Aseanews Headline: BANGKOK- PPRP ‘feast’ nets record cash haul – Banquet woos rich, powerful backers
The Impact Muang Thong Convention Hall will be packed Wednesday evening with 200 Chinese tables with 10 seats apiece, at a price of 3 million baht per table. (File photo)
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The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) appears to be winning favour among business leaders and the elite after the party claimed its fund-raising banquet scheduled to be held Wednesday evening achieved its target of raising 600 million baht before the first service.
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If the PPRP reaped 600 million baht-plus, as claimed, that would break the record set by the Democrat Party back in 2011 when it led a coalition government after the election. At the time, the Democrats raised 500 million baht from a 2.5 million baht per table, 200-table Chinese-style banquet.
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The PPRP event, named “United Thailand”, kicks off at 6pm at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani today, with some 200 tables for a Chinese-style feast. Each table costs three million baht.
PPRP deputy leader Nataphol Teepsuwan said Tuesday the 600-million-baht target has been exceeded with some of the party’s supporters paying more than three million baht a table.
Mr Nataphol declined to identify the benefactors but it is widely believed that many of them comprise influential business figures, high-profile politicians and VIP guests who are banking on the party…
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