I don't know whether our tourism will be affected by recent coverage of Taiwanese actress Charlene An's police extortion case. It made big headlines in Thai media for weeks and was reported in many international media outlets as well.
The controversy started when the 33-year-old actress complained on social media that she had been shaken down for 27,000 baht by Thai police after she and her friends were found in possession of e-cigarette devices they'd bought from a local market in Bangkok early last month. They were unaware that e-cigarettes were illegal in the country.
