Blind lottery vendors call on PM to rein in middlemen
Ten blind lottery vendors rallied in front of Government House Monday to demand the prime minister to handle the problem of overpriced lottery tickets. The blind vendors blamed middlemen or major ...
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The Thailand Development Research Institute points out that the proposed sale of PTT and Thai Airways International's shares to the Vayupak Fund is simply window dressing and will not reduce the national debt ratio as asserted by the government.
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Think Tank against THAI, PTT Share Sale
The Thailand Development Research Institute points out that the proposed sale of PTT and Thai Airways International's shares to the Vayupak Fund is simply window dressing and will not reduce the national debt ratio as asserted by the government.
GSB to benefit from cut in deposit protection
Deposits with the Government Savings Bank have soared 29.27 per cent to Bt1.53 trillion as investors seek refuge before the Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) limits insurance for deposits to just Bt1 million from August onwards and the central bank plans to collect more premiums from commercial banks.
Thai-ASEAN News Network - Chiang Mai Residents Hope to Win Big on PM's License Plate Numbers
Yes, it's THAT time of the month again. Twice a month, a significant number of Thais wrack their brains in hopes of guessing the winning numbers of the Government Lottery. An equally large number bet on the illegal underground lottery as well. So on the first and the 16th of every month, Thai daily newspapers will be plastered with stories of where Thais from various parts of the country are ...
Thais fall too easily for rumour and superstition
The recent controversy over the prophecy that one of Thailand's largest dams would burst on New Year's Eve has shown how vulnerable Thai society is to rumours and speculation based on unscientific evi .....
Before the gold rush: Burma braces for march of the multinationals
As foreign investors get ready to strike it rich once sanctions are lifted, Rangoon's poorest fear they will lose out again In the single street of Rangoon's crowded Bothun San neighbourhood, attention is focused on the daily afternoon lottery. Hugely popular among the near-destitute labourers and their families, and played between neighbours on the flattened earth, it offers the prospect of a ...
Life is uncertain, but economic development profession creates hope (Ingram)
On Dec. 1, 1969, I joined about 30 friends gathered around the best radio on the east end of the third floor of Bond Hall at the University of Southern Mississippi. We weren't listening to the Celtics play basketball, the Saints play football, to a heavyweight championship fight, or even to a concert. Our total attention was on a drawing of 366 small, blue, plastic capsules from a large glass ...