Thailand clamps down on cheap copies of its traditional elephant, cat trousers from China

Workers sewing clothing with elephant prints at the Chinrada Garment company in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai.- PHOTO: AFP

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thailand’s Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has instructed the Customs Department to come up with measures to stem the influx of cheap trousers with traditional Thai cat and elephant patterns.

Phumtham, who also holds the post of deputy prime minister, said the copied versions of the cat and elephant trousers from China did not sport the exact copyrighted patterns and were of far inferior quality.