International Broadcasts
Thai TV soap operas start to be popular overseas in countries such as Cambodia and Laos. Several of Cambodia Television Channel were aired many Thai Lakorn instead of their local ones. Dao Pra Sook was the most popular Lakorn for Khmer viewers. However, to release Lakorn had banned at the early of 2003 but released back in the same years. The sale of Thai Lakorn is still allowed in Cambodia but television stations do not air Lakorns.
Lakorn have begun to become popular in Singapore as Nang Tard released well in those countries. Lakorns are broadcast in Singapore for one or two weeks after in Thailand, or some has finished in Thailand for long time. Malaysia used to broadcast some Lakorn with a considerable success, but currently Thai lakorn is almost absent on the local television, but are usually on DVD and usually two to three months after Thailand television. Vietnam's VTV1 broadcast Thai lakorns one day after in Thailand and are usually not dubbed or subtitled.
The sale popularity of lakorns in Europe and the United States' market has arisen.
According to China Radio International, many Thai lakorns are aired in China (translated by dubbed into Chinese language).
Lakorns were also broadcast in the Philippines for a short while in 1998, but has cancelled because of very low number of audiences.
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