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To old San Franciscans, people whose hands have shaken the hands of those who came in the Gold Rush, the move is an act of lèse-majesté, an impertinence rivaling only that of Billy Ralston, who chose to go for a refreshing swim in the harbor one day in 1875 when his mighty Bank of California was crashing, rather than stay at the office.
Bangkok's Nation reported last Friday that the Thai film board has recommended that Anna and the King , a new version of The King and I starring Jodie Foster, not be filmed in Thailand because it would violate the country's lèse-majesté law.