MOI Prepares for Queen Mother's Royal Cremation Ceremony

Matichon•Politics•14h ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Interior has held its first preparatory meeting for the Royal Cremation Ceremony of Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother.

•The Ministry of Interior is the lead agency for organizing the sandalwood flower offering ceremonies for the public in regional areas.
•The meeting took place on August 26 at the Ministry of Interior.
•Preparation includes constructing offering pavilions and producing sandalwood flowers according to Royal Household Bureau standards.

Overview

•On August 26, the Ministry of Interior held the 1/2026 preparatory meeting for the Royal Cremation Ceremony of Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother.
•The Ministry of Interior was assigned by the Steering Committee, chaired by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, to lead regional sandalwood flower offering ceremonies.
•The Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior will handle budget requests for the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning to build pavilions in provinces and metropolitan areas.
•The Department of Provincial Administration will construct pavilions in every district nationwide, while the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will build pavilions in central Bangkok areas.
•The Community Development Department is responsible for producing sandalwood flowers based on seven designs specified by the Royal Household Bureau.
•Arsit Sampantharat requested provincial governors and district officers to act as the core in driving safety, traffic, and medical management.
•The ceremony will include performances such as Khon, Nang Yai, and puppet plays at 878 locations from 09:00 to 22:00, pausing when His Majesty the King arrives.

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Key Quotes

Arsit Sampantharat

"I invite all government agencies, state enterprises, and local administrative organizations, both central and regional, to closely integrate their work and fully prepare in all aspects."

ขอเชิญชวนให้ทุกส่วนราชการ หน่วยงานรัฐวิสาหกิจ รวมถึงองค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น ทั้งในส่วนกลางและส่วนภูมิภาค ร่วมกันบูรณาการการทำงานอย่างใกล้ชิดและเตรียมความพร้อมทุกด้านให้ครบถ้วน

Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The lead agency responsible for organizing the sandalwood flower offering ceremonies for the public in regional areas.

Office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior(สำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงมหาดไทย)

The agency responsible for requesting the budget for pavilion construction.

Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning(กรมโยธาธิการและผังเมือง)ℹ️

The agency tasked with constructing pavilions in provinces and metropolitan areas.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The agency tasked with constructing pavilions in every district nationwide.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The agency tasked with constructing pavilions in central Bangkok areas.

Community Development Department(กรมการพัฒนาชุมชน)

The lead agency responsible for the production of sandalwood flowers.

Royal Household Bureau(สำนักพระราชวัง)

The entity that specified the seven designs for sandalwood flowers.

Person

Arsit Sampantharat(นายอรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

Nirat Pongsitthithaworn(นายนิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior for Administration who chaired the meeting.

Arocha Nanthmontree(น.ส.อโรชา นันทมนตรี)

Governor of Nakhon Pathom Province.

Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother(สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ พระบรมราชชนนีพันปีหลวง)ℹ️

The subject of the Royal Cremation Ceremony.

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn(สมเด็จพระกนิษฐาธิราชเจ้า กรมสมเด็จพระเทพรัตนราชสุดาฯ สยามบรมราชกุมารี)ℹ️

Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Royal Cremation Ceremony of Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother.

His Majesty the King(พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว)

The monarch who will perform the royal cremation ceremony.

Place

Nakhon Pathom(นครปฐม)ℹ️

The province governed by Arocha Nanthmontree.