THE ROYAL Thai Army (RTA) will set up a fact-finding committee to investigate allegations surrounding a research project to develop safety masks for the military.

The Consumer Protection Board (CPB) has ordered three agencies to carry out a detailed investigation regarding the controversial Korea King frying pan as a recent scientific assessment by a Kasetsart University academic found that the pan was not coated in marble as advertised, Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Science lecturer Jessada Denduangboripant said on Tuesday.