting a sharp crisis of confidence as it searches for a meaningful role in modern Japanese society.
While still revered, the imperial family – whose headwas considered divine until 1945 – is increasingly pitied as its members struggle with their tightly constrained lives. Andwith Emperor Akihito’s reign in its twilight, many Japanese are daring to ask what has been unspeakable for centuries : Does the country really need an emperor?
24 Jan 2009 – The Guide
When Prince William finally walks down the aisle with a doeeyed bride, you won’t find me waving bunting or ironing my souvenir tea towel. From Burns suppers to school assemblies, whenever the national anthem hoves into earshot I find an urgent need to dislodge a long-lost tomato pip from my back teeth, and somehow the words God Save our Gracious Queen never quite reach the tip of my tongue. Not, I must say, that I have anything against Her Majesty. She is one of the most astute, dignified and hardworking players the British monarchy has ever produced. I suspect I will feel genuine sorrow the day she vacates the throne.
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn writes a calligraphic phrase in Chinese, while Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jiuhuan (second right) looks on.
The Bangkok Post – January 15, 2009.
With the launch of his first exhibition featuring Chinese calligraphy last Sunday, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jiuhuan is set to complete his diplomatic mission in Thailand with great pride and lots of memories.
Queen Savang Vadhana Museum
The Nation – December 30, 2008 – By KUPLUTHAI PUNGKANON
From the reign of her father King Rama IV to the modernisation of Siam under the reign of her grandson, His Majesty the King, Queen Savang Vadhana witnessed six monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty take the throne.
M&C – December 15, 2008.
Japan’s Emperor Akihito’s illness is reportedly due to him being stressed over his successor.
The emperor – who recently cancelled official engagements due to high blood pressure and a rapid pulse – has been suffering from a digestive system disorder, and his advisers believe the condition is worsened by his current troubles.
Kyodo News – December 13, 2008.
Emperor Akihito has been worried over the issue of Imperial succession and « various » other matters, Imperial Household Agency chief Shingo Haketa has said, commenting on the stress attributed as the cause of the Emperor’s digestive system disorder.
The Emperor, who will turn 75 on Dec. 23, had gastric erosion and a residue of bleeding in the stomach and the duodenum deemed to have been caused by physical and psychological stress as well as age, the agency said earlier.
Press Room of the Smithsonian Institution – December 11, 2008.
Saitoh’s research confirmed that the palanquin was created in 1856 for the wedding procession of the princess Atsuhime, to Tokugawa Iesada (1824-58), the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa family, who ruled from 1603-1867. Atsuhime’s life story is the focus of a novel by Tomiko Miyao, “Tenshoin Atsuhime,” and is currently the spotlight of a 50-episode drama series airing on the Japanese network NHK.
The Guardian – December 9, 2008 – By Ian MacKinnon.
BANGKOK - The Economist disappeared from newsstands in Thailand this week after its cover story – critical of the country’s revered monarch – risked landing local distributors in jail.
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