Thai army to boycott Alibaba-owned Lazada after promotional video angers royalists

Thai army to boycott Alibaba-owned Lazada after promotional video angers royalists

REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

The Thai army said on Monday it will ban its 245,000 members from using one of Southeast Asia’s biggest e-commerce websites for official purposes after royalists said a promotional video appeared to mock the royal family.

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