Thailand Prime Minister Sprays Hand Sanitizer Into Journalists' Face To Avoid Tricky Questions

Salena Harshini |Mar 10, 2021

Mr. Prayuth used his hand sanitizer to target when they asked him about Thailand's cabinet reshuffle.

At the weekly press conference on March 9, Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has picked up a hand sanitizer bottle and sprayed the reporters. The PM became frustrated with the questions of the buzz.

The Thailand Prime Minister left journalists and netizens stunned

After a series of questions from reporters in Bangkok, he received a question about cabinet reform at the end of the press conference.

Thailand Minister At The Viral Event — He got irritated and did the spray to dodge difficult questions from reporters.

According to Reuters, the reporter questioned the list of candidates for office vacancies, after three of his ministers got arrested last week for their involvement in the protest movement seven years ago.

Prayut said while standing at the podium,

"Is there anything else to ask?”

"I don't know, I haven't seen it. Isn't it something the Prime Minister should know first?"

Seconds later, Prayuth left his position to grab a small bottle of sanitizer. He casually walked over to the journalists and sprayed each of them while holding a surgical mask in front of his face.

Thailand Prime Minister Spray Hand Sanitizer — The video is going viral on every social media platform.

Later, he was talking to the same group of reporters. Mr. Prayuth, a former military coup leader, is known for his comical remarks to media but he also sometimes lashes out at reporters. Prayut Chan-o-cha looked extremely annoyed before spraying those people again and walked off.

Explaining Prime Minister Prayut's bizarre action, Reuters said he was dodging difficult questions. According to AP, the Thailand Prime Miniter is famous for being hot-tempered and unpredictable.

At an event in 2018, he refused to answer questions from the press and instead brought in a mannequin of himself. It had the size of the true person. "Asl him!" - Prayut said and left.

Prayut Chan O Cha — Prayut Chan-o-cha is Thailand's Prime Minister, famous for his unpredicted acts.

Pandemic status in Thailand

On Monday, the country announced that it would cut down the mandatory quarantine length from two weeks to seven days for foreigners who are vaccinated that arrive in Thailand.

The announcement is fully operative starting from next month with the efforts to boost the struggling tourism industry. Meanwhile, Health Minister Anutin Charnvirankul also affirmed the regulation of vaccinations within three months of the travel period.