A once-popular T-shirt. According to the law, copying may be theft, but there is widespread public opinion that it is not. That's what my reaction was when I learnt about the plagiarism allegation levelled at Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag over the winning design for Suvarnabhumi airport's new terminal that has been ongoing over the past week. Plagiarism has had a comfortable place in Thailand for as long as I can remember, in music, literature, design, education and even politics. Thai society's tolerance toward plagiarism has just helped foster its very existence.

Source: Bangkok Post September 06, 2018 21:33 UTC