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4 unusual facts about thai baht


Ann Thongprasom

Her biggest role was in The Letter: Jod Mai Rak, which earned more than 50 million baht and had won many awards, including best actress at the Thailand National Film Association Awards.

Lopburi Solar Farm

The plant was constructed over a period of 18 months with a loan of US$70 million (฿2 billion) from the Asian Development Bank, and is expected to generate 105 GWh/year.

Prateep Ungsongtham Hata

She saved money from her meagre wages (about one baht per day) and at 15 she was able to pay for secondary education at an evening school.

Street children in Thailand

Many of these children are forced to turn over their daily earnings to the gang and are paid only about 20 to 30 baht (less than a dollar) a day.


Pob Pee Fah

In 2007, following the mysterious deaths of four villagers in the Sam Chai district of the northeastern Thai province of Kalasin, 1,000 residents, fearing the cause to be evil spirits, raised 35,000 baht to pay for the exorcism of a Pee Fah, believed to be possessing two of the female villagers.

Suvanant Kongying

Suvanant graduated with a bachelor's degree from the private Rangsit University, She was paid an undisclosed sum of money – believed to be millions of baht – to act as a presenter for Mistine cosmetics.


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Xayaburi Dam

A syndicated loan of 80 billion Thai Baht (2.67 billion USD at the March 2013 exchange rate) is provided by four Thai banks: Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn Bank, the government-owned Krung Thai Bank and Siam Commercial Bank.