OFFICIAL MOURNING IN THAILAND, NO PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR 30 DAYS|泰國進入國喪期 政府公告禁止娛樂30天

On Oct. 13, beloved Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away. Thailand announced a year of official mourning, with no public entertainment for 30 days. The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo will be closed for seven days. As Thailand is a tourist destination, the travel industry is reminding people travelling there that they should wear plain or black clothes and act respectfully in public places. Thailand is in official state mourning. Many Thais have gone to mourn in front of the Grand Palace, which is also a well-known tourist attraction. The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo will be closed for seven days. An expert on Thai customs reminds people travelling to Thailand that they should wear plain or black clothes and act quietly and respectfully in public places. ==HU FU-BANG Sec-Gen. China Thai Buddhist Development Association== In the coming 30 days, all public entertainment is forbidden so in principle so there is not going to be much going on in the streets. ==HUANG KO-HSIN travel industry worker== Anyone who is about to leave for Thailand we will remind them to wear dark colored clothes and not colorful clothes. The travel industry said that all government departments had received notice of an official 30 day ban on entertainment, some bars would still open for business, but would not play music. They remind visitors that apart from being careful about their behaviour, they should carry some form of identity. After the King's death was announced, the Thai stock market ruled out uncertainty and after a bad opening, the market rose 3.5 % but despite this, economic analysts say there may be political unrest after the death, which will affect foreign investment. ==SUN MING-TEH Dir., TIER, Economic Forecast Center== This daily instability will lead the Thai manufacturing sector and foreign businesses to stagnate. Not to mention the tourism industry. Foreign investors simply do not dare to invest when things are politically unstable. If the new government goes against the old government policy and there is no political consistency, many companies will feel things are at a standstill. Analysts say in 2014, with the Redshirts political movement economic growth rate was just 0.8 % and up to 2015 was 2.8 % but now, affected by the King's death there will be some instability and in 2016 they say the estimated 3.2 % may be revised downwards. Taiwan trade with Thailand should not be affected in the short term, as Thailand is not a major trading partner. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 泰王蒲美蓬病逝，泰國政府宣布進入一年的服喪期，各地的娛樂活動暫停30日，泰國大皇宮玉佛寺已確定將暫停開放7天。由於泰國是國人旅遊熱門地，旅行業者提醒，要前往泰國的民眾，最好穿著素色或黑色的衣服，也不要在公共場所喧嘩。 泰國進入國喪期，不少當地民眾都自發前往大皇宮弔唁，而這也是著名旅遊景點，目前大皇宮和玉佛寺都確定關閉七天，泰國民俗專家提醒，如果國人最近要前往泰國，最好穿著素色或黑色衣服，在公共場所也記得不要大聲喧嘩。 ==中華泰佛文化交流發展協會理事長 胡福邦== 這30日內他們要 禁止所有的慶典活動 那原則上 街上可能 不會有太多的活動 ==旅遊業者 黃可欣== 準備要出發的客人的話 我們可能會提醒他在服裝的部分 儘量帶以深色為主 不要過度花俏的衣服 旅遊業表示，受到泰國政府公告所有單位禁止娛樂30天影響，部分酒吧照常營業、但不播歌曲，提醒旅客除了注意言行，最好也隨時攜帶能證明身分的文件。而在泰國王室宣布泰王逝世消息後，泰國股市排除了不確定因素、利空出盡，周五開盤上漲3.5%，但儘管如此，經濟學者觀察，泰王逝世恐怕政局動盪再起，影響外資投資意願。 ==台經院景氣預測中心主任 孫明德== 他們每天產生的這個動亂 第一個就會讓整個泰國的製造業 外商裹足不前 還不要講到觀光業 外商根本就不敢去投資 當你政治不安定的時候 如果新的政府 反對舊的政府的政策 那你現在去的話 政策沒有一致性 就讓這些廠商感覺起來 裹足不前 學者分析，泰國政局在2014年因為紅衫軍因素，經濟成長率只有0.8%，到2015年稍微復甦來到2.8%，但現在受到泰王逝世影響，不穩定因素再起，2016年預估的3.2%可能再下修。至於台泰貿易是否受影響?學者認為，由於泰國並非台灣主要投資國家，短時間應該不會有太大差異。 綜合報導