Citizens and tourists lined up to receive 10 tonnes of durians that were given away free to celebrate the opening of the first wholesale and retail durian distribution centre in Nonthaburi province where the fruit will be sold throughout the year.

A Facebook post by a popular property developer, apparently aimed at boosting its “green image”, appeared to backfire when it drew ridicule from many social networkers who commented in other words that the company was allegedly trying to avoid paying land tax.