GOING VIRAL on Thai social media is a warning by a woman to be careful when buying lottery tickets because she ended up with a fake one, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 3). In her post the victim said: “Warning to brothers, sisters, mothers and everyone who likes buying government lottery tickets.
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Lottery chaos: Couple with winning number fails to get 30 million baht
A COUPLE filed a police report against an online lottery vendor after the number on five tickets they had ordered but did not received, 727202, turned out to be the first prize winner in Sunday’s draw, with the total payout being whooping 30 million baht, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 2). At 10.30 a.m. Mr.
Read moreLottery company’s CEO gears up to launch new party
THE CEO of a lottery company is now moving to launch a new political party named “Plein” (Change) to resolve problems faced by lottery vendors and punters and other social issues, Thai Rath and Daily News newspapers said today (Jan. 16). Mr. Pantawat Nakvisut, or Knot, CEO of the Lottery Plus Division of Lottery
Read moreMan buys 250 lottery tickets from disabled vendor
BEING shared rapidly on Thai social media is a video clip of a kind-hearted man who parked his car and waited for a disabled lottery vendor to reach him and then helped out by buying all 250 tickets he was selling for a total of 30,000 baht, Sanook.com said today (May 12). This benevolent
Read moreSeksakol calls it quits amid payoff scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEKSAKOL ATTHAWONG today (Apr. 18) resigned as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister amidst scandals pertaining to his alleged demand for a 15-million-baht payoff. In a lengthy letter of resignation as assistant to the Prime Minister’s Office Minister, Seksakol says he has decided to call it quits effective from tomorrow
Read morePrayut on shaky ground over Seksakol’s alleged payoff bid
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha could probably be held accountable for an alleged misconduct of a senior government official involving a demanded 15-million-baht payoff if he chose to do nothing about it shortly, said Thai Liberal Party leader Seripisut Temiyavej today (Apr. 7). Seripisut who concurrently chairs the House Committee on Corruption
Read moreAnti-graft panel being asked to probe official over alleged lottery payoff
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON Corruption And Misconduct is being asked tomorrow (Apr.7) to look into allegations that a senior government official has unduly sought a 15-million-baht payoff over problematic allocations of government lottery tickets. Mr. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn confirmed today he is petitioning the House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct chaired by
Read moreYoung men run naked around shrine after picking lucky card at army lottery
AS IT HAPPENS at Ang Thong province every year so has it started this year with young men who drew a black card in the annual army draft lottery, which frees them from two years of service, running naked around a sacred shrine to fulfill a vow to do so should they be spared, Sanook.com
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