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On road patriotism
COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN
Photo: AP
Stop! When you hear the national anthem.
A proposed new law to boost patriotism in Thailand would prove to be "chaotic" because it would require motorists to stop when the national anthem is played twice a day, said lawmakers. According to a Reuters report vote on the Flag Bill proposed by a group of retired and active duty generals in the army-appointed parliament was deferred to allow a committee to study it. "The national anthem lasts only one minute and eight seconds, so why can’t motorists stop their c
ars for the sake of the country?" retired General and NLA member Pricha Rochanasena, 70, said. "They already spend more time in traffic jams anyway," he said, referring to Bangkok’s notoriously congested streets. Most Thais already stop what they are doing and stand still when the national anthem is played on loudspeakers in train stations, parks and office buildings at 8 a.m and 6 p.m.
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