Agriculture and Cooperative Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said that tapping Thailand's rubber industry could generate trillions of income for Thai people.
In a Facebook post on Thursday , Thailand's Agriculture and Cooperative Minister Chalermchai Sri-on believes that this approach, under the concept he dubbed “Sex Toy – Made in Thailand”, will raise the value of Thai rubber and generate revenue for the country.“Today we must dare to decide. Should we process rubber into sex toys to make a profit for the country? It’s not just about pornography but also a matter of sexual health,” the minister said.
“We are ready to build an industrial estate called ‘Rubber Valley’ to [systematise] rubber processing and boost rubber exports, which can double up as a tourist attraction. We should process rubber in all ways. Dare to make the change and unlock income for Thai people,” he said. However, the minister’s suggestion would require a radical paradigm shift as Thailand still has existing laws on criminalising promiscuity, which violators of the law could get fined or jailed.