The new king has had a very colourful personal life. Still spends a lot of time in Germany. He cannot possibly be venerated or even respected by the Thai people as his long serving father was. At some stage, there was speculation that his sister could be chosen the next monarch. For that matter, there is no good reason why democracy cannot survive in a developed, prosperous, educated country like Thailand. Thaksin Shinawatra was wrongly denied the right to rule, driven to exile.
The new king has had a very colourful personal life. Still spends a lot of time in Germany. He cannot possibly be venerated or even respected by the Thai people as his long serving father was. At some stage, there was speculation that his sister could be chosen the next monarch. For that matter, there is no good reason why democracy cannot survive in a developed, prosperous, educated country like Thailand. Thaksin Shinawatra was wrongly denied the right to rule, driven to exile.