Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, said on Friday that in order to comply with the public demand, the museum has removed the problematic sign. Many netizens echoed in agreement, with over 10,000 putting their names on an online petition at change.org calling on the hospital to arrange a proper funeral for Si Quey, granting him some respect after more than 60 years of public humiliation. Si Quey was a Chinese migrant who moved to Thailand shortly after the end of World War II. He was sentenced to death by firing squad in September 1959, and after he was killed, the Siriraj Medical School asked to use his body for autopsy study. Later, the body was embalmed and put on display with the label “cannibal” at Siriraj Medical Museum.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2019 12:56 UTC