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More than 2.4 million digital lottery tickets snapped up in just one day

13 Sept 10:44 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Government Lottery Office (GLO) sold over 2.4 million digital lottery tickets on the first day via the "Pao Tang" app, attracting more than 612,000 buyers.
This initiative aims to combat the overpricing of lottery tickets by vendors, ensuring tickets are sold at the official 80-baht price.
Winners are automatically notified through the app and can choose to have prizes wired to their bank accounts (subject to 1.5% in fees) or claim them at the GLO office (0.5% stamp duty only).
Despite the encouraging public response, the GLO will carefully consider future increases in digital sales to avoid negatively impacting traditional lottery vendors.

Today 09:24 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand secured a US$200 million loan from the World Bank to significantly invest in clean energy and low-carbon urban development initiatives.
The program aims to drive clean energy funding and low-carbon growth, ensuring a just transition for small and medium-sized enterprises, workers, farmers, and local communities.
Channelled through the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, the loan will fund energy efficiency upgrades in public buildings and industrial areas, including rooftop solar installations and electrical system modernizations, reducing initial capital burdens via Energy Service Companies (ESCOs).