Free Thailand July 2014 | Page 39

Royal Mumbo Jumbo Wasting local state money building temporary palaces for visiting royals. When they meet the King or Queen they must crawl before their feet and recite Mumbo Jumbo “ ” “May the power of the dust on the soles and the dust under the soles of your royal feet protect my head and the top of my head.” I can’t believe it, is that Real or Fiction. Someone wake me up. It’s 2014. It’s not the stone age. No person and I mean no one is dust under the feet of another. It must be nice to be Thai Royal:   The Thai King is the Richest Monarch in the World. Net worth 30 Billion USD. During the last 20 years the Palace Budget has been increased 20 times, from 141 million Baht to 2.6 billion Baht. (Note: The poor English Queen has hardly seen a rise in her Palace Budget in 20 years and has to manage with a 358 million Baht.).  6 billion Baht is paid-out annually from the State Budget to finance Thailand’s Royal Projects.  60 military units with over 30,000 soldiers to guard the Thai monarchy. I thought all Thai people love the Monarch, why the massive military guards.  Collection of huge sum of money from corporation and public donations straight to the Royal family. I think all that huge amount of money that goes to the Royal Family is justified.   You don’t see Royal Dog Foo Foo in another Monarchy. You don’t see a Princess sitting naked in front of 600 international visitors for a dog birthday Party. Only in Thailand Royal Palace.