Thai girl band berated for skimpy New Year outfits

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

BANGKOK (AFP) — A Thai girl band that took part in a government push for women to avoid skimpy outfits during Buddhist New Year was Thursday berated by the culture ministry for subsequently stripping off.

Girly Berry, a four-piece outfit known for hits such as "Shake It" and "I Like Ugly Guys," slipped into traditional Thai dress as part of a campaign ahead of Thailand's New Year, known as Songkran, which ended Wednesday.

Days later, however, they were back on stage in buttock-skimming hot-pants and tank-tops for a performance on Bangkok's Khao San Road, the centre of the capital's raucous water fights that mark the new Buddhist year.

"We campaigned to promote proper dressing, including Thai-style dress, but they appeared in very little clothing on the...