the article is based on a TikTok video recorded after the fact. The headline also does not represent the facts exactly:
he had finished a meal and tried to pay, only to be told that the restaurant did not have Thai QR payment facilities or a Thai bank account. The shop allegedly asked whether he had another form of payment, forcing him to use renminbi.
He also claimed the bill increased by 50 baht (S$2), from 325 baht to 375 baht, after he was required to settle the payment in renminbi.
Yep, something like that. Quoting myself: