Cafe sues US for ‘spreading pandemic’


A CAFE in Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand recently filed a damage lawsuit against the US government for allegedly spreading the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sawet Wianthong, the owner of Ooh Cafe at the DK Park food centre in downtown Chiang Mai, filed the case in court on June 26 seeking 450,000 baht (RM62,287) in damage compensation, plus a 7.5% interest per annum, for which he held the US government accountable.

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