Thai party leader Sudarat proposes ‘pension lottery’ to encourage savings for old age

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Thai Sang Thai Party leader Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan on Friday (March 17) floated the idea for a “pension lottery” scheme, as part of her party’s election promises, under which lottery buyers would get their invested sums back at the retirement age.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Sudarat said: “You have lost your money in buying lottery tickets, haven’t you?”