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Sirivat’s sufficiency sandwich success

July 7th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · 5 Comments

Over recent days there has been a barrage of news about the sandwich-making activities of former commercial high-flyer Sirivat Voravetvuthikun.  Voice of America reports that:
The 57-year old entrepreneur made a fortune in stocks but when the Asian stock market collapsed in 1997, so did his investments, leaving Voravetvuthikun $30.4 million in debt.
“So my life was totally [...]

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Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Thailand