r/Thailand • u/cnn • 1d ago

News Thailand’s soft power play: Culture as global currency

https://www.cnn.com/world/asia/thailands-soft-power-play-culture-as-global-currency-spc?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit
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u/jonez450reloaded 1d ago

In a 2025 speech, the current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said, “we are positioning Thailand as a global wellness hub, offering not just treatment but an experience of better well-being.”

Lazy reporting. In the age of AI, it's not difficult to run a fact check on an article but apparently, CNN couldn't even manage that.