Thai cops question woman who joked she’d stand during royal anthem for money

A 26-year-old woman in Nakhon Sawan said she was visited by the police this week after she joked on social media that she was willing to be hired to stand up during the royal anthem in cinemas.

The woman, who identified herself only as Sawitree due to fear of further backlash, told Coconuts today that she was at her office in the central province of Nakhon Sawan two days ago when cops showed up to question her about a recent Facebook post in which she riffed on news of army cadets being urged to stand when the anthem is played prior to films.

“Police showed up and had documents about me, my photo, my address and my social media pages. They are keeping their eye on me now,” Sawitree said today.

They seemed to have taken seriously a post she says was meant as a joke.

“The police only asked me whether I actually did get money for standing up during the royal…