Above the law, privileged Thais party on, to insult of struggling public

Celebrities were forced to come clean about their whereabouts to health officials under threat of prosecution after public outrage erupted over an apparent double standard in which VIPs are being allowed to withhold information required of everyone else.  

Singer Karit “Kaow Aot” Puntham, 23, last night became the latest celeb in the spotlight after he admitted to not disclosing his whereabouts in the 14 days before he tested positive for COVID-19. A member of boyband Axis, Karit was confirmed to be among dozens at a birthday party for radio personality Techin “DJ Matoom” Ploypetch, who emerged as a super spreader after taking ill last week.

Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, City Hall spokesperson, said this morning that the singer will pay a penalty if he is found to have intentionally hidden information. Any infected patient who hides or refuses to give information…