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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 3 February 2025
Unexpected Fortune: Three Locals Win Big with 'Ugly' Lottery Tickets File photo for reference only In a twist of fortune, three residents of Khon Kaen, Thailand, each won 6 million baht after buying what they thought were unattractive lottery tickets. On February 1, the winning number 558700 was announced, surprising locals. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1350721-unexpected-fortune-three-locals-win-big-with-ugly-lottery-tickets/ -
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Unexpected Fortune: Three Locals Win Big with 'Ugly' Lottery Tickets
File photo for reference only In a twist of fortune, three residents of Khon Kaen, Thailand, each won 6 million baht after buying what they thought were unattractive lottery tickets. On February 1, the winning number 558700 was announced, surprising locals. The winners—Porntacha, a 50-year-old toy vendor, a monk, and a balloon seller—purchased their tickets from the same street vendor. Porntacha decided to buy the tickets while selling toys at an agricultural fair at Khon Kaen University, convinced that even matching the last three digits, 700, would be a good result. To her surprise, she held the entire winning number. After initially dismissing the first three digits, Porntacha realized her luck and celebrated with those around her. She plans to use her winnings to pay off her car loan and debts. This story of luck and intuition shows that sometimes, valuable things come in unexpected packages. -- 2025-02-03 -
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Chewing things over.
Not going to answer about your passport, but certainly wish to congratulate you for reaching such a respectable age. To many more years! -
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Phuket Tourist Bus Plunges 20 Metres Down Ravine, Several Injured
20m fall. But no one got killed? Looks like a Miracle. The native vegetation(seemingly bamboo forest) might served the cushion to reduce the impact. -
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Is It Easy to Get Things Done in Thailand, or Is It Laden with Needless Formality?
When I first arrived in Thailand eons ago, I was struck by how smoothly certain things seemed to operate and on a very informal basis. A friendly smile, a little charm, maybe a small tip, and doors seemed to open effortlessly. To the locals, it also seemed like Westerners were more in vogue, so they often made things even easier for us. Whether it was renting a condo, getting a phone number, getting a car driving license, or even handling minor bureaucratic tasks, things felt refreshingly simple compared to the rigid systems back home in the West at the time. Fast forward to 2025, and I can’t help but wonder, has that ease disappeared? These days, even routine matters seem to come with layers of paperwork, additional requirements, and stricter enforcement of rules, laws and regulations. Take something as simple as opening a bank account. Back then, I walked into Bangkok Bank with just a crisp ฿100 note in hand and a photocopy of my passport photo page and then the old typewriters immediately started hammering away onto a fresh passbook and instantly I had a Thai bank account. Now, depending on the bank and branch, foreigners may need a work permit, proof of residency address, a long term visa, and/or a whole stack of other supporting documents just to get started. Of course, some might argue that these changes bring Thailand more in line with global standards and that the old way, while it was convenient, it wasn’t necessarily sustainable. Others, like myself, may feel differently though in that the country has become overly bureaucratic, rife with red tape replacing the once-flexible, and more pragmatic, Mai-Pen-Rai approach. What's your take? Have things really gotten more difficult as I suspect, or is it just a natural shift as Thailand modernizes and industrializes? Yes, public transport, internet, and some other things have improved and gotten a bit safer and with more accountability as well, but would you say it is easier or harder now to get things done in the hub of hubs as compared to decades past?
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