Thai minister miffed as Western tourists turn down free face masks

Anutin Charnvirakul distributing masks on the streets of Bangkok. - The Nation

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul got a little miffed at Western tourists this week when several rebuffed the protective face masks that he was personally distributing on a Bangkok street.

Anutin said the incautious farang should be reported to their embassies and expelled from Thailand.