Photo shows North Korean Ambassador to Thailand Kim Je Bong (L) and Tha Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob who met on January 19.//Photo : Education Ministry website
The Education Ministry has decided to remove a post from its Facebook page showing a meeting between its minister and the North Korean ambassador to Thailand after it went viral and faced harsh criticism from netizens. However, the ministry kept the post on its website.
The post in question features photos of a meeting between Permpoon Chidchob and Ambassador Kim Je Bong on January 19 at the ministry. It stated that the envoy paid a courtesy call on the minister to congratulate him on his appointment last September.
The main discussion revolved around education in each country.
What drew negative criticism, however, was when the Thai minister expressed his admiration for what he referred to as North Korea’s…
