A lack of awareness over Nazi icons in Asia

Learned her lesson: Namsai received backlash over her choice of clothes.

Bangkok: Thai teen idol Namsai feared being booted from her band after a photo of her wearing a T-shirt with a Nazi swastika went viral, but without the uproar she says she would have remained ignorant about the offensive implications of her fashion choices.

As Europe battles a surge in anti-Semitism, including the desecration of graves in France, South-East Asia is wrestling with a lack of understanding about the provenance of Nazi paraphernalia that casually creeps into public spaces.