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Despite mounting criticisms and concerns for his safety, Thai heartthrob Phakin “Tono” Khamwilaisak will on Saturday plunge into the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom for a 15-km charity swim that will take him to the Laotian side of the river and back to the northeastern province.

 

Phakin wants to use the much-publicized exercise to raise funds for hospitals in Nakhon Phanom Hospital and a hospital in Thakhek, Khammouane province of Laos.

 

Phakin has been getting both bouquets and brickbats for his planned venture which will see him swim from the Thai side of Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom to Thakhek of Laos and back. The attempt is seen as an emulation of Thailand’s rock star Artiwara Khongmalai, better known as “Toon Bodyslam”, who raised as much as 1.3 billion baht (US$37 million) with his famous run covering more than 2,000 kms in 2017 to buy medical equipment for hospitals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tono-ready-for-mekong-charity-swim-despite-brickbats/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-10-20

 

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