a lien on the crop, Next he invested in processing the crops, He set up a flour mill, a cassava processing plant and a rice mill. Finally he extended into a crop wholesaling business and into crop exporting.
When he was around 40 (in the early 1970s) he had the capital to expand into areas which required higher investment but also yielded higher return. He got into logging. And from there into commercial forestry, He invested more than 50 million baht in eucalyptus and bamboo plantations on 4,000 rai of land bordering Khon Kaen and Korat, He also had a granite mining firm in Loel. Finally he became involved in the lucrative area of real estate and urban development in Khon Kaen. His business extended to hotels, real estate, housing development, shopping complexes and condominiums. He managed this sprawling empire with the help of his wife, his brother and other close aides. He sent his son for schooling in the United Kingdom and on his return the son helped to manage the business empire.
Sia L- liked gambling. As he developed his legitimate business from his base in Khon Kaen across wide areas of the northeast, he is also said to have developed an underground lottery. He is alleged to have begun to deposit large sums of money from the lottery operations in one of the prominent banks. It was large enough to make him an important customer of a leading banker who later formed a political party to contest in elections. Sia L- became an important supporter of the party in the northeast.23 His gambling and lucrative underground lottery in many parts of the region more than anything else earned him the legendary title as the jao pho of the northeast )jao pho daen lsan). As he became richer he spent more of his time in Bangkok and became a frequent client of Bangkok s big-time gambling bosses, who have extensive links with high military and police officers.24 He tried to start a club himself in Bangkok but was not successful because of police harassment. He them was alleged to have leased a gambling den. The venture was pro-fitable for the two partners until Sia L – decided to switch patrons and began operation another den for a rival. Shortly after this he became the target of an attack by a gunman, which he narrowly survived. This was not the first such instance: he had,
a lien on the crop, Next he invested in processing the crops, He set up a flour mill, a cassava processing plant and a rice mill. Finally he extended into a crop wholesaling business and into crop exporting. When he was around 40 (in the early 1970s) he had the capital to expand into areas which required higher investment but also yielded higher return. He got into logging. And from there into commercial forestry, He invested more than 50 million baht in eucalyptus and bamboo plantations on 4,000 rai of land bordering Khon Kaen and Korat, He also had a granite mining firm in Loel. Finally he became involved in the lucrative area of real estate and urban development in Khon Kaen. His business extended to hotels, real estate, housing development, shopping complexes and condominiums. He managed this sprawling empire with the help of his wife, his brother and other close aides. He sent his son for schooling in the United Kingdom and on his return the son helped to manage the business empire. Sia L- liked gambling. As he developed his legitimate business from his base in Khon Kaen across wide areas of the northeast, he is also said to have developed an underground lottery. He is alleged to have begun to deposit large sums of money from the lottery operations in one of the prominent banks. It was large enough to make him an important customer of a leading banker who later formed a political party to contest in elections. Sia L- became an important supporter of the party in the northeast.23 His gambling and lucrative underground lottery in many parts of the region more than anything else earned him the legendary title as the jao pho of the northeast )jao pho daen lsan). As he became richer he spent more of his time in Bangkok and became a frequent client of Bangkok s big-time gambling bosses, who have extensive links with high military and police officers.24 He tried to start a club himself in Bangkok but was not successful because of police harassment. He them was alleged to have leased a gambling den. The venture was pro-fitable for the two partners until Sia L – decided to switch patrons and began operation another den for a rival. Shortly after this he became the target of an attack by a gunman, which he narrowly survived. This was not the first such instance: he had,
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