Such practices could raise concerns under several Thai laws. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
  • darcmage@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    27 days ago

    Isn’t it possible that this is a cash-only business and would’ve accepted baht in cash? What if the owner was on wechat and that was the only other way to accept payment?

    It’s not very common but I’ve been to a few businesses in Toronto where the only form of payment accepted was cash.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    27 days ago

    The source is sketchy at best but if true the underlying story is about Chinese overtourism in Thailand which has been a problem for a long time.

      • AlphaOmega@lemmy.worldEnglish
        59·
        27 days ago

        Just seems non news worthy. The restaurant only accepts Chinese currency. That’s barely local news worthy.

        Who said anything about the USA?

        Did you actually read the article?