News Forum - Thai Army lifts ban on Lazada to help country boost economy

[Thaiger]

The Royal Thai Army has lifted a boycott of e-commerce platform Lazada. The company, owned by the Alibaba Group, was banned from delivering parcels to military premises all over the country for 42 days because of an offensive advert which insulted the Thai Royal Family, and disabled people. Last month Lazada goods were banned from entering Royal Thai Army premises because its TikTok adverts were considered offensive to disabled people, and the Thai Royal Family. As a consequence, the Thai military warned soldiers of penalties if they ordered goods from Lazada. The two so-called offensive videos were launched on the […]

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[Boddown]

You can't make this stuff up, every day there are more things to make you chuckle lol

[Malc-Thai]

Amazing as thais think it was offensive to disabled people.. if they really cared that much about disabled people why do so many thais just ignore the many disabled people that are forced to beg on the streets.. 

[Soidog]

21 minutes ago, Malc-Thai said:

Amazing as thais think it was offensive to disabled people.. if they really cared that much about disabled people why do so many thais just ignore the many disabled people that are forced to beg on the streets.. 

Agreed. I think it’s all mixed in in the usual nonsense about past life crimes and karma. 

[Fanta]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

were considered offensive

Correction:  were considered by some to be offensive. 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

9 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The Royal Thai Army has lifted a boycott of e-commerce platform Lazada.

As that’s where they get their spare parts from!

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

 

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[Zorba_the_Geek]

One of those stories where whatever damage -real or imagined- was intended or not, it was only exacerbated by making a big drama out of it. They fall for it every time!

Now, a humiliating backdown -something about the economy?

And everybody is reminded about something they wanted to bury in the first place!

Ok Boss

Game, set, and match to Lazada!