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Betrayal best served cold, and with mint-choc, in Thai politics

Video. Why is this mint-choc drink a symbol of Thailand's political turmoil?

Updated: 04/08/2023 - 12:31 GMT+2

Betrayal is a beverage best served chilled in Thailand, as an innocuous chocolate-mint iced concoction takes the limelight -- an unlikely symbol of the kingdom's deep political divisions following May's election.

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