Defense Min's Nong Kiao Koi receives makeover

[webfact]

Defense Min's Nong Kiao Koi receives makeover

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 April 2018 (NNT) - Thailand's Ministry of Defense has launched a new version of its mascot ‘Nong Kiao Koi’ which was first introduced last year to cultivate public understanding about the social contract. 

The new version of the Ministry of Defense’s mascot features a new costume which resembles those worn by a famous girl singing group. The word ‘Kieaw Koi’, which means a pinky promise in English, is a symbol of unity. 

 

Assistant Spokesperson at the Ministry of Defense, Col Wanchana Sawasdee, was seen standing next to Nong Kiao Koi and fostering public understanding about the social contract at the Victory Monument in Bangkok. 

The mascot costumes cost 20,000 baht. 

Nong Kiao Koi also serves as a reconciliation ambassador to unite Thai people and to improve understanding of the social contract.

 

-- nnt 2018-04-06

[AGareth2]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

The mascot costumes cost 20,000 baht. 

2k to the dressmaker and

18 k elsewhere

[Misterwhisper]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

The mascot costumes cost 20,000 baht.

Is that including that inflated head with nothing inside it but stale air?

Edited April 6, 2018 by Misterwhisper

[Enoon]

 

Looking forward to seeing her engaging in unspeakably depraved activities (courtesy of "gif" crafters) on the internet.

 

 

Edited April 6, 2018 by Enoon

[chickenslegs]

Caption competition ...

 

                                                                      "It was only this big!"

[debate101]

I'm sure that this army-concocted live-action anime character will make Thais want to give up on being able to express themselves, select their leaders, and build a future that is better for their families and not worse.

[klauskunkel]

glad to see that the defense of this country is in cute hands

[ChrisY1]

So typical of often childish Thailand....soldiers playing with dolls!

Uniformed boys and girls in adult bodies!

[grumbleweed]

As promises and Thai military don't belong in the same spectrum of the universe, this symbol could be used to signify the suffix "...but don't hold your breath" to anything emanating from the mouth of an official

 

and note the choice of finger

The middle finger is reserved for responding to questions about the election

[Krataiboy]

. . . means a pinky promise in English

 

That's not what I, as an Englishman, have understood by being on a promise - irrespective of colour.