King Bhumibol Research Articles

Rezim Baru Monarki Thailand: Antara Darurat Militer Dan Kesejahteraan Sosial Di Wilayah Selatan

Muslim communities in Southern Thailand have experienced in discrimination among in economic, social, and politics. This condition has even occurred in the last seven decades under King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was known to be wise king. Basically, King Bhumibol as the head of state always stated that social welfare approace is the best way to solve the problem, but almost every Thai Prime Minister as the head of government unfortunately always uses a militaristic approach that triggers social resistance. Since King Bhumibol died, Thailand has faced with the potential crisis for two reasons. First, Maha Vajiralongkorn as a successor, he is considered have different charisma with his father because he is very glamorous and have controversial lifestyle. Secondly, the absence of King Bhumibol, who has been a counterweight to the state made the Thai military more often coups. This conditions give impact to Muslim communities in the South who always live with uncertainty condition with two possibilities. First, Muslim communities have a better life under the new monarchy regime with social welfare and humanity approaches. Secondly, the condition of the Muslim communities will remains stagnant under the controversial king with continued by martial law.

Brokering Culture and Power in a Media-Driven World: Parents of Adolescents in Northern Thailand

Exposure to modern media alters cultural values and individual identities. Little is known, however, about whether and how media use alters cultural socialization processes in family relationships. In this study, 20 urban Thai parents of adolescent children took part in individual interviews in which they discussed media use in their families. Thematic analysis of interview data indicates that adolescents act as cultural brokers for their parents in a media-driven culture, and that this brokerage engenders adolescent agency, power, and the renegotiation of traditional age-based hierarchies in the Thai context. Data also indicate that parental power and authority are maintained and reasserted by way of parents placing restrictions on adolescent media use and mobilizing their children’s technological desires as opportunities to teach culturally salient lessons about necessity—a value that reflects central tenets of the late Thai King Bhumibol’s Sufficiency Economy and of Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths. Findings suggest that media use can both transform and maintain traditional cultural values and family dynamics in northern Thailand. More broadly, this study carries implications for the psychological science of globalization by applying the concept of cultural brokerage to communities undergoing rapid technological change.

Thailand’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy as an Alternative Path to Sustainable Development

The recent history of economic and social development has shown that while contemporary development models succeed in increasing the wealth and wellbeing of mankind around the world, they also suffer from a number of shortcomings: they emphasize too much on financial success (like GDP) at the expense of other important dimensions of development, they bring in occasional but more frequent crises of various sort, they entail numerous social, such as disparity, and environmental illnesses. In short, the current development models are not sustainable. While Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an attempt to achieve sustainable development by setting up goals that would steer the development in right direction, it lacks description of how those goals should be achieved. Rather, SDGs recognize that countries may have their own ways to achieve the goals. In this paper, we argue that Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), invented by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, offers an alternative path to sustainable development. Key differences of SEP from other development models are that (a) it is a more holistic way of development, with physical and spiritual betterment simultaneously being sought, (b) it regards development as a multi-dimensional endeavor from the outset and, (c) it recognizes the role of communities and voluntary participation in development as important components on the path to sustainable development. We use a simple model that links SEP to sustainable development outcomes and test it with a newly-constructed system of indicators that captures SEP principles held by Thai people and a number of ultimate development outcomes. Our results find positive contributions of SEP to sustainable development outcomes. The indicators can thus be used to monitor both SEP and sustainable development. Keywords: Path to sustainable development, Development Indicators, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Sufficiency, economy philosophy

Community Participation in Water Management for Agriculture in Phra Phloeng, Khao Chakan, Srakaew, Thailand

This research aims to study: (1) the context of Phra Phloeng Sub-district, Khao Chakan District, Srakaew Province, which facilitate the community participation in water management for agriculture and, (2) the community participation in water management for agriculture. The research methodology is the interviewing 6 key informants and using questionnaire with 400 water users in Phra Phloeng Sub-district. The results show that : (1) An agricultural area of Phra Phloeng Sub-district is 164,675 rai. The area is plateau and there are two lines of small natural canals and one swamp which become water resources for agriculture and consumption plentifully. Moreover, an agricultural land use of Phra Phloeng Sub-district is farming, field of fruit trees and vegetables respectively. The important agricultural water resources in Phra Phloeng Subdistrict are Phra Sathong canal and Phra Phloeng canal and various natural water sources. The important economic crops in Phra Phloeng Sub-district are rice, corn, sugarcane, etc. (2) The most effective way to manage water resources for agriculture in Phra Phloeng Sub-district is to develop social capital and to encourage community participation and also to create networks and cooperation from all sectors. The emphasis on the participation process is an important supporting factor. The short-term management is to develop the existing water resources. The Medium-term management is to procure new water storage. The Long-term management is to induce the Mountain Sustainable Forest Management and new theory of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej to be water management guideline.

The Applying the New Theory to Assessment Criteria of Agricultural Water Management Schemes for Sustainable Rain-fed Agriculture in Thailand

This paper describes the selection of assessment criteria to assess agricultural water management schemes for on-farm ponds to support sustainable rain-fed agriculture, guided by the New Theory of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The candidate set of criteria was obtained from several international and national sources related to sustainable rain-fed agriculture and the New Theory. The criteria were reviewed and modified by the expert team based on the goals of the New Theory in order to define an initial site-specific set of criteria that conform with the context of socio-topographical conditions of Thailand. The team screened,assessed, and prioritized the criteria using three multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques- ranking, rating and pairwise comparisons- in order to attain the final locality set of the assessment criteria. The process resulted in selection of a set of three criteria, with 15 sub-criteria. This final locality set of criteria was used to conduct a sustainability assessment of agricultural water management schemes of on-farm ponds. Criterion 1 (The pursuit of self-reliant agriculture based on limited agricultural land and water resources) was given the highest weighting, followed by Criterion 3 (The pursuit of sustainable rain-fed agriculture) and Criterion 2 (Self-sufficiency of household daily consumption and income generation). At the sub-criterion level, sub-criterion 1.1 (Land use efficiency) and sub-criterion 1.5 (Water use efficiency) of Criterion 1; sub-criterion 2.1 (Food self-sufficiency) of Criterion 2; and sub-criterion 3.1 (Mixed farming) of Criterion 3 were given the highest weightings. Further research is needed to examine the applicability and reliability of the assessment criteria in field situations.

Live event creation and management: case of King Bhumibol Adulyadej mourning event

On the 13th of October 2016, Thailand and the world lost a great man, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thailand has mourning period following his death. This research studies the creation of a live event designed to express loyalty towards the late King. This research is divided into three parts: production and management, creative and performance communication, and design production. As the sender, the creators a of a live event about the King and the mourning period have many factors to consider including the appropriate modes of expression in Thai ceremony, culture, and tradition, and also the fact that people were sad and it was a sensitive time. The main message of the event was thankfulness, respect, and deep gratitude. The results show that audiences, made up of both Thais and foreigners, felt part of the live event, demonstrated their appreciation with tears, and showed their respect toward the King.

Live event creation and management: case of King Bhumibol Adulyadej mourning event

On the 13th of October 2016, Thailand and the world lost a great man, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Thailand has mourning period following his death. This research studies the creation of a live event designed to express loyalty towards the late King. This research is divided into three parts: production and management, creative and performance communication, and design production. As the sender, the creators a of a live event about the King and the mourning period have many factors to consider including the appropriate modes of expression in Thai ceremony, culture, and tradition, and also the fact that people were sad and it was a sensitive time. The main message of the event was thankfulness, respect, and deep gratitude. The results show that audiences, made up of both Thais and foreigners, felt part of the live event, demonstrated their appreciation with tears, and showed their respect toward the King.

Economic Factors Affecting the Changes in Temple Architecture in the Reign of King Rama IX

Economic factors reflecting the prosperity of foreign trades from the Ayutthaya to the Rattanakosin periods, brought about growth and changes in dwellings. These factors also supported and maintained Buddhism by restoring, reconstructing, and building temples. Traditions changed in the reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX, due to a capitalist economic system. This system, which has expanded its influence over land use planning, tourism development, and economic revitalization, led to different directions in the development of temple architecture. This article studies the roles of an economic system which affected the design of temple architecture during the Buddhawat area. The research was conducted through case studies of temples which represent the present time.
 

Tourismification of the Royal Funerary Tradition: A study of King Bhumibol Crematorium Exhibition

Tourismification of the Royal Funerary Tradition: A study of King Bhumibol Crematorium Exhibition

Mourning a Late King through Portraiture: Articulations of the Sacred and Profane in the Primate City of Bangkok

This article employs an urban sociological reading to examine mourning portraiture in the primate city of Bangkok, Thailand, following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX). The article argues that Bangkok’s mourning portraiture constructs a reified notion of the Thai nation acceptable to Bangkok’s elites. Through a narrative that sacralizes the late king’s historical exploits for the Thai people, Bangkok’s elites have harnessed the affluent shopping district of Pathum Wan as an aesthetic and political canvas for showcasing the transcendent and virtuous nature of their late monarch. With mourning portraiture as figure and Bangkok’s Pathum Wan as background, the nationalist implications of the imagery as they render sacred the late monarch are considered. The article concludes that the capital city’s sacralization of a deceased king is but an attempt by pro-royalist banking families to reinforce their class linkages to the Thai aristocracy by ‘working towards the monarchy,’ a trajectory illuminated by Serhat Ünaldi, one which I hope to make visible in the post-death context of mourning Rama IX.

In Search of His Majesty the King’s Underlying Concepts in Royally-Initiated Urban, Community and Architecture Development

King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been paid tribute to and presented with many international awards asthe world’s “Development King.” Throughout 60 years of His Majesty’s reign, there have been over 3,000royally-initiated projects for country development and improving the livelihood of his subjects. This research isintended to investigate His Majesty’s concepts in royally-initiated urban, community and architecturedevelopment, especially among those projects that are vital and beneficial to social and national development.It covers royally-initiated projects in urban development and improving the quality of life regarding traffic andtransportation, flood mitigation, improvement of water quality, the provision of open spaces for urban areas,royally-initiated projects in self-reliant community development, community development through knowledgemanagement, community development in enhancing spiritual and social cohesion, including royally-initiatedprojects in royal architecture and religious architecture development. Applicability analyses focus on thepotential for future application in royally-initiated development models as well as on the legislative dimension.In parallel to examining the accomplishments and constraints of selected projects, comprehensiveanalyses are undertaken concerning concepts and theories/principles related to royal initiatives, His Majesty’sroles and concepts, royal statements and guidance, activities, etc. To provide a sufficient basis for conceptinvestigation, relevant information was collected from documentary resources, physical surveys and structuredinterviews of key informants. Through systematic analyses of the arrays of concepts among various urban,community and architecture development initiatives, underlying development concepts, which are substantiallyphilosophy/principles, have been emerged. Further integration of the proposed significantunderlying concepts reveals a “sufficiency development” approach.

The Royal Activities of His Majesty King Bhumibol towards Muslims in Thailand

The Royal Activities of His Majesty King Bhumibol towards Muslims in Thailand

Principles of Sufficiency Economy and Sustainable Development

The concerns regarding the direction of national development of Thailand and the problems caused, both directly and indirectly, by the process of national development led by H. M. Late Thai King Bhumibol Aduljadej to begin speaking about sufficiency economy. His Majesty’s first remarks on SE came out during a speech before the students of Kasetsart University on July 18, 1974. On December 4, 1974, on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday anniversary the King’s royal speech emphasized step-by-step development on the basis of self-reliance, having enough to live and to eat, moderation, reasonableness, and self-immunity. Also, H. M. the King’s royal statement significantly raised consciousness of Thai people to be prudent, to realize steps of development which are academically correct, and to adhere to morals for every conduct of life. These all are known as “Sufficiency Economy (SE)”. The King’s thoughts regarding SE kept reappearing in his speeches and lectures with clear explanation of socio-economic and political contexts. However, the academics and economists had differing views regarding the sufficiency economy being part of mainstream economics and its significance amidst globalization and fast-pace economic development.

Thailand’s Traditional Trinity and the Rule of Law: Can They Coexist?

Thailand has seen considerable progress in the rule of law since the seminal 1997 constitution. Yet persistent political instability suggests that as yet the country does not think of the rule of law as binding. What is likely to happen in Thailand with the rule of law, and with governance generally? The argument advanced here is that rule of law principles must contend with the realisation that the traditional Thai trinity – nation, religion and king – has become an inviolable state ideology. Political actors, often aligned with the monarchy, have been using each element of the trinity to undermine both rule of law principles and democratic institutions. Now that long-serving monarch King Bhumibol (Rama IX) has been succeeded by his son King Varijalongkorn, it seems an appropriate time to examine current battles about the meaning of the rule of law and broader struggles for control between elites and popular groups based on competing visions for the state – a problem not only in Thailand but in the region as a whole.

Thailand in 2017

Following the epochal funeral of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in October 2017, Thailand stands at a difficult crossroads. A new constitution was ratified in April, and the military junta is running out of reasons to stick around. Yet Thailand remains deeply polarized politically, while King Vajiralongkorn is untested and lacks popular legitimacy.

Enhancing Thailand's Competitiveness through the Understanding of Human Capital

This paper explores the meaning and importance of human capital, the basic investment, as well as the earning it returns. In essence, human capital is a crucial factor for management to keep pace with change and disruption. From Adam Smith to Nelson Mandela, education has always been the powerful impetus that has enriched and enabled human potential for effective production. To localize this concept, Human Capital Competiveness indices were explored to map Thailand's status and strength compared to other Asean communities. Most importantly, based on the exemplary teaching of His Majesty King Bhumibol, a model of functional citizenry is constructed to decode this notable concept of human capital and thus put it into actual practice.

Production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use

This article reports of a study on the production of charcoal briquettes from biomass for community use. Manufacture of charcoal briquettes was done using a briquette machine with a screw compressor. The aim of this research was to investigate the effects of biomass type upon the properties and performance of charcoal briquettes. The biomass samples used in this work were sugarcane bagasse (SB), cassava rhizomes (CR) and water hyacinth (WH) harvested in Udon Thani, Thailand. The char from biomass samples was produced in a 200-liter biomass incinerator. The resulting charcoal briquettes were characterized by measuring their properties and performance including moisture content, volatile matter, fixed carbon and ash contents, elemental composition, heating value, density, compressive strength and extinguishing time. The results showed that the charcoal briquettes from CR had more favorable properties and performance than charcoal briquettes from either SB or WH. The lower heating values (LHV) of the charcoal briquettes from SB, CR and WH were 26.67, 26.84 and 16.76 MJ/kg, respectively. The compressive strengths of charcoal briquettes from SB, CR and WH were 54.74, 80.84 and 40.99 kg/cm2, respectively. The results of this research can contribute to the promotion and development of cost-effective uses of agricultural residues. Additionally, it can assist communities in achieving sustainable self-sufficiency, which is in line with our late King Bhumibol’s economic sufficiency philosophy.

An Analysis of Twitter in the Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

An Analysis of Twitter in the Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

INOCULANTS FUNGAL Trichoderma, Mucor AND Bacillus FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BASED ON SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has conceived and developed a new philosophy to improve the lives of the Thai people and bring them a genuine and lasting happiness. This new philosophy is called or economy This research has theobjective to create and develop innovation Khok-kham bio-fertilizer for aimed to community development by inoculants Trichoderma, Mucor and Bacillus based on sufficiency economy philosophy. Khok-kham community in Samut Sakhon province and Khanom community in Nakhon Si Thammarat province were selected for studying the efficiency of innovation Khok-kham bio-fertilizer. Nutrient analysis of innovation Khok-kham bio-fertilizer indicates high macronutrients of Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorus with the 84.33% of average value. The planting mangrove tree remove heavy metals such as Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd) and Copper (Cu) in soil with the average value of 98.6%. Moreover, it can help speed up 4 times of mangrove tree rate when compared to control case. This can also be applied for recovering mangrove forest area in the condition of limits of times. Innovation Khok-kham bio-fertilizer, can increase rice productivity, reduce costs of 5-6 times and improve soils acid. In summary, innovation Khok-kham bio-fertilizer is very useful for planting mangrove, increasing the productive of organic rice, vegetable and restoring mangrove forest area so that the community is developed based on sufficiency economy philosophy.

Financial Risk Management and Sustainability The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Nexus

With the September 25th 2015 United Nations Resolution 70/1 “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the case for integrating SUSTAINABILITY criteria at the heart of economic development programmes in particular, as well as the prerogative to pursue Sustainable Development Goals as the global response to humanity’s very existential threat in general, are no longer a matter of academic debate. Likewise, the wisdom of embedding sustainability ethos within the core strategy of business and social enterprises alike is gaining universal traction. However, exactly how and why sustainability principles intersect with mainstream Financial Risk Management models and methodologies, especially for corporate entities and financial institutions, is not so obvious. This, despite the fact that sustainable development proponents and risk management professionals are kind of kindred spirits: both dedicated to ensuring that there is a kind of longevity to something we desire and pursue as an active enterprise (be it economic development or financial profitability). By necessity, this piece is never going to be about showcasing actualised practices. Rather it is about making the case for what is possible, indeed necessary, but admittedly quite illusive in practice. The nexus between sustainability mandate and risk management discipline will be examined through the lens of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Inspired and promulgated by H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, it is generally considered first and foremost a compelling paradigm governing humanity’s pursuit of sustainable development, applicable to every sphere of our social/cultural, economic/political, and ecological/environmental existence as humankind.