Anutin slams ‘selfish, irresponsible’ Thais sneaking back across border

Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has voiced support for business owners planning to sue people infected with Covid-19 who re-entered the country illegally, saying they were “selfish and irresponsible” and needed to be taught a lesson.

Mr Anutin, also public health minister, was responding to a report that businesses in Chiang Rai were planning legal action against people who returned illegally with the virus and caused problems for other people, including damage to their businesses. They  plan to demand 20 million baht in compensation.

“Go ahead. Sue them. They should do that,” Mr Anutin said. They had the right to do so.

He said the government would also take legal action against them for breaches of …