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Thai prime minister fined $190 for not wearing face mask

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Thai prime minister fined $190 for not wearing face mask

FINED. Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a family photo session with new cabinet ministers (not pictured) at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 30, 2021.

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The move comes after a photograph of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha appeared on his Facebook page showing him not wearing a mask in a meeting

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was fined 6,000 baht ($190) on Monday, April 26, for breaching rules aimed at containing the coronavirus by not wearing a face mask, the governor of Bangkok said.

“I informed the prime minister this was a violation of rules,” Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang wrote on his official Facebook page.

The move came after a photograph of Prayuth appeared on his Facebook page showing him not wearing a mask in a meeting. The photograph was later removed.

The prime minister made an inquiry to city hall about the restrictions, which specify that masks should be worn at all times outside residences, prompting his fine, said Aswin. – Rappler.com

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