AFTER working as an education official in the seaside province of Trang, Wichai (whose surname was withheld) had an ambition to set up his own business. But his venture collapsed and left him with debt of Bt12 million.
Wichai is on the verge of bankruptcy but has his fingers crossed that the Office of the Welfare Promotion Commission for Teachers and Educational Personnel (Otep) will agree to help.
If Wichai goes bankrupt, he will automatically lose his job because laws bar a bankrupt person from serving in the government sector. And with the loss of his job, he will be in even deeper trouble.
His colleague, Wipanan (surname withheld), is in equally bad financial shape, with outstanding debt of Bt17 million.
Ive sought loans from …
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