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Thai lottery seen as model for developing countries
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/04/2025
» The World Bank plans to study Thailand's retirement lottery scheme with a goal of introducing it in other developing countries with low retirement savings.
Retirement lottery aims to spur savings
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/03/2025
» The government expects the retirement lottery project to attract an additional 13 billion baht in annual savings.
Hitting the jackpot?
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2025
» At the cabinet meeting last week, the government pressed ahead with a major initiative to stimulate the economy by approving the legalisation of casinos under the cloak of an "entertainment complex".
GH Bank plans savings lottery for cheap loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/01/2020
» State-owned GH Bank wants to launch a 50-billion-baht savings lottery to offer low-rate housing loans after the central bank loosened loan-to-value (LTV) requirements.
The world’s best ultra-low cost airline can show you every hidden delight of its home country
Published on 09/12/2019
» Vietnam is a beautiful and exotic country filled with an abundance of destinations that continue to attract travellers from around the world looking for a truly memorable travel experience.
Luck versus hard work
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 11/11/2019
» What is life? Imagine if you were given the ability to design and determine anything you want: the rules of society, government, economics and other fundamentals. These rules would prevail for your lifetime and that of your children, their children and beyond.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha: author of Leicester's football fairytale
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» LONDON: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the billionaire owner of Leicester City, whose helicopter crashed Saturday outside the Premier League club's stadium, is the author of one of football's greatest fairytales.
Japan dreams of jackpot with legal casinos
AFP, Published on 20/06/2018
» TOKYO: At a casino school in Tokyo, croupier-in-training Takuto Saito settles behind a green table and reaches for the roulette wheel, addressing a group of imaginary punters: "Spin up. Place your bets."
Parsing the digital gamble
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/05/2018
» The cryptocurrency frenzy dominated the headlines in 2017 as investors were hooked when bitcoin's value skyrocketed from US$330 (10,524 baht) to around $7,500 (238,935 baht) in just 24 months, sparking a gold rush in the virtual world.