More police trying to extort tourists over vaping devices, this time in Pattaya, an update on Thailand’s vaping laws, Burmese protests in Bangkok on the second anniversary of the Myanmar coup, Bangkok chokes on ‘unhealthy’ air quality.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction to vaping and extortion stories
0:58 – Pattaya policeman tries to extort Chinese tourist for 60,000 baht
3:52 – Thai Police try to formalise checkpoint procedures
4:57 – Tourists won’t be charged for ‘bribes’
7:01 – Chuwit introduces his ‘witness’ to Thai media
8:19 – Thai police and lawyer clarify vaping laws in Thailand
11:27 – Burmese protest over 2 year anniversary of Myanmar military coup
14:18 – Bangkok and Chiang Mai with ‘unhealthy’ air quality today
