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    Vietnamese lottery winner continues selling spring rolls

    A Vietnamese vendor who won a 132 million baht lottery eight years ago continues to sell spring rolls, explaining her reasons for using the prize money and recounting the challenges she faced after her win. Nguyen Thi Anh Dao, known as Dao, from Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam, became the first Vietnamese person to win the lottery jackpot in October 2016.…

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    Bangkok crackdown on street vendors: Pay up or pave the way

    Bangkok City Hall is set to implement stringent measures aimed at regulating street vendors, targeting their income, enforcing tax compliance, and ultimately eliminating hawking on pavements. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced these measures following a meeting focused on enhancing the orderliness of the city’s surroundings. New regulations for vending on streets and in other public areas will soon come into…

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    Elderly Bangkok vendor robbed at knifepoint for gold and cash

    A 72 year old woman was threatened and robbed at knifepoint at her street vendor stall by a male and a female assailant. The incident occurred at approximately 5.31am today in the Bang Khae district of Bangkok, leaving the septuagenarian victim, Srirat (last name withheld), without two gold necklaces weighing a combined five baht and an unspecified amount of cash.…

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    Big boobed Thai woman’s mango sticky rice stall a hit in Mae Klong

    The mango season has arrived with a buzz this year, attracting attention from mango farmers and savvy entrepreneurs like a young, big-boobed Thai woman whose roadside mango stall has gained widespread popularity. Nanthapat Boonmee, also known as Boom Bim, has a roadside mango sticky rice stall called Boom Bim’s Mango Sticky Rice with Big Boobs, situated in Sri Champa Street, Mae…