From stocks to sandwiches: Thais remember Asian Financial Crisis 20 years on

Mr Sirivat Voravetvuthikun would not have thought that he would be selling sandwiches on the streets of Bangkok at 68 years old. In 1997, he was a multi-millionaire stock broker and had expanded into...

Originally published on Channel NewsAsia on July 3, 2017

Mr Sirivat Voravetvuthikun would not have thought that he would be selling sandwiches on the streets of Bangkok at 68 years old. In 1997, he was a multi-millionaire stock broker and had expanded into property development, but then the Asian Financial Crisis hit.