It's a free world ... Thai Navy removes bikini ban sign from island after media storm


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BANGKOK, July 30 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Royal Thai Navy has removed a sign banning bikinis on Chon Buri’s Samae San Island after it caused a backlash on social media. However, the bikini ban appears to still be in place.

Anew sign would be erected to create a “better understanding among visitors”, Navy spokesman Vice Adm Pokkrong Monthatphalin said on Friday.

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