Yuan-only Payment Tale Causes Stir in ‘Bangkok’s Next Chinatown’

Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’

Inspectors took to the streets in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Thursday after a claim about a restaurant refusing to accept Thai baht and demanding Chinese yuan caused a social media stir.

Chinese restaurant in Thailand allegedly refuses baht, accepts only renminbi

Such practices could raise concerns under several Thai laws. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bangkok Restaurant Alledgedly Rejects Baht, Demands Yuan, Sparks Outrage

BANGKOK, Thailand — Bangkok authorities have cleared a noodle restaurant in the Huai Khwang district of illegal payment practices following a thorough inspection prompted by viral social media allegations that the establishment refused the Thai baht and demanded payment in Chinese yuan. Massive Fire Erupts in Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown The investigation was launched after a […] Source

Chinese restaurant in Huai Khwang refuses baht, accepts yuan

A viral claim that a Chinese restaurant in Huai Khwang accepted only yuan has raised concerns over Thai payment rules and tax oversight

Paying Chinese yuan instead of Thai baht for meals in Huai Khwang being probed: PM

AFTER A Chinese influencer who speaks Thai shared a video clip revealing that he was asked to pay for a meal at a restaurant in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district in Chinese yuan not Thai baht went viral online Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said officials are already monitoring this situation, Workpoint TV and Amarin TV […] The post Paying Chinese yuan instead of Thai baht for meals in Huai Khwang being probed: PM appeared first on Thai Newsroo…